July 27–August 30, 2025, open to the public all day.
Opening: Sunday, July 27, 2025, 2–4 PM
Finissage and catalog release: Saturday, August 30, 2025, 4–6 PM.
Location: Glass Pavilion in Grugapark – Glass Pavilion on Google Maps
We cordially invite you to the exhibition opening on Sunday, July 27, 2025, 2–4 PM.
Introduction by Torsten Obrist, followed by an artist talk with Martin Schwenk. The exhibition runs until August 30, 2025, and can be viewed from the outside all day. The closing event in the Glass Pavilion is Saturday, August 30, 2025, from 4–6 p.m. The exhibition takes place in the Glass Pavilion of Grugapark Essen.
Exhibition series in vitro – Art in the Glass Pavilion.
Düsseldorf artist Martin Schwenk presents a new installation titled “Disposing,” conceived specifically for the glass pavilion in Grugapark. Drainage channels crisscross the space and merge into photographic miniatures that appear like reminiscences from times gone by. Thus, on the one hand, disposal as a necessary part of our everyday lives becomes an artistic motif, but on the other hand, disposal on a spiritual level also becomes a focus, namely when we keep our memories alive in our minds, prioritize them, or even completely suppress certain memories. In this reading, Martin Schwenk’s installation becomes a parable about our culture of remembrance.
Martin Schwenk (* 1960 in Bonn) is a German sculptor, installation artist, and draftsman. He studied from 1981 to 1988 at the Düsseldorf Art Academy, where he was a master student of Günther Uecker. Schwenk has been a professor of sculpture at the Mainz University of Art and Design since 2011.
MARTIN SCHWENK – DISPOSAL
Exhibition period: July 27–August 30, 2025, open to the public all day.
Opening: Sunday, July 27, 2025, 2–4 PM
Closing event: Saturday, August 30, 2025, 4–6 PM.
Location: Glass Pavilion in the Gruga Park, Essen