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Carrie Yamaoka: Art between reality and transformation in Hamburg
Experience Carrie Yamaoka's impressive exhibition in Hamburg, which takes place from August 21, 2026 to January 10, 2027.
Carrie Yamaoka: Art between reality and transformation in Hamburg
An exciting exhibition is coming up: fromAugust 21, 2026untilJanuary 10, 2027The Kunsthalle in Cologne shows the works of the renowned artist Carrie Yamaoka. Born in New York in 1957, Yamaoka combines various art disciplines such as painting, photography, sculpture and text to address the confusion of materials and surfaces.
Your work focuses on questioning the boundaries between production, documentation and perception. Her works not only oscillate between image, photography and sculpture, they also create a dialogue between space, light and viewers. What is particularly interesting is that Yamaoka deals intensively with chemical processes and fleeting transformations, which addresses the inability of photography to capture everything.
A look at history
A notable aspect of Yamaoka's work is the preoccupation with the chronology of her works. She occasionally changes previous works and questions common ideas about an artistic oeuvre. She also grew up partly in Japan and has been part of the queer art collective since the 1990sfierce pussy, which was founded during the AIDS epidemic to fight for the rights of the LGBTQI+ community.【 Hamburg.de 】.
In the art world, Yamaoka is valued for her interdisciplinary approach, which allows her to experiment with different media and open up new perspectives. She is not the only artist who deals with LGBTQ+ identity: there is an exciting exhibition running at the same time at the Kufstein Tyrol University of Applied Sciences that also deals with this topic.
Focus on diversity
The first part of the exhibition at the FH Kufstein Tirol presents eight AI-generated portraits by the Q+You team, which honor influential artists with LGBTQ+ themes. These include names like Frida Kahlo, Andy Warhol and Keith Haring. These works highlight these artists' contributions to LGBTQ+ history and show how art can serve as a voice for social issues. University of Applied Sciences Kufstein 】.
The second part of the exhibition features works by the Bosnian photographer Monika Andrić. Your project“Differences That Make Us”deals with the diversity within the LGBTQ+ community and shows everyday scenes that are relatable to all people, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity. The focus is on three stories:
- Religiöse Praktiken: Fotografien von LGBTQ+-Personen in religiösen Umgebungen.
- Drag-Queen-Kultur: Bilder von Drag-Queens bei Auftritten.
- Musikausdruck: Fotos von LGBTQ+-Musikern und DJs mit ihrem Publikum.
So we see that the art scene in Cologne and beyond is deeply concerned with identity and diversity. While Yamaoka's works blur the boundaries between different art forms, Andrić's photographs show how universal experiences shape human existence.
Another exciting date isOctober 12, 2024: The thirdBEADS PRIDEwill take place in collaboration with PRIDE TIROL and the FH Kufstein Tirol. Here, the focus is once again placed on the visibility and celebration of LGBTQ+ issues.【 University of Applied Sciences Kufstein 】
In conclusion, art is not only a mirror of society, but also a platform to initiate change. So let us be inspired and stimulated by these impressive exhibitions!