One-hour guided tour of the exhibition "Thomas Schütte".
The varied oeuvre of Thomas Schütte (*1954 in Oldenburg) has been shaping contemporary art for around 40 years. His works have already been shown in the most important museums in the world, most recently in 2024 at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. From autumn 2026, the Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen now devotes a comprehensive solo exhibition to him. In Schütte's architectural models we can recognize proposals for how we can live in public and private space. At the same time, however, these proposals also comment on the reality of our society. His sculptures and installations also characterize the subtle humor and the delight in experimentation with the most diverse materials and themes, as he places modeling clay, wood, and textiles alongside traditional techniques such as glazed ceramics, bronze casting, and watercolor.