Selected Events 2008        

Photography From Chicago And Leipzig Makes Trip Across Atlantic

Curators Marco Poloni (left) and Eiko Grimberg guiding media and sponsors through the exhibit

May 16, 2008. Consulate General Leipzig helped launch the Leipzig portion of a German-American photo exhibit in Alte Baumwollspinnerei (a former textile mill complex, now famous for ties to the “New Leipzig School” painters). The exhibition Three Hours between Planes – also on display in Chicago – features works by graduates from Chicago and Leipzig art schools, reflecting the cross-disciplinary approach of both institutions. About 500 mainly young people interested in photography attended the Leipzig opening. This joint venture is the culmination of a long-term cooperation between the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) and the Academy of Visual Arts Leipzig (HGB).