Gallery in the Elysee
In our Elysée gallery, contemporary figurative painting from northern Germany has been exhibited and promoted in a changing programme of exhibitions since 1985. After as many as 140 exhibitions, patron and collector Christa Block has created a greatly respected forum for the promotion of art in Hamburg and beyond. The gallery presents a convincing range of stylistic and thematic positions and thus pays tribute to the important traditions of realism in northern Germany in the 20th and 21st centuries.
Current EXHIBITION
Ballkunst (EN: Ball Art)
11.06. TO 11.09.2024
The artists
ANJA STRUCK, ANKE GRUSS, CHRISTIAN HAHN, JAKOB SCHEIDT, JOAN STEPHAN, JONAS KÖTZ, KATRINE BUKSTED, RALPH BÜHR, SILKE SCHRÖDER, UTE MARTENS, VEIT SUHRBIER
An exhibition for the European Football Championship: In the exhibition "Ball Art" at the Galerie im Elysée, 11 artists from northern Germany have dedicated themselves to this phenomenon and the sporting competition in a painterly way. The artists have been inspired by the energy and dynamism of the game: by the sweat and passion of the players on the pitch, by the cheering fans in the stadium, whose devotion can sometimes take on religious traits. But also from the role that soccer plays in all its everyday diversity: Memories of the father playing soccer, the childhood game on the beach and the fan pub around the corner.
Elysee Prize
The “Elysée Prize for Painting” to promote young talent from the region is endowed with €10,000 and has already been awarded 12 times to students at north German universities. An independent jury consisting of artists, art historians and cultural journalists decides on the winner of the award. On the occasion of the award ceremony, submitted works are shown during an exhibition at the Galerie im Elysée.
After the Elysée Prize exhibition, works are purchased and included in the Block Collection. They are shown permanently in the corridors on the fifth floor of the Grand Elysée Hamburg and can be viewed there. A summary of earlier Elysée winners can also be found here.