In various languages and with different emphases, Michaela Mélian’s (*1956, lives near Munich) acoustic work lays out the diverse, in some cases contradictory meanings of the German verb aufheben which serves as its title. The multiple meanings of the single verb aufheben indicate the possibility of revealing various delimitations and contradictory standpoints and of transcending them in such a way as to open up new perspectives in thought and action.

At the annual exhibition of the Berufsverband Bildender Künstler*innen (BBK) Bremen, 15 artists from Bremen showcase selected print graphic works. Additionally, print art portfolios from BBK Niedersachsen and BBK Saarland, as well as works by students from the Hochschule für Künste Bremen, will be on display.

Yael Bartana (*1970 in Israel; lives in Amsterdam and Berlin) is considered to be one of the most important international artists of her generation. Her films, photographs, objects, neon works and performances attempt to connect the past and the present in order to develop speculative futures. Bartana describes her manner of working as “Pre-enactment” – not a reproduction of what has been, but rather, an anticipation of what is to come. The artworks selected for "Utopia Now!" includes film installations, photographs and neon works from the last ten years as well as the world premiere of Bartana's latest film.

Massive sculptures, rubble-like remains — the works of Martin Reichmann (*1989 in Bremerhaven) have a brutish character. His favorite material is concrete, a substance that he transforms into coarse sculptures—among them casts of loudspeakers and heads of horses—which not infrequently become a central part of spatial stagings or performances. For his first solo exhibition at a major institution, Martin Reichmann is bringing together new works: unpolished sculptures of concrete that make reference to cultural goods from different times and eras; broken columns that no longer support anything.

How versatile is monochromy? How colorful is a single tone? Whether in red, blue, green, white or black: Monochrome works exist in all colors and non-colors. Monochromy. On the Aesthetics of Published Art presents various expressions of the contemporary artistic investigations of color.

For the third time, the Centre for Artists’ Publications is hosting "Artists As Independent Publishers" — a collaboration of international universities that this year presents contemporary artist books by students from Antwerp, Bremen, Düsseldorf, Halle, and Vienna. The works explore a variety of print media and content. The exhibition in the Library of the Weserburg Museum für moderne Kunst reflects on the artist book as a medium for critical inquiry, a platform for communication between various artistic approaches, and as an independent form of artistic expression.