Kunstverein Harburger Bahnhof

The Kunstverein Harburger Bahnhof is a non-profit registered association (eingetragener Verein) founded in 1999 in the Harburg district of Hamburg, Germany. It is dedicated to the promotion and mediation of young contemporary art. Its activities encompass exhibitions of contemporary art, cultural events, conferences, and the publication of books and records. The association is located in the former waiting room of the Harburg long-distance train station, a space that dates back to 1897 and was originally used as a waiting room for first- and second-class railway passengers. The architect Hubert Stier (1838–1907) designed the room in the historicist style, combining various neo-styles: the brick building of the station references the Hanoverian school of architecture (part of the neo-Gothic brick style), while the round arches, pilasters, and wood paneling of the Kunstverein reference the Neo-Renaissance. The premises were extensively renovated on the initiative of artists Udo Dettmann and René Havekost, with support from Dieter Bobbert, former plant manager of Daimler-Chrysler in Harburg, and Hanns Kippenberger, former general representative of Deutsche Bank in Hamburg. The design and implementation were by Gössler Architekten (today GKKK Architekten, BDA). In 1999, the newly founded Kunstverein Harburger Bahnhof moved into the premises. Today's exhibition space covers approximately 356 square meters and has a ceiling height of seven meters. The program initially focused on painting under the artistic direction of Udo Dettmann and René Havekost. Later, under subsequent artistic directors, the program expanded to include other event formats such as artist talks, workshops, (lecture) performances, film screenings, and concerts. The Kunstverein's program brings together different disciplines such as literature, dance, and music with the visual arts. The association is a member of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Deutscher Kunstvereine (Working Group of German Art Associations) and received an award in 2016. It publishes catalogs and records, often in collaboration with other institutions and publishers such as Textem Verlag and argobooks.

The Kunstverein Harburger Bahnhof was founded in 1999 as a non-profit registered association in the Harburg district of Hamburg, Germany. It was initiated by artists Udo Dettmann and René Havekost, with support from Dieter Bobbert, former plant manager of Daimler-Chrysler in Harburg, and Hanns Kippenberger, former general representative of Deutsche Bank in Hamburg. The association moved into the former waiting room of the Harburg long-distance train station, a space that dates back to 1897 and was originally used as a waiting room for first- and second-class railway passengers. The architect Hubert Stier (1838–1907) designed the room in the historicist style, combining various neo-styles: the brick building of the station references the Hanoverian school of architecture (part of the neo-Gothic brick style), while the round arches, pilasters, and wood paneling of the Kunstverein reference the Neo-Renaissance. The premises were extensively renovated on the initiative of Dettmann and Havekost, with design and implementation by Gössler Architekten (today GKKK Architekten, BDA). The exhibition space covers approximately 356 square meters and has a ceiling height of seven meters. Initially, under the artistic direction of Udo Dettmann and René Havekost, the program focused on painting. Later, under subsequent artistic directors, the program expanded to include other event formats such as artist talks, workshops, (lecture) performances, film screenings, and concerts. The Kunstverein's program brings together different disciplines such as literature, dance, and music with the visual arts. The association is a member of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Deutscher Kunstvereine (Working Group of German Art Associations) and received an award in 2016. It publishes catalogs and records, often in collaboration with other institutions and publishers such as Textem Verlag and argobooks.

• 2016

  Received an award (details truncated in source).

• 2015

  Release of LP 'Or, a camera Or, a building Or, a screen' by Ruth Buchanan.

• 2014

  Release of LP 'Stoikerinnen' by Kasia Fudakowski and 'Train Of Thought' by Daniel Laufer.

• 2009

  Cooperation on Space Revised #1-4 publication.

• 2008

  Publication of Revue#4 and Revue#5.

• 2007

  Publication of Revue#1 by Armin Chodzinski.

• 1999

  Kunstverein Harburger Bahnhof founded and moves into the former waiting room of Harburg station.

Non-profit art association promoting young contemporary art in a historic railway station setting.

• 2009

  Space Revised #1-4

• 2016

  Is This Where it Ends? Kunstverein Harburger Bahnhof 2011-2014

• 2013

  All Change (exhibition catalog)

• 2007

  Revue#1 – Version II/b

• 2007

  Revue#2 (Plakat)

• 2007

  Revue#3 (Transkription)

• 2008

  Revue#4 (Katalog)

• 2008

  Revue#5

• 2009

  Revue#6 – Discoteca Flaming Star

• 2014

  MU (Hyperspace exhibition publication)

• 2008

  Schatten und Statuen (exhibition catalog)

• 2015

  Or, a camera Or, a building Or, a screen (LP)

• 2014

  Stoikerinnen (LP)

• 2015

  Train Of Thought (LP)

• 2016

  As if I became upside down, right side up (LP)

1. 1Kunstverein Harburger Bahnhof - Wikipedia (German)de.wikipedia.org
2. 2Kunstverein Harburger Bahnhof - Wikidatawikidata.org