Iman Issa
Lass uns spielen
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Opening Iman Issa
Lass uns spielen
When:
Mon, November 24, 2025, 7pm – 11pm
Free admission
What else:
There will be simultaneous translation into German Sign Language.
No registration is required.
When:
Mon, November 24, 2025, 7pm–11pm
Free admission
What else:
There will be simultaneous translation into German Sign Language.
No registration is required.
On Monday, November 24 from 7pm, the opening of the exhibition "Iman Issa. Lass uns spielen" will take place. Lenbachhaus Munich cordially invites you and your friends!
The reciprocal relationship between objects and their surroundings is at the core of Iman Issa's work. Issa asks to which extent the perception of objects is shaped by their geographical, historical, and social circumstances. Is an object or an image at the mercy of its viewers' interpretations, so that its meaning is constantly in flux? Conversely, to what extent does an object, such as a monument or a historical building, shape memory? This prompts the related question of whether there are forms that are in such consonance with their meaning that they are immune to arbitrary interpretation.
Issa pursues these considerations using various methods: In her work series titled "Heritage Studies" (since 2015), she draws on existing historical artifacts. Although her own objects, or “displays” as Issa calls them, do not resemble the originals in size, color or material, the artist considers them to be fundamentally identical.
With speeches from
Florian Roth, Member of the Munich City Council representing the Lord Mayor
Matthias Mühling, Director of Lenbachhaus
Stephanie Weber, Curator of the exhibition
In the context of the exhibition
Iman Issa
