Art returns to the Fassberg
The art exhibition series Kunst am Fassberg at the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Multidisciplinary Sciences returns after three years.
At the end of October, the foyer of the MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences will once again be transformed into an art gallery. From October 23 to November 24, abstract artist Birgit Egen will be exhibiting her work in an exhibition entitled FARBCODE (English: color code).
Art exhibitions are already a tradition at the MPI: For more than 20 years, it has been inviting artists to exhibit their works as part of Kunst am Fassberg. After a three-year hiatus, the format is now back. “We are delighted to be reviving Kunst am Fassberg with such a modern exhibition as FARBCODE by Birgit Egen,” says Svea Viola Dettmer, exhibition coordinator and scientific officer to the Managing Director. She and her colleague Johannes Pauly are taking over the organization of the exhibition series from Ulrich Nauber, who launched Kunst am Fassberg in 2000.
Dettmer does not see any contradiction between the research work at the MPI and the visual arts: “Groundbreaking research thrives on creativity. In our opinion, innovative art and innovative science are closely related.”
The opening reception will take place on Thursday, October 23, at 5:30 pm in the foyer of the MPI on the Fassberg. Representatives of the media and art fans are cordially invited to attend. FARBCODE will be on display until November 24, Monday through Friday from 9 am to 6 pm and Saturday and Sunday from 10 am to 4 pm in the institute foyer, Am Fassberg 11. Admission is free. (kf)
About the artist
Birgit Egen has been active as an artist for almost 30 years. She is currently studying painting and drawing at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kolbermoor. The Bavarian artist uses her visual language to capture the unspoken and fleeting, inviting dialogue about emotions and relationships. In her project “ARTcycling by egenART,” she processes discarded materials in order to reinterpret them in a resource-saving way. With these works, she was a finalist in early 2025 for the St. Leopold Peace Prize for Humanitarian Commitment in Art awarded by the Klosterneuburg Abbey (Austria).
