{"id":9339,"date":"2019-10-16T11:33:10","date_gmt":"2019-10-16T09:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/salalieber.com\/?p=9339"},"modified":"2026-05-24T15:14:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T13:14:34","slug":"skubpressemitteilung","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salalieber.com\/en\/skubpressemitteilung\/","title":{"rendered":"Press release \u201cAt your service\u201d Cologne, November 4, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

At your service<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

The Britta and Ulrich Findeisen Foundation for Art and Architecture is exhibiting works by the artist Sala Lieber<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Die Stiftung l\u00e4dt zur Ausstellungser\u00f6ffnung <\/span>\u201cZu Ihren Diensten\u201d<\/b><\/span> mit Arbeiten der K\u00fcnstlerin Sala Lieber am Samstag, den <\/span>9. November 2019 von 18-21 Uhr<\/b><\/span> herzlich ein. <\/span>Die Er\u00f6ffnung<\/b><\/span> wird von <\/span>Nikolaus Zumbusch, Sprecher der Stiftung<\/b><\/span> f\u00fcr Kunst und Baukultur Britta und Ulrich Findeisen und von <\/span>Susanne Laugwitz-Aulbach, Kulturdezernentin der Stadt K\u00f6ln, <\/b><\/span>Dezernat VII \u2013 Kunst und Kultur, eingeleitet.<\/span>\n1.001\nThe foundation cordially invites you to the opening of the exhibition \u201cAt Your Service\u201d with works by the artist Sala Lieber on Saturday, November 9, 2019, from 6 to 9 pm. The opening will be introduced by Nikolaus Zumbusch, spokesperson for the Britta and Ulrich Findeisen Foundation for Art and Architectural Culture, and by Susanne Laugwitz-Aulbach, Head of Cultural Affairs for the City of Cologne, Department VII \u2013 Art and Culture.<\/p>\n

The solo exhibition at the Forum of the Foundation at Venloer Stra\u00dfe 19 in Cologne's city center offers a humorous glimpse into courtly life in the 17th century. It focuses primarily on hierarchy in the workplace and explores the question of who is dependent on whom. The masters of the house give instructions, and the servants carry them out humbly. The boss decides, the employees follow instructions: That was then. Thus, the conceptual link between the working world of that time and that of today is ever-present for the viewer \u2013 even if it is not depicted in the artwork. Clear hierarchies have always existed in society and the workplace. First come the higher positions, only then the ordinary employees. Today, the world of work, across all sectors, is undergoing a very exciting transformation towards non-hierarchical leadership. Many companies are focusing on dismantling hierarchies and want to work \"agilely.\" One reason for this is a significant shift in values \u200b\u200bamong employees.<\/p>\n

Die aus Ungarn stammende D\u00fcsseldorfer Meistersch\u00fclerin Sala Lieber entf\u00fchrt uns in dieser Ausstellung ins 17. Jahrhundert und offenbart uns den Glanz und Prunk des Barock und des Rokoko in all seinen Facetten. Mit der Ausstellung “Zu Ihren Diensten” widmet sich die K\u00fcnstlerin diesmal nicht allein der prachtvollen Architektur von Schl\u00f6ssern und Residenzen sowie Portr\u00e4ts adliger Pers\u00f6nlichkeiten und Familien, sondern auch der unteren Stufe der h\u00f6fischen Hierarchie, dem dazugeh\u00f6rigen Dienstpersonal, welches als adliges Statussymbol das Bild des Barock ebenso pr\u00e4gt und ausmacht. So fand die Darstellung von Butlern in eleganten Herrenanz\u00fcgen und Dienstm\u00e4dchen in schwarzen, mit wei\u00dfen R\u00fcschen besetzten Kleidern seit jeher Eingang in die Malerei. <\/span><\/p>\n

The solo exhibition at the Forum of the Foundation at Venloer Stra\u00dfe 19 in Cologne's city center offers a humorous glimpse into courtly life in the 17th century. It focuses primarily on hierarchy in the workplace and explores the question of who is dependent on whom. The masters of the house give instructions, and the servants carry them out humbly. The boss decides, the employees follow instructions: That was then. Thus, the conceptual link between the working world of that time and that of today is ever-present for the viewer \u2013 even if it is not depicted in the artwork. Clear hierarchies have always existed in society and the workplace. First come the higher positions, only then the ordinary employees. Today, the world of work, across all sectors, is undergoing a very exciting transformation towards non-hierarchical leadership. Many companies are focusing on dismantling hierarchies and want to work \"agilely.\" One reason for this is a significant shift in values \u200b\u200bamong employees.
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Image descriptions for \"At Your Service\" in the foundation's forum<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

The exhibition primarily addresses hierarchy in the workplace and explores the question of who is dependent on whom. This role is constantly being exchanged or, as in the screen-print series \"Fresh Meat,\" taken to extremes. The images also aim to shake things up and provoke. Everyone is invited to question themselves and others in their respective situations and positions. The nudity of the figures in the images \"Bar\" and \"The Gardener's Treasure Has Fallen Down\" is intended to highlight their inferiority and vulnerability as employees.<\/span><\/p>\n

The picture \"Gardener's Treasure Has Fallen\" depicts a snapshot of a gardening accident: The attractive gardener has fallen from his ladder while working, and the lady of the house looks out the window and comments on the situation. The scene intentionally conveys a certain condescension towards the staff, as this is not uncommon in real life. In the pictures \"At Your Service,\" the servants are lined up in a row. <\/span><\/p>\n

In this exhibition, Sala Lieber, a master student from Hungary who studied in D\u00fcsseldorf, takes us back to the 17th century and reveals to us the splendor and magnificence of the Baroque and Rococo periods in all their facets. <\/span><\/p>\n

She portrays the servants as an anonymous and impersonal mass whom we do not recognize as individuals with desires and concerns. Thus, the servant is an interchangeable being.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the painting \u201cTriptych,\u201d the row of servants is quite brazenly depicted on a significantly larger canvas than the master of the house. Or in the painting \u201cThe Gardener Has Fallen Down,\u201d the perhaps cynical view from the window is captured on the naked gardener. It is a game of power and hierarchies.<\/span><\/p>\n

But certainly, without the work of servants, much property would be uncontrollable. This also raises the question: who cannot live without the others, who is indispensable?<\/span><\/p>\n

With the exhibition \u201cAt Your Service,\u201d the artist this time focuses not only on the magnificent architecture of castles and residences and portraits of noble personalities and families, but also on the lower rungs of the courtly hierarchy: the servants, who, as a symbol of aristocratic status, shaped and defined the image of the Baroque era. Thus, depictions of butlers in elegant men's suits and maids in black dresses trimmed with white ruffles have always been a feature of painting. <\/span><\/p>\n

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About the artist Sala Lieber:
<\/b><\/span><\/span>Born in Budapest in 1980, Sala Lieber pursued her artistic talent at the D\u00fcsseldorf Art Academy, where she received her Master's degree from Professor Herbert Brandl in 2005. <\/span><\/span>\u200b<\/span><\/span>Sala Lieber's works are characterized by courtly themes and Baroque motifs that seem to come from another era, yet simultaneously reflect a lightness and modernity. This is evident in her opulent and richly detailed oil paintings, characterized by vibrant colors. The artist's characteristic affinity for the Baroque style is also expressed in her new series of hand-printed silkscreens, which equally impress with their richly colored details and playful decoration, transporting the viewer to a world of royal splendor. Further information about Sala Lieber and her work can be found at https:\/\/salalieber.com.<\/p>\n

About the Britta and Ulrich Findeisen Foundation for Art and Architectural Culture:
<\/b><\/span><\/span>Since its founding in July 2007, the Britta and Ulrich Findeisen Foundation for Art and Architectural Culture has been committed to promoting education, historic preservation, art, and architectural culture. The foundation's activities are not geographically limited. To increase the effectiveness of the foundation's funds, and also thanks to the local ties of the founders, its activities focus on its own and external projects in accordance with the foundation's purpose, which are primarily implemented in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) or whose benefits lie with the supported individuals and institutions in NRW. The foundation pursues exclusively and directly purposes within the meaning of the section \"Tax-privileged purposes\" of the German Fiscal Code. The purpose of the foundation is to promote education, art, and architectural culture. The benefit to the individuals or institutions receiving support is always the primary focus when selecting projects. Further information about the work of the Foundation for Art and Architectural Culture can be found at www.stiftung-findeisen.de.<\/p>\n

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Press contact:
<\/b><\/span>Nikolaus Zumbusch
<\/b><\/span>Spokesperson of the Foundation<\/span><\/p>\n

Phone: +49-69-77 06 25 81
\nMobil: +49-151-14 28 27 16<\/span><\/p>\n

E-Mail: presse@stiftung-findeisen.de<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Foundation for Art and Architecture Britta and Ulrich Findeisen
Administration of the Foundation
Landstra\u00dfe 18
41516 Grevenbroich-Hemmerden<\/p>\n

Telefon: +49-2182-88 655-30
\n<\/span>Web: www.stiftung-findeisen.de<\/a><\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Zu Ihren Diensten Die Stiftung f\u00fcr Kunst und Baukultur Britta und Ulrich Findeisen zeigt Arbeiten der K\u00fcnstlerin Sala Lieber Die Stiftung l\u00e4dt zur Ausstellungser\u00f6ffnung “Zu Ihren Diensten” mit Arbeiten der K\u00fcnstlerin Sala Lieber am Samstag, den 9. November 2019 von 18-21 Uhr herzlich ein. Die Er\u00f6ffnung wird von Nikolaus Zumbusch, Sprecher der Stiftung f\u00fcr Kunst und Baukultur Britta und Ulrich Findeisen und von Susanne Laugwitz-Aulbach, Kulturdezernentin der Stadt K\u00f6ln, Dezernat VII \u2013 Kunst und Kultur, eingeleitet. Die Einzelausstellung im Forum der Stiftung in der Venloer Stra\u00dfe 19 in der K\u00f6lner Innenstadt erm\u00f6glicht auf humorvolle Art und Weise den Einblick in das h\u00f6fische Leben des 17. Jahrhunderts. Sie befasst sich \u00fcberwiegend mit der Hierarchie in der Arbeitswelt und stellt sich die Frage, wer von wem abh\u00e4ngig ist. Die Herren des Hauses geben Anweisungen, das Dienstpersonal erf\u00fcllt sie dem\u00fctig. Der Chef entscheidet, die Mitarbeiter befolgen Anweisungen: Das war einmal. So ist der gedankliche Bogen von der damaligen Arbeitswelt zu der von heute f\u00fcr den Betrachter stets pr\u00e4sent – wenn auch nicht in ihren Bildern dargestellt. Seit jeher gab es in der Gesellschaft und Arbeitswelt klare Hierarchien. Erst kommen die gehobenen Positionen, erst…<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":9306,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[255,247],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ausstellungen","category-presse"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/salalieber.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/salalieber.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/salalieber.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salalieber.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salalieber.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9339"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/salalieber.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9339\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9342,"href":"https:\/\/salalieber.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9339\/revisions\/9342"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salalieber.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9306"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/salalieber.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salalieber.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salalieber.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}