Do you have something to fight for?

These questions form the starting point of the two-part exhibition to mark the 100th anniversary of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) at Künstlerhaus Bethanien and the FES. Based on thematic focuses such as war, repression and expulsion, portraiture and representation, identity and self-determination and many more, a curated selection from the collection will be shown in dialog with contemporary positions of (former) art scholarship holders. Historically determined gaps, such as a small number of female artists or female portraits, are reflected and filled by current artistic works.

The title of the event “Do you have something to fight for?”refers to the artistic intervention of the same name by Polina Stohnushko (born 1994 in Kyiv), which she places in the public space as a contribution to the exhibition. It can be read as a question or as a call to actively engage and shape society.

The historical focus of the exhibition is at the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, the contemporary focus is at Künstlerhaus Bethanien, but also in dialog with works from the collection.

Exhibiting artists at Künstlerhaus Bethanien:

Qusay Awad, Stephanie Bergwinkl, Christine Biehler, Yevgenia Belorusets, Cihan Çakmak, André Di Franco, Judith Drews, Soso Dumbadze, Henning Eichinger, Johanna Failer, Hiltrud Gauf, Raisan Hameed, Richard Hamilton, Bernhard Heisig, Dieter Huber, Franziska Junge, Carsten Kalaschnikow, Magdalena Kallenberger, Käthe Kollwitz, Ksenia Kuleshova, Ferdinand Léger, Max Pechstein, Shur Collective, Peter Sorge, Polina Stohnushko, Georg-Hans Trapp und Astra Zoldnere

• The exhibition is part of the European Month of Photography (EMOP) 2025.