Delve into 'THE UNCANNY. Sigmund Freud and Art' at the Sigmund Freud Museum. This unique exhibition traces how Sigmund Freud's profound concept of the uncanny has shaped artistic expression across various media. Discover compelling contemporary works that visually manifest feelings of anxiety and explore the deep connections between psychoanalysis and art. The exhibition runs from April 26 to November 4, 2024.
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This special exhibition at the Sigmund Freud Museum explores the concept of the uncanny, a theme that interested Sigmund Freud and has been a subject in art. Featuring works across various media by international artists, the exhibition examines how psychoanalysis and art have influenced each other and how contemporary art reflects this specific feeling of anxiety.
The special exhibition 'THE UNCANNY. Sigmund Freud and Art' delves into the complex emotion that profoundly interested Sigmund Freud and has since been explored as a significant artistic subject. Hosted at the Sigmund Freud Museum in cooperation with Kunsthalle Tuebingen, the exhibition showcases a diverse range of media from artists including Louise Bourgeois, Gregory Crewdson, Cindy Sherman, and Jeff Wall. Building on Freud's 1919 text 'Das Unheimliche,' the exhibition traces the uncanny's roots in the familiar (the homely) and the repressed (the secret). The displayed works, from metaphorical compositions of altered bodies to subtle, unsettling stagings, visually manifest this feeling of anxiety, demonstrating contemporary art's powerful reflection of psychoanalytic insights. The exhibition's catalog further explores the deep connections between art and psychoanalysis, addressing key Freudian concepts such as dream interpretation and Eros and Thanatos.
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