Strong in Hope

Period
11. January – 1. April 2017
Location
Österreichisches Kulturforum Berlin

On 11 January 2017, her exhibition “Strong in Hope” opened at the Austrian Cultural Forum in Berlin. The exhibition formed part of the wider project “Strong in Hope – Visions of the Future for a New ‘We’”, which brought together around 100 pioneers from Germany and Austria to develop visions of the future for a new ‘We’.

It is precisely in times of momentous upheaval that art, through its openness and independence, can serve as an important guide to new challenges. Artistic discourse – as Beate Winkler’s work illustrates so beautifully – is not merely a critique of the present or social opposition, but a potent, existential force in general. The less it is reduced to a functional role, the more it can serve as a sensory guide and compass for understanding society.

Carl Aigner, Director of the Lower Austria Museum (St. Pölten), on the exhibition “Strong in Hope”

see also: Carl Aigner: Kunst als Kompass

Dokumentation – Strong in Hope – Zukunftsbilder für ein neues Wir

Dialogue workshops

A series of dialogue workshops took place alongside the “Strong in Hope” exhibition.