On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the New Gallery in Kassel, significant acquisitions from recent years will be presented in the special exhibition. The focus is on large-scale installations, films, and objects that impress with their spatial presence. A unifying element is the exploration of history(ies) and the layers of collective or individual memories.

In 1976, the New Gallery was opened as a shared location for the city and state collections of modern and contemporary art. In the now 50 years of its existence, the collection has increasingly incorporated global artistic positions through its connection to documenta and expanded its holdings through new media.

The different perspectives unfold in the exhibition a multi-layered network of strands of memory and historical designs. In her film, Pinar Ögrenci encounters AvalancheIn 2022, processes of collaborative memory are archived by Jürgen O. Olbrich, Michal Heiman questions structures of psychological tests in her works, and Ute Lindner's "Exposure Times" reflect the time levels of painting hangings.