[ materialistin ] presents sculptures and site-specific installations at Hamburger Bahnhof – Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart, which engage with social and cultural-political questions. The group exhibition of eight sculptors working in Leipzig – Laura Eckert, Enne Haehnle, Elisabeth Howey, Lucy König, Agnes Lammert, Wibke Rahn, Theresa Rothe, and Sophie Uchman – highlights new forms of collective practice and solidarity. It is a signal that reaches far beyond Hamburger Bahnhof in this anniversary year.

[ materialistin ] is a group of women artists from Leipzig whose work and activities focus on the broader field of sculpture. The artists work with steel, stone, plaster, and concrete, plant fibers and renewable materials, wax, and clay. They produce sculptural objects as well as site-specific installations. The group takes a stand on feminist, social and cultural-political issues: it acts in solidarity and is non-hierarchically organized.

The members counter the physical, economic and logistical challenges in the field of sculpture by sharing their experience, tools, contacts and networks. In addition, the cross-generational structure is a special feature in the art world.