ars viva 2026

Ryan Cullen, Nazanin Noori, Prateek Vijan

14. 3.

25. 5. 2026

Nazanin Noori, AMBIENT ROOM, walk-in sound, room and video installation, exhibition view EIGEN+ART Lab, 2021, © the artist, photo: Peter Oliver Wolff
Nazanin Noori, AMBIENT ROOM, walk-in sound, room and video installation, exhibition view EIGEN+ART Lab, 2021, © the artist, photo: Peter Oliver Wolff

The exhibition presents the three ars viva winners 2026, focusing on a young generation of artists. The contributions, developed specifically for the exhibition, comment on cultural, social and political interconnections in a variety of impressive ways.

In his paintings and sculptures, Ryan Cullen addresses political and ideological structures. Nazanin Noori explores the connection between architecture, sculpture and sound, creating multi-sensory narratives that combine intercultural poetic and musical sources. Prateek Vijan examines who is granted access to which systems and in what way. With his installations, he confronts visitors with situations of exclusion and barriers, which he makes spatially tangible.

The Kulturkreis has awarded the ars viva prize for visual arts annually since 1953 to outstanding young artists under 35 living in Germany. The Marta Herford is the first of two exhibition venues. The exhibition will move to the Kunstverein Braunschweig in December.

Nazanin Noori’s installation is activated as a sound space daily at the following times:
11 a.m., 1.20 p.m., 3.40 p.m., and additionally at 6 p.m. on Wednesdays

Accompanying program

There are currently no accompanying events.

Thanks

We would like to express our sincere thanks to the Marta Herford Corporate Partners and Corporate Premium Partners, as well as the Marta Fund for New Art, for their long-term support of our program.

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Accompanying program

11.00 13.00
Workshop

Marta invites you to an open participatory program every first and third Saturday of the month.

Children from the age of 6 have the opportunity to explore the current exhibition and then try their hand as artists. The impressions and ideas gained are implemented in an imaginative way.

Age
From 6 years, min. 3 children

Duration
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Cost
12 euros (incl. material)

Registration
no registration required, limited number of participants

15.00 16.00
Guided tour

In a one-hour tour with our freelance art educators through the current exhibitions, you will receive information about the exhibiting artists and their works and have the opportunity to ask questions about the art.

Ticket
3.50 euros plus exhibition entrance fee

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Exhibitions

Accompanying program

11.00 13.00
Workshop
15.00 16.00
Guided tour