Hard & Soft in Würzburg: Contemporary Art between Hardness and Fragility
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Hard & Soft: Contrasts that Create Space for New Perspectives
The exhibition Hard & Soft at the BBK Gallery Würzburg brings together three independent artistic positions. Metal, NATO wire, feathers, and paper come together to open up a field of tension between hardness and fragility, protection and vulnerability.
Materials with Surprising Effects
The focus is on works by Christiane Gaebert, Margot Garutti, and Helga Schwalt-Scherer. The exhibition invites visitors to perceive materials not just visually, but also through their imagined haptics and sensory impact. Perspective shifts and material contrasts shape the event experience.
Between Sculpture and Social Significance
The works on display are situated within the tension of sculpture and connect formal clarity with social questions. The so-called aggregate state of our world becomes artistically tangible: the familiar appears foreign, the defensive may seem fragile, and seemingly delicate elements gain spatial presence.
Three Artistic Handwritings
Margot Garutti has been working with steel, iron, wire, and organic materials since 1970. A retrospective of various periods of her work makes the development of her concrete art visible. Helga Schwalt-Scherer combines marble with NATO wire, transforming a daunting border material into fragile forms. Christiane Gaebert uses paper as a starting point, overcoming its fragility and developing new spaces and shadows from cuts and lines.
Exhibition Visit at the BBK Gallery
The exhibition is on view from September 26 to October 18, 2026, at the BBK Gallery Würzburg. The opening event takes place on Friday, September 25, 2026, at 7:00 PM. For event planning, regular opening hours are available from Tuesday to Sunday; every third Thursday of the month, the gallery is open until 9:00 PM.
The exhibition is aimed at art enthusiasts, curious city visitors, and anyone interested in discovering contemporary sculpture through material, space, and meaning. The calm gallery atmosphere creates the right setting for an in-depth engagement with the works.
Conclusion
Hard & Soft promises a striking exhibition experience full of contrasts. Visitors will encounter materials that change their usual meanings and discover three artistic perspectives on body, space, and social tension. A visit to the BBK Gallery Würzburg opens up new views of contemporary art.
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