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Contemporary art, music, theater and literature in harmony with the culture of culinary delights. Exhibitions and events present themselves to invited guests and art lovers at fixed opening hours.
The intention is to promote artists and creators of art and to enrich the encounter between the different worlds of our society. A place to enjoy art and culture. Feel welcomed.
Every month new artists, musicians, actors, and dancers come to the Stadtstadel.
You can find all impressions in our archive – whether past exhibitions, events, or information about the people who contribute to making each occasion something truly special!
The line, once the bearer of clear meaning and precisely drawn, has emancipated itself in the works of Ellinor Euler. It is not only a means for longer, but also becomes a theme, as a trace on the surface, as movement in space. In her works, the line detaches itself from the drawing. It enters the space, becomes a body, becomes material and forms fragile structures between visibility and dissolution. Her drawing practice is based on simple basic geometric forms such as the triangle, the square, the circle and the line. From them, cylinders, cubes and open structures develop in space, which expand, connect, penetrate each other. Her choice of materials is diverse. With knitted wire, net-like structures are created, light and permeable, reminiscent of cobwebs. Each element in it is related to the other; it forms a network in which everything is connected with everything else. They invite the viewer's gaze to wander through them, to lose themselves on the way and to reorient themselves again. And again and again, it seems to dissolve, to dematerialize. The result is a play between form and color, between density and emptiness, between structure and dissolution. Every movement in space changes the relationship between the work and its viewer, also between the works to each other. A constant change between proximity and distance.
On her many trips to India, her range of materials expanded. Beads, sequins, various fabrics as well as found objects of all kinds were added. They capture light in their own way, reflect, flicker and expand the wall, floor and spatial objects by a dazzling dimension. The exhibition, which features works from the period from 2010 to 2026, also offers works made of paper, images made with hot glue, and three-dimensional objects, supplemented by drawings that focus on the line.
Text: Ellinor Euler
Ellinor Euler, born in Berlin, studied architecture. To this day, she lives and works in Berlin and Brandenburg. Since the beginning of her artistic career, she has stayed in artist residencies in India, the USA, Istanbul, Italy and Morocco. Enriching stays that have left a multitude of traces in her work. Solo and group exhibitions in Berlin and abroad followed.
The exhibition is open from Friday to Sunday, between 1:00 PM and 4:00 PM. You can also arrange personal visits to the exhibition through our contact form on our website. We look forward to your visit!
Eve Bergmann
Sigrún Ólafsdóttir
The house at Illerstraße 15 is one of the oldest houses in the former imperial city of Kempten. Its history dates back to the 13th century and is closely connected with the neighboring Mühlberg ensemble. The building, erected by the lord abbot, served to care for pilgrims, travelers and the needy. Around 1600, a patrician family resided in the three-story gable-roofed building. Later, the city took over the building and converted it into a municipal construction depot. Since then, it has been called the Stadtstadel.
At the end of the 20th century, the house was renovated with great attention to detail. Backfilled cellar roo sms were uncovered and an aged pillar as well as an antique millstone were discovered in the process. Among the special features are Renaissance paintings and Gothic rafters. After different uses, the Stadtstadel has become a place for contemporary art and culture since 2021.
After more than thirty years of management experience in strategic marketing and communications, I decided to devote more time to my interest in art and culture and, with the acquisition of the Stadtstadel, to give it a permanent space.
I am fascinated by the exploration of different styles in art and the dialogue with artists as well as visitors. It is an inspiring task for me to present the beautiful things in life holistically and to make them accessible to those who are interested.