Neuer Kunstverein Gießen e.V.

In the location's words:

Since the end of 2003, a defiant, solidly built pavilion on Licher Straße has housed the Neuer Kunstverein Gießen. Built in 1937 according to plans by Wilhelm Gravert "as a kiosk, toilet and transformer station" on the edge of Giessen's cemetery and used as a typical water house after the war, a certain "Max" has since promised that he "has everything" there that is needed in between.

Its transformation into an extraordinary exhibition venue demonstrates once again that, in times of often invoked economic hardship, small and seemingly insignificant territories can become places of refuge for people in need of all kinds, provided they have something to hope for from art and culture.

Anchored in public space and characterized by the functional legacy of an easily
of a highly visible sales stand whose offerings were only consumed in passing, the Neuer Kunstverein Gießen has a special location at its disposal. It is not just sheer size that is the asset here. - Rather, the nature and history of the location offer occasions and starting points for a wide variety of artistic explorations. We are dealing with a Giessen specialty that is predestined to juxtapose the covetous gaze on the centers with the calmness and charisma of the province.