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Modernism in Transition – Techne Sphere Leipzig presents two exhibitions that explore architectural aesthetics, programmatic utopias, and the complex realities of 20th-century architectural visions of the future.
The focus is on architecture and urban planning as a response to the profound social, political, and economic upheavals of their respective eras. Modernity as a design principle – from the reform-oriented approaches of the Bauhaus to Soviet-Armenian manifestations and the successors of utopian concepts of the Soviet avant-garde – the exhibitions offer insights into the programmatic, aesthetic, and ideological diversity of modernism.
Exhibition:
January 10, 2026, to March 22, 2026
Exhibition opening:
January 9, 2026, 1 – 9 pm
the spirit of past future
(Margret Hoppe, Nvard Yerkanian)
With the Goethe-Institut Armenia production “the spirit of past future,” Techne Sphere Leipzig is showing photographs by Leipzig artist Margret Hoppe as well as graphics and multimedia works by Armenian designer Nvard Yerkanian.
A collaboration between Techne Sphere Leipzig, the Goethe-Institut Armenia, and the City of Leipzig. The exhibition marks the official start of the cultural year between the City of Leipzig and the Armenian capital Yerevan.
Credit: Design Nvard Yerkanian
Frédéric Chaubin – Soviet Cosmic Modernism
A selection of photographs by the French artist complements the exhibition the spirit of past future with motifs of late Soviet architecture that combine futuristic science fiction and concrete monumentalism.
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The Techne Sphere Leipzig art space regularly hosts exhibitions by international artists.
Its proximity to Oscar Niemeyer's architecture and the production facilities of TECHNE KIROW GmbH enables it to combine exhibitions that bring art, space, and architecture into dialogue with one another.
Opening times
Friday to Sunday from 3 pm to 6 pm
Plus visits on request
kultur(at)technesphere.de
