illuminated message
For five years, his Elizabeth shrine has traveled the country. It stood in churches and monasteries wherever the Hungarian king’s daughter, who devoted herself to the poor and sick in the 13th century, lived or was worshiped. Philip Schoenborn, artist and photographer, has built her a shrine made of light boxes, which will remain in the Andechs pilgrimage church until the end of November. He will then move to Diessen. Born in Prague in 1943, the older brother of Archbishop Christoph Schönborn of Vienna has been dealing with the themes of nature and religion for many years. His works give them something cheerful, playful, lifelike. “The saints must shine,” he says, smiling.
In several works he has dedicated himself to important women in church history. Elisabeth, whose mother came from Andechs, is the patroness of the church alongside Nikolaus von Myra. A piece of her wedding dress is part of the treasure of relics in the pilgrimage church, where a service was held in her honor on November 19. Schönborn’s shrine, which is lit from within, shows the saint reclining on a cushion in a white veil. It is a picture of her tomb in the Elisabeth Church in Marburg. The side walls consist of colorful glass pictures, alienated by blurring and reduced to the colors. They are originally detailed shots of the Elisabeth window in the Marburg church, which tells of her short life. Married young, she fled courtly life after the early death of her husband and devoted herself to the poor and sick. She died at the age of 24.
culture of conversation
Mark Müller wants to do something for the culture of conversation in Munich.
(Photo: Robert Haas)
“Talking to each other instead of about each other” is the motto of the voluntary initiative “Munich speaks”. Mark Mueller co-initiated. It wants to be a platform for open exchange – without agitation and intolerance. The next free discussion round will take place on Sunday, November 27, from 3 p.m. SPD City Councilor Andreas Schuster will be there as an expert when it comes to the “Future of Mobility in Munich”. Gender and the energy transition will also be debated. The venue is the “Project Room” in the Olympiadorf, Helene-Mayer-Ring 14.
puzzle fun
The corona lockdown has inspired jigsaw puzzles, putting pieces together is more popular than ever. This gave Heye-Verlag, who has to hold their own against the competition from Ravensburg, an idea. In the run-up to Christmas, the people from Unterhaching are opening a pop-up puzzle store in Schwabing, Apianstraße 1. It is the first of its kind in the city. From November 22nd to December 21st, 12:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., the shop will be all about particle images – but not just about buying.
Some of the publisher’s artists will be present on some days, answering questions and signing their works. On Saturday, November 26, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., the Munich illustrator Christopher Schoene hip, trendy, popular. A week later and again on December 17th is the comic artist Uli Oesterle guest (each from 2 p.m.). A third draftsman from Munich is coming along Florian Mitgutsch on December 9 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. And the Italian Marino Degano, known for his teeming pictures, is there on December 8th.
collective rooms
Bernhard Hollinger, Joshua Neumann, Sophie Neudecker, Lindsey Wang, Niklas Bühler, Lukas Weinlein organize the “Bildklang” festival.
(Photo: Lindsey Wang, Lukas Weinlein)
The three-day “Bildklang” festival from November 28th to 30th is all about audiovisual art, i.e. that artistic expression that combines image and sound. The participants prove how different the approaches can look or sound. Florian Plass aka Mordio For example, earlier this year a nightclub called “1Q84” opened in virtual reality and will offer a guided tour of this space. co-organizer Bernhard Hollinger, 35, combines the light of lightbulbs with a musical performance in his performance “Music for Lightbulbs”, which he will also perform during the festival. A workshop also provides an insight into his working methods. The 150 participants should not only enjoy the art and music of others, but also their own skills.
And the organizers are also concerned with another topic: Munich collectives. They are all part of one: Lindsey Wang, 27, Lukas Weinlein, 28, and Niklas Bühler, 26, belong to the record label “IO”, Joshua Neumann, 25, is in charge of the “Common Ground” collective, Sophie Neudecker, 28 , works at the event location “Kafe Kult” and organizes events in the celebrations under the name “Zombie Sessions”https://www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/.”Within the city there is sometimes a lack of cooperation between the young collectives”, write them in their event concept. With “Bildklang” they want to promote a dialogue and strengthen the network of the subculture. https://tickets.freiraeumen.jetzt/bildklang/bildklang.
homecoming
René Detzen becomes the new hotel manager at the Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten.
(Photo: private)
His professional path has taken him far around the world, he has worked in Malta, Azerbaijan, Moscow and St. Petersburg. Returns after long years of working abroad René Detzen returned to Munich and became the new manager of the Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten Kempinski. Together with the managing director Holger Schroth, he is to further expand and strengthen the traditional five-star hotel on Maximilianstrasse. After completing his training as a hotel specialist in 2005, the Saarland native had already worked as a commis de rang at the Kempinski Hotel Airport Munich, and then in Berlin.