Aus dem Koffer + (= Out of the Suitcase +)

Drawings on the road in KAI 10 | ARTHENA FOUNDATION

Saturday, September 5, noon – 3 pm
Sunday, September 6, noon – 3 pm

Aus dem Koffer + (= Out of the suitcase) brings together artists who work in the field of  drawing and raises the profile of the medium within contemporary art. The focus lies on the direct engagement with the works and on the dialogue between the audience and the participants. Aus dem Koffer + explores alternative forms of presentation beyond the traditional exhibition format. The artists from the organising teams in Berlin, Hamburg and Cologne invite fellow artists to contribute and pack a suitcase of drawings. They travel to different locations with these suitcases to showcase the works. The host institutions and teams organise their part of the event independently.

Further information can be found here.

The exploration of the medium of drawing, which plays a central role in the exhibition Uncertain Maps, is set to be further explored through the participation of Aus dem Koffer +. During a two-day event at KAI 10 | ARTHENA FOUNDATION, the organising teams from Berlin, Hamburg and Cologne will unpack their suitcases and present the drawings they have brought with them. This will be accompanied, for the first time, by a presentation featuring drawings by artists from Düsseldorf.

All the unpacked drawings from both days will then be on display until 5 pm on Sunday.

Saturday, September 5, 2026, noon – 3 pm
Suitcase Hamburg and suitcase Cologne

Sunday, September 6, 2026, noon – 3 pm
Suitcase Berlin and suitcase Düsseldorf

UNCERTAIN MAPS

FRANZ ACKERMANN, JENS BLECKMANN, DAG, OLAFUR ELIASSON, ESTHER ERNST, JULIUS HARTAUER, MICHAEL GOLZ, CHRISTIAN PILZ, ISABELL SCHULTE

Exhibition: February 27 – October 2, 2026
Curators: Ludwig Seyfarth & Klaus-Peter Kirchner

Further information on the exhibition can be found here.

PREVIEW

Thursday, September 10, 2026, 7 pm
departing – arriving
With Katharina Döbler (author & journalist, Berlin), Mein ist das Reich & Juergen Staack (artist, Düsseldorf)
In cooperation with the Literaturbüro NRW
 

Tuesday, September 29, 2026, 7 pm
departing – arriving
With Joachim Bessing (author, journalist & translator), Wachs & Gold & Verena Issel (artist, Berlin)
In cooperation with the Literaturbüro NRW

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