Us. 19 fundamental rights. 19 artistic positions. One dialogue space

22 May 2025 to 21 June 2026

To mark the 75th anniversary of the Basic Law, the Art Council of the German Bundestag has invited nineteen artists to explore the fundamental rights. Another artist was commissioned to create a twentieth contribution to the project, in which over the course of a year, creative interpretations of the terms freedom and dignity were developed with children and young adults. In this way, the people also became part of the exhibition – represented by the workshop participants, who have each given us a small work of art to display. 

The artists involved were:

• Tuli Mekondjo (Article 1 of the Basic Law)
• Adi Hoesle (Article 2 of the Basic Law)
• Monica Bonvicini (Article 3 of the Basic Law)
• Ilit Azoulay (Article 4 of the Basic Law)
• Kubra Khademi (Article 5 of the Basic Law)
• Małgorzata Mirga-Tas (Article 6 of the Basic Law)
• Tobias Zielony (Article 7 of the Basic Law)
• Harald Hauswald (Article 8 of the Basic Law)
• Annette Kelm (Article 9 of the Basic Law)
• Via Lewandowsky (Article 10 of the Basic Law)
• Said Baalbaki (Article 11 of the Basic Law)
• Rémy Markowitsch (Article 12 of the Basic Law)
• Uli Aigner (Article 13 of the Basic Law)
• Hans Haacke (Article 14 of the Basic Law)
• Fatoş İrwen (Article 15 of the Basic Law)
• Guillaume Bruère (Article 16a of the Basic Law)
• Thomas Locher (Article 17 of the Basic Law)
• Marc Jung (Article 18 of the Basic Law)
• Boris Mikhailov (Article 19 of the Basic Law)
• Barbara Wrede (workshop project) and 1572 participants in her project

The artists involved represent an enormous breadth of contemporary art and thus a wide variety of access points and means of starting a dialogue about the Basic Law. A universe full of possibilities has been created, a space full of stories and ways of discovering these and comparing them with individual experiences. It is an exhibition about US: who we are and want to be, today and in the future. We extend a warm invitation to all.

Focus shows

Over the course of the exhibition, the participating artists will be featured in focus shows, with additional works and work cycles being presented on the lower level of the exhibition space. The focus shows will change every two months. From 3 October to 30 November, the focus will be on Guillaume Bruère, Annette Kelm and Via Lewandowsky. Next door, in the German Bundestag’s Berlin Wall Memorial, we are displaying Harald Hauswald’s “Texas Box” until 31 January 2026.

Workshop programme

Throughout the duration of the exhibition, the artist Rebecca Raue and her non-profit association Ephra (https://www.ephra.de/) will be offering free workshops at the exhibition for school classes and groups from year four upwards. If you are interested, please contact schule@ephra.de. You will receive preparatory materials before your visit.

Guided tours

Our regular guided tours of the exhibition on Wednesdays at 4 p.m. will only take place on request during the summer break. From September 10, 2025, the tours will again be offered without prior registration. Until then, we ask those interested to contact kunst@bundestag.de at least one week before the respective date.

Other dates and special events will be published regularly on the website and announced in our newsletter. You can sign up for the newsletter (Kunst im Bundestag) at the following address: www.bundestag.de/newsletter.

Exhibition

All areas of the exhibition will be open from 6 p.m. to 10.30 p.m. on opening day. A booking is not required. Security checks will be carried out at the entrance. Please note that only small bags are permitted. Access is limited due to fire safety rules, and this may result in waiting times. We apologise for any inconvenience.

Duration of the exhibition: 22 May 2025 to 21 June 2026

Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The exhibition space is accessible and can be reached by lift.

Admission is free and no booking is required. 

The exhibition texts are available in English and German, as free brochures. 

More information about workshops, focus shows and special events will be published regularly on this website. 

Exhibition as part of a project commissioned by the Art Council of the German Bundestag, held in the Forum Kunst at the Bundestag, Marie-Elisabeth Lüders Building, Luisenstraße 30, 10117 Berlin.

Curator: Kristina Volke, Head of the German Bundestag’s Art Collection.

Contact: kunst@bundestag.de