Starting at the end of March 2019, the collection presentation “The Way We Are 1.0” will be featured on two floors constituting more than half of the overall exhibition space of the Weserburg. The exhibition includes works from a large number of collections, some of which have enjoyed a long association with the institution while others are new additions; also on display will be works from the Weserburg’s own collection as well as loans by artists who will be participating in a show at the Weserburg for the first time.

ERIK STEINBRECHER ZUR KASSE BITTE is an experiment lasting over six months for which the artist Erik Steinbrecher sets up his studio in the exhibition space of the Centre for Artists’ Publications and is regularly present there. Erik Steinbrecher becomes a "living sculpture" (in progress) in a studio open to the public. The experiment represents a process, i.e. a process extending over a certain period of time, in which something arises or takes place. The artistic installation of the studio situation presents both the artist Erik Steinbrecher himself and his artistic practice.

André Thomkins, (born 1930 in Lucerne, died 1985 in Berlin) numbers among the most interesting and multifaceted artistic positions of the postwar era. But outside his native country of Switzerland, his poetical, humorous creations with their joy in experimentation have been unjustifiably overshadowed by his artist friends such as Daniel Spoerri, George Brecht, Robert Filliou or Dieter Roth. In artistic circles, on the other hand, the two-time documenta participant has been highly esteemed for generations as an inspiring catalyst.

The exhibitions featuring works by master pupils which have taken place at the Weserburg each year since 2011 offer a wide range of insights into the quality and diversity of current artistic production in Bremen. Participating in this year’s presentation are 16 artists, all of whom are showing new works, some of which are site-specific.

The exhibition presents an overview of the published works of the Berlin artist, writer and musician Thomas Kapielski (born 1951), with artists’ books from "Bestwerliner Tunkfurm" (1984) to "Leuchten. A- und So-phorismen" (2016). His reflections on daily life and on art are exceptionally comical, critical and philosophical, precise and accurate in word and image. His acoustic and musical work will also be presented. Among his other activities, Kapielski is an active member of the Original Oberkreuzberg Nose Flute Orchestra.