Kids!

Few subjects reflect a society’s values and norms, and how they change over time, as clearly as depictions of children. The exhibition Kids! Between Representation and Reality, at the Bucerius Kunst Forum, focuses on the portrayal of children in art from the 16th to the 21st century. Approaching the topic from different perspectives, six chapters present not only paintings, but also photographs, works on paper, media art and sculptures.

The exhibition presents a wide range of images illustrating how the portrayal of children has changed over the centuries. It becomes evident that the theme of “being a child” is still one of the most popular pictorial themes in the visual arts today: Trying things out, pushing oneself to the limits, drawing, playing and togetherness are characteristic of the most important phase of a person's life.

This exhibition presents works by artists such as Titian, Anthony van Dyck, Thomas Lawrence, Joshua Reynolds, Gerrit van Honthorst, François Boucher, Paula Modersohn-Becker, Oskar Kokoschka, Gerhard Richter, Rineke Dijkstra and Nobuyoshi Araki.

The exhibition is sponsored by HAUCK AUFHÄUSER LAMPE, LAMPE Assetmanagement, der Hapag-Lloyd Stiftung und der Stiftung Kinderjahre.