Utopia. The Right to Hope
Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, 27.09.2025 – 11.01.2026
A city will share her secrets if you know how to ask, 2020/2025
Site-specific installation, adapted for the Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, vinyl foil on window panes
Historically, the emergence of utopias has usually been closely linked to dissatisfaction with a present that is perceived as negative. Even today, many people find the current times stressful, if not dystopian. In addition to wars, genocides, global refugee movements, the rise of populism and right-wing radicalism in many countries, and a spreading loss of trust in democracies, it is above all the human-made climate catastrophe that dominates the thoughts and actions of many. This raises numerous pressing questions: How do we want to coexist and survive together in the future? In what condition will we leave the Earth to future generations? How can we use existing knowledge to make the world a place of solidarity and ecological responsibility?
The exhibition Utopia. The Right to Hope sends a message of hope, emphasizing the right to a livable future for all humans and non-human beings. Through artistic ideas, suggestions, and visions, the exhibition opens new spaces for thinking about our own perspectives, alternative paths and options for action, and the possibilities for a different, more just and sustainable world to which we can all contribute at any time.
Curators
Andreas Beitin (idea and concept), Sebastian Mühl, Dino Steinhof