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Venue:
HGB, Raum 2.34

>>> More information about Prof. Thomas M. Müller

In the lecture series "Positions", the professors present their artistic / design practice every Monday from 17:00-19:00. The lectures are open to members of the HGB.

Venue:
HGB, Raum 2.34

>>> More information about Prof. Anna Ehrenstein

In the lecture series "Positions", the professors present their artistic / design practice every Monday from 17:00-19:00. The lectures are open to members of the HGB.

Venue:
Felix-Klein-Hörsaal
Neubau der Leipziger Universität am Augustusplatz 10-11
04109 Leipzig

The Institute for Theory HGB and the Institutes for Philosophy and Cultural Studies at Leipzig University invite Prof Dr Thomas Bedorf to give a lecture.

Who feels called to speak about what? Being situated is a prerequisite for being able to perceive and act. But are only those who are situated in a certain way allowed to take a position? Phenomenology is of particular importance in answering this question because "situation" is one of its basic concepts. Heidegger and Sartre, Beauvoir and Merleau-Ponty used it to describe the horizon of possibilities of the experiencing ego. Thomas Bedorf follows on from this and develops a new, differential philosophical understanding of situatedness. It leads to a political phenomenology that reconfigures the space between speaking position and the spoken word - against certain tendencies in the heated debates about standpoints and privileges.

Venue:
Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig
Wächterstraße 11
04107 Leipzig


On 15 January 2026, the HGB will kick off the new year with the Saxony-wide Open Day. The day is aimed at prospective students, but other visitors are also welcome to take a look at the classes, workshops and studios on this day and talk to students and teaching staff.

>>> Application deadline for the winter semester 2026/27: 1 February 2026

Information on studying and applying...

Venue:
HGB, Raum 2.34

>>>More information about Anna Zett

In the lecture series "Positions", the professors present their artistic / design practice every Monday from 17:00-19:00. The lectures are open to members of the HGB.

Venue:
HGB, Raum 2.34

>>> More information about V.-Prof. Jennifer König

In the lecture series "Positions", the professors present their artistic / design practice every Monday from 17:00-19:00. The lectures are open to members of the HGB.

Venue:
Kunstuniversität Linz / Kepler Salon
Rathausgasse 5
4020 Linz

Marc Rölli is a guest in the relatifs series, a series of events organised by the Art History/Art Theory and Cultural Studies departments at the University of Art and Design Linz.

Marc Rölli, Professor of Philosophy at the Academy of Visual Arts Leipzig, is dedicated to fabulation. His book "Fabulating: Ten Essays and an Excursus on Philosophy, Art and Criticism" was published by Campus Verlag in 2024.

The narrative practice of fabulation has found broad resonance in the field of contemporary art. Its exciting philosophical implications will be explained in the lecture by taking a closer look at the conditions of its transformative potential.

Participating artists:
Antonia Baehr, Jule Flierl, Hermann Heisig, Claire Vivianne Sobottke (Berlin/Leipzig)

Venue:
Schauspiel Leipzig: Residenz in der Spinnerei
Halle 18 (Aufgang E), Spinnereistraße 7
04179 Leipzig

Partner:
A co-production of Residenz Schauspiel Leipzig (DE), HAU Hebbel am Ufer, Berlin (DE), Les Bazis (St.-Croix-Volvestre) with the support of the Marie-Thérèse Allier Endowment Fund for Contemporary Art (F).

What is the relationship between excellence and dilettantism andwhat might be more ingenious in dilettantism than in well-craftedexcellence? “Gut Gemacht!” refers to the system of judgments “wellmade,” “badly made,” and “not made” developed by French Fluxusartist Robert Filliou. Using this system, the choreographic workexplores tactless dances, defiant singing, absurd tutorials andperformed court transcripts.Drawing on their speculative autobiographies, the artists engage withworks by figures such as Gabriele Stötzer (Erfurt/GDR) and “DieTödliche Doris” (West Berlin), who have influenced them. On bothsides of the Wall, these artists challenged prevailing paradigms in art,music, lifestyle and social structures, resisting societal norms throughartistic gestures. Upon an oversized billiard table, the four authorsplay a game with the contemporary rules of art.

Dates:

17./18. Dez. 2025
29./30./31. Jan. 2026
Residenz in der Spinnerei
>>> Tickets

5./6. Feb. 2026
HAU2 Berlin
>>> Tickets

Participating artists:
Antonia Baehr, Jule Flierl, Hermann Heisig, Claire Vivianne Sobottke (Berlin/Leipzig)

Venue:
Schauspiel Leipzig: Residenz in der Spinnerei
Halle 18 (Aufgang E), Spinnereistraße 7
04179 Leipzig

Partner:
A co-production of Residenz Schauspiel Leipzig (DE), HAU Hebbel am Ufer, Berlin (DE), Les Bazis (St.-Croix-Volvestre) with the support of the Marie-Thérèse Allier Endowment Fund for Contemporary Art (F).

What is the relationship between excellence and dilettantism andwhat might be more ingenious in dilettantism than in well-craftedexcellence? “Gut Gemacht!” refers to the system of judgments “wellmade,” “badly made,” and “not made” developed by French Fluxusartist Robert Filliou. Using this system, the choreographic workexplores tactless dances, defiant singing, absurd tutorials andperformed court transcripts.Drawing on their speculative autobiographies, the artists engage withworks by figures such as Gabriele Stötzer (Erfurt/GDR) and “DieTödliche Doris” (West Berlin), who have influenced them. On bothsides of the Wall, these artists challenged prevailing paradigms in art,music, lifestyle and social structures, resisting societal norms throughartistic gestures. Upon an oversized billiard table, the four authorsplay a game with the contemporary rules of art.

Dates:

17./18. Dez. 2025
29./30./31. Jan. 2026
Residenz in der Spinnerei
>>> Tickets

5./6. Feb. 2026
HAU2 Berlin
>>> Tickets

Participating artists:
Antonia Baehr, Jule Flierl, Hermann Heisig, Claire Vivianne Sobottke (Berlin/Leipzig)

Venue:
Schauspiel Leipzig: Residenz in der Spinnerei
Halle 18 (Aufgang E), Spinnereistraße 7
04179 Leipzig

Partner:
A co-production of Residenz Schauspiel Leipzig (DE), HAU Hebbel am Ufer, Berlin (DE), Les Bazis (St.-Croix-Volvestre) with the support of the Marie-Thérèse Allier Endowment Fund for Contemporary Art (F).

What is the relationship between excellence and dilettantism andwhat might be more ingenious in dilettantism than in well-craftedexcellence? “Gut Gemacht!” refers to the system of judgments “wellmade,” “badly made,” and “not made” developed by French Fluxusartist Robert Filliou. Using this system, the choreographic workexplores tactless dances, defiant singing, absurd tutorials andperformed court transcripts.Drawing on their speculative autobiographies, the artists engage withworks by figures such as Gabriele Stötzer (Erfurt/GDR) and “DieTödliche Doris” (West Berlin), who have influenced them. On bothsides of the Wall, these artists challenged prevailing paradigms in art,music, lifestyle and social structures, resisting societal norms throughartistic gestures. Upon an oversized billiard table, the four authorsplay a game with the contemporary rules of art.

Dates:

17./18. Dez. 2025
29./30./31. Jan. 2026
Residenz in der Spinnerei
>>> Tickets

5./6. Feb. 2026
HAU2 Berlin
>>> Tickets

Period (opening hours):
Thu. 6:30pm, exhibitions until 10pm, building until 12pm, Fr. & Sat. 2pm-9pm, Sun. 12am-6pm

Venue:
Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig
Wächterstraße 11
04107 Leipzig

The winter semester at the HGB traditionally ends with the Rundgang: In a variety of exhibitions, performances, installations and work presentations, students, teachers and staff show what they have been working on during the current academic year. Works and projects from the four disciplines of book art/graphic design, photography, painting/graphics and media art will be presented, accompanied by a series of events. Once again this year, the entire university building will be used for the exhibitions and presentations, i.e. the ballroom, corridors and classrooms.

Parallel to the tour, the 2025/26 Study Prize of the Circle of Friends and Sparkasse Leipzig will be awarded.

Venue:
Leipziger Messe
Messe-Allee 1
04356 Leipzig

This year, the HGB Leipzig will once again be represented with its own stand at the Leipzig Book Fair. The stand is organised by a specialist class every year.

As part of the HGB Leipzig stand at the Leipzig Book Fair 2026, events will be held on the topic of "ununited/united": Friday, 20.03.2026 + Saturday, 21.03.2026: 2 - 4 p.m.

More information on the planned events will be published here in the run-up to the book fair.

Venue:
HGB, Raum 2.34

>>> More information about Prof Ondřej Báchor

In the lecture series "Positions", the professors present their artistic / design practice every Monday from 17:00-19:00. The lectures are open to members of the HGB.

Venue:
HGB, Raum 2.34

>>> More information about Prof. Dr Ines Schaber

In the lecture series "Positions", the professors present their artistic / design practice every Monday from 17:00-19:00. The lectures are open to members of the HGB.

Venue:
HGB, Raum 2.34

>>> More information about Prof. Christin Lahr & Sven Bergelt

In the lecture series "Positions", the professors present their artistic / design practice every Monday from 17:00-19:00. The lectures are open to members of the HGB.

Venue:
HGB, Raum 2.34

>>> More information about Prof. Michael Riedel

In the lecture series "Positions", the professors present their artistic / design practice every Monday from 17:00-19:00. The lectures are open to members of the HGB.

Venue:
HGB, Raum 2.34

>>> More information about Prof. Maureen Mooren

In the lecture series "Positions", the professors present their artistic / design practice every Monday from 17:00-19:00. The lectures are open to members of the HGB.

Venue:
HGB, Raum 2.34

>>> More information about Prof. Tina Bara

In the lecture series "Positions", the professors present their artistic / design practice every Monday from 17:00-19:00. The lectures are open to members of the HGB.

Venue:
HGB, Raum 2.34

>>> More information about Prof. Eli Cortiñas

In the lecture series "Positions", the professors present their artistic / design practice every Monday from 17:00-19:00. The lectures are open to members of the HGB.

Venue:
HGB, Raum 2.34

>>> More information about Prof. Kerstin Drechsel

In the lecture series "Positions", the professors present their artistic / design practice every Monday from 17:00-19:00. The lectures are open to members of the HGB.

Venue:
HGB, Raum 2.34

>>> More information about Prof. Anna Lena von Helldorff

In the lecture series "Positions", the professors present their artistic / design practice every Monday from 17:00-19:00. The lectures are open to members of the HGB.

Venue:
HGB, Raum 2.34

>>> More information about Prof. Torsten Hattenkerl

In the lecture series "Positions", the professors present their artistic / design practice every Monday from 17:00-19:00. The lectures are open to members of the HGB.

Venue:
HGB, Raum 2.34

>>> More information about Prof. Joachim Blank

In the lecture series "Positions", the professors present their artistic / design practice every Monday from 17:00-19:00. The lectures are open to members of the HGB.