Rivane Neuenschwander dream.lab
Welcome to the first exhibition at the KinderKunstLabor! Rivane Neuenschwander’s dream.lab explores the theme of dreams and dreaming, creating a space for the imagination.
Drawing on her special connection to Brazilian modernist movements, Neuenschwander emphasizes shared experience. For the KinderKunstLabor, the artist has created an artistic landscape within the exhibition space, offering visitors various ways of interacting with the works. Children can actively participate and engage with the exhibition. A selection of Rivane Neuenschwander’s short films will be also screened.
Enedo (2016), film stills, Rivane Neuenschwander, Sérgio Neuenschwander
Rivane Neuenschwander is one of the most internationally renowned Brazilian artists of her generation. She lives and works in São Paulo, Brazil. Born in 1967 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, she began her art education at the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais in Brazil, graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Art in 1993. She then went on to study at the Royal College of Art in London from 1996 to 1998, where she completed her Master’s degree.
Exchange and co-creative processes are central concerns for the artist. She has been in close contact with children from St. Pölten since 2023 as part of the preparations for the exhibition. Rivane Neuenschwander offers the children a platform for co-creative experimentation, which in turn unleashes new developments within her own art practice. The outcomes of this process, which is not concluded with the opening, can be viewed and experienced firsthand in the exhibition.
Children are encouraged to get involved!
In addition to the exhibition, children and young people can exchange ideas with artists, art educators, and researchers in workshops, discussions, performances, tours, and open workshops in the labs. Some activities are based on concepts by artist Rivane Neuenschwander.
On offer are open workshops for drawing, philosophizing, and dreaming; guided tours by children for adults and children; inclusive tours for all participants; formats for specialist audiences. The workshops and open formats are inspired by the exhibition, with thematic focuses on surrealism and utopia.
We look forward to welcoming you to the museum!
Allegory of fear (2018), Rivane Neuenschwander, Kinderbiennale Dresden, Germany
Curatorial team
The exhibition is curated by Mona Jas, artistic director of the KinderKunstLabor, with Andreas Hoffer, co-curator, in close cooperation with the artist and the children.
Programme
The programme is conceived for children, young people, and adults. It is moderated and supervised by experienced art educators and artists. Programme offerings are barrier-free and allow everyone—with or without special needs—a wide range of artistic experiences.
Activities can be booked individually in the afternoons and on weekends. Specially tailored formats for school and kindergarten groups are available in the mornings during the week.
Information on the complete programme is available here.
Opening day
September 13–15, 2024 Fri–Sun, 10am–6pm, admission free
Opening hours
From September 17, 2024 on Tue–Sun as well as holidays, 10am–5pm
Exhibition
September 13, 2024 to February 23, 2025
Altoonapark
Schulring 24 3100 St. Pölten
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Instagram: @kinderkunstlabor
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● Published by: NÖ Kulturlandeshauptstadt St. Pölten GmbH, Ludwig-Stöhr-Straße 7, 3100 St. Pölten ● Graphic design: Manuel Radde ● Silhouettes: Rivane Neuenschwander ● Printing: Dockner druck@medien, 3125 Kuffern ● Printed on environmentally friendly upcycled paper with byproducts from corn processing
