Kupferstich-Kabinett: ANTOHEROES. Fools on paper

Josef Hegenbarth, Illustration zu „Till Eulenspiegel. Ein Volksbuch“, 1941

ANTIHEROES. Fools on paper

Inspired by the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden's annual theme "Loneliness and Empathy", the exhibition in the Josef-Hegenbarth-Archive focuses on the fool. He makes us laugh, not only at the jokes and pranks he makes to amuse and pass the time, but also because he holds up a mirror to our own inadequacies.

Exhibition Site Josef-Hegenbarth-Archive

DATES 30/05/2021—24/04/2022

The fool embodies freedom and imperfection as well as disobedience. He triggers longings for an unadjusted view of the world. In this respect, he is intimately connected to his counterpart, helping us overcome loneliness, encouraging reflection, allowing us to empathise and understand ourselves and each other.

The exhibition starts with Hegenbarth's illustrations of Till Eulenspiegel and Don Quixote. These are juxtaposed with depictions of jesters and fools from the 16th century until today from the holdings of the Kupferstich-Kabinett, the Schenkung Sammlung Hoffmann and the Archiv der Avantgarden.

**Josef Hegenbarth, illustration for "Till Eulenspiegel. A chapbook", 1941** brush drawing

**Josef Hegenbarth, illustration for "Life and deeds of the ingenious gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha", c. 1947** brush drawing

**Josef Hegenbarth, illustration for "Wonderful journeys by sea and land, campaigns and funny adventures of Freyherr von Münchhausen", c. 1935** drypoint

**Francisco de Goya, The court jester Sebastián de Morra of the Spanish King Philip IV, 1778** etching

**Pablo Picasso, Opium Dreams, 1968** etching

Works by Francisco de Goya, Joseph Beuys, Charlie Chaplin, Pablo Picasso and others, as well as works by young artists Alexander Endrullat and Diana Ludzay, both graduates of the Dresden University of Fine Arts, illustrate the fascination, abundance and validity of the fool as a topic until today.

ANTIHEROES. Fools on paper

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