Paul Klee. Humans Among
Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern 28.08.21 – 22.05.22 What is the meaning of community, and what forms does it take? What are authority and power based on? Paul Klee is often perceived as an apolitical artist. The exhibition Paul Klee. Humans Among Themselves contradicts this perception and shows that a social or political dimension is often hidden behind the facade of his works. From the artist’s ‘superterrestrial’ perspective, Klee observes the human community, analyses its tensions and conflicts and depicts it in an ironically detached way, reduced to its essence. The exhibition is complemented by choreographies by the inclusive dance group BewegGrund. Paul Klee, D. Garten zur roten Sonnen blume, 1924, 12. Aquarell auf Papier auf Karton, 31,8 x 41,4 cm. Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern, Museumsstiftung für Kunst der Burgergemeinde Bern. With a zoological view In Klee’s works human beings often look like an alien species that is yet to be explored. The artist observes them with an almost ‘