From the Margins. Rediscovered lives from archives
October 2024
The research and lecture series From the Margins. Rediscovered Lives from Archives is dedicated to the life and work of extraordinary personalities from the broad field of the visual arts who, for a variety of reasons, have been forgotten and pushed to the margins. Often rediscovered by happy coincidence while working in archives, they are now to be made known to a wider audience through presentations by invited researchers, opening new perspectives and thus actively expanding the art and cultural-historical canon. The series has been developed from active research into the recently reunited estate of Georg Kolbe (1877–1947). The focus of the lectures is on people from Georg Kolbe’s extensive network and one lucky rediscovery that emerged from it: Rom (Romuald) Landau. The opening lecture held on 10 October 2024 was dedicated to him. The regularly organised research and lecture series explores questions of internationality, cosmopolitanism and productive cross-border connections in the first half of the 20th century by looking at supposedly marginal figures. It will mean a consolidation of the network of rediscovered personalities who have received too little attention in art history.
11. Juni 2026
28. Mai 2026
Dr. Matt Retalick (Manchester School of Art): Karl Weschke, a German in Cornwall
22. Januar 2026
Julius Redzinski (Peter und Irene Ludwig Stiftung): Erich Moebes und Georg Kolbe
18. September 2025
Prof. Dr. Eva-Maria Thüne (Universität Bologna): Hanna Kiel: Konstellationen des Vergessens und Erinnerns
10. Oktober 2024
Dr. Elisa Tamaschke (Georg Kolbe Museum): „Viele Wege führen zu Ihnen, Rom Landau.“ Eine Wiederentdeckung aus dem Nachlass Georg Kolbes
Project head: Dr Elisa Tamaschke