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The first discussion in the exhibition "In the Face of Time" brings together three artists who cannot work without figures in their painting, but who use them in very different ways.

Ivana de Vivanco constructs narratives with literary, mythological or historical backgrounds and goes far beyond pure painting: she incorporates sculpture, installations and multimedia into her works. You. Norbert Wagenbrett is dedicated to the depiction of people in their ambiguity: his portraits are never harmonious or symmetrical, but are characterised by inner ruptures, thoughts and question marks. Claudia Rößger focuses on subtle inner states and what is hidden in the body: her figures are expressive and haunting, timeless and placeless.

Works by Wagenbrett can be seen in the exhibition. Twelve students from de Vivanco's painting and graphics class have intervened in the collection exhibition.

The discussion will focus on the works in the exhibition, on painting in Leipzig today and in the past and on why the figure - the portrait - is scrutinised just like painting itself and at the same time remains a constant factor in art.
The discussion will be moderated by curator Olga Vostretsova.