Look at Us
25 Years of Art
Collection Deutsche Börse

10 October 2024 to 9 March 2025
Deutsche Börse AG, The Cube, Eschborn

On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Art Collection Deutsche Börse, we present our new acquisitions in an extensive anniversary exhibition, illustrating the ways in which they enrich the body of the collection and enter into a dialogue with existing groups of works. „Look at Us. 25 Years of Art Collection Deutsche Börse” showcases over 120 photographs and brings together multifaceted visual languages and narratives by both emerging and established artists. In their works, they investigate how the medium responds to questions of identity and community – ranging from personal experiences as well as cultural and historical contexts to questions of belonging and social inequality. Furthermore, they address the complex relationship between humans and nature, be it in the form of human interventions in natural habitats or the reciprocal impact of urban landscapes on individuals and the community.

The collection of contemporary photography was established in 1999 and now comprises more than 2,300 works by around 160 artists from 35 countries. The visual languages and photographic approaches represented in the collection are as diverse as the background, age, or artistic method of the photographers, ranging from documentary to conceptual approaches. Each position offers its own perspective on the collection’s central theme, the “conditio humana”, the exploration of the conditions of human existence and its position in the world.

“Look at Us. 25 Years of Art Collection Deutsche Börse” shows works by Sabiha Çimen, Lynne Cohen, Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Mitch Epstein, Lucas Foglia, Samuel Fosso, Paul Graham, Marvel Harris, Candida Höfer, Lebohang Kganye, Hsu-Pin Lee, Helen Levitt, Dana Lixenberg, Daniel Jack Lyons, Sabelo Mlangeni, Gordon Parks, Inge Rambow, Thomas Ruff, Aida Silvestri, Chi Yin Sim, Vanessa Winship and Tobias Zielony.

The exhibition is curated by Anne-Marie Beckmann, Director of the Photography Foundation, in collaboration with British curator Mariama Attah. Attah has been advising the Photography Foundation as Associate Curator on the further development of its collection since early 2023 as part of a two-year collaboration.

The vernissage of the exhibition will take place on 9 October, registration is possible here.