A beautiful back can also enchant

Description

Since the inauguration of the Kunsthaus in 2009, painting has played a central role in our programming. The current exhibition is dedicated to a major theme in the visual arts since Antiquity: the representation of man, which has continuously evolved over time. Is the representation of man by the visual arts progressing or regressing? This is the question posed by Danish art historian Julius Lange in the conclusion of his nearly 600-page work titled *The Human Form in the History of Art* (Heitz editions, Strasbourg, 1903). And he immediately provides the answer from the perspective of his time: if we must answer the question of what has more value, the purely objective conception of the human form as it appears to the eye, or the expression of subjective life over time, the answer will probably favor the latter. We cannot deny the art of our own time; if it did not exactly correspond to what interests us, it would indeed take other forms than those it assumes... The exhibition "A beautiful back can also enchant" shows how contemporary artists perceive and represent the human being. The works exhibited, almost exclusively paintings — including many "figures of backs," which inspired the title of the exhibition — question the meaning and absurdity of terrestrial life or simply show its different facets, from the most intense joys to the deepest disappointments, from birth to death. Visitors walk through the exhibition halls, where very varied atmospheres reign, and encounter creatures from reality and imagination, dreams and nightmares... Guided tour of the exhibition
October 11, October 25, and November 8, 2026, at 11 a.m. each day Note: This text was translated by an automatic translation software and not by a human translator. It may contain translation errors.

Highlights

• Exhibition on the representation of man in art
• Contemporary works, including "figures of backs"
• Reflection on the meaning of terrestrial life

General Information

The exhibition "A beautiful back can also enchant" is held at the Kunsthaus in Interlaken and explores the representation of man through the ages. It features contemporary paintings that question human perception and its different facets.

Location

Jungfraustrasse 55, 3800 Interlaken, Switzerland

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