About this exhibition catalogue
The exhibition “For Children. Art Stories since 1968” considers art history from an unexpected vantage point: artworks made for children. Bringing artists together across generations, geographies, and artistic practices, it traces the stories of such artworks shaped by interaction, play, and political imagination, beginning with the social and institutional shifts of 1968.
“For Children” provides a visual, sensual, and theoretical approach, unfolding throughout the galleries and spaces, both indoor and outdoor, of Haus der Kunst in Munich. The exhibition includes historic, newly commissioned, participatory, and sculptural works by Ei Arakawa-Nash, Tarek Atoui, Yto Barrada, Antoine Catala, Neha Choksi, DIS, Ólafur Elíasson, Harun Farocki, Emily Floyd, Jan Peter Hammer, KEKS, KOO JEONG A, Eva Koťátková, Basim Magdy, Ana Mendieta, Meredith Monk, Bruce Nauman, Ernesto Neto, Rivane Neuenschwander, Agus Nur Amal PMTOH, Lygia Pape, Rachel Rose, Afrah Shafiq, and Tromarama.
This publication offers the first kaleidoscopic perspective on the venues, protagonists, and storylines that have shaped artworks for children since the mid-twentieth century. Texts by researchers, artists, and the exhibition’s curators – alongside newly gathered archival documents and extensive source lists – reflect the deep collaborative research behind the project. Foregrounding constellations rather than chronology, the book connects local developments to transnational currents, and reveals that artworks made for children have their rightful place in art history.
With contributions by a. o. Alfredo Aracil, Gabriela Burkhalter, Ian Cheng, Emma Enderby, Anna Faroqhi, Pablo Helguera, Lydia Korndoerfer, Eva Koťátková, Lars Bang Larsen, Andrea Lissioni, Ana Maria Maia and Xue Tan.
Edited by Lydia Korndoerfer, Emma Enderby and Andrea Lissoni. Published by DISTANZ, March 2026.
During the exhibition, the catalogue is available at the museum box office and the Walther König bookshop. Additionally, it can be ordered by mail at any time. Please contact us at versand@hausderkunst.de.
Informations
ISBN 978-3-95476-761-8
- Year
- 2026
- Language
- English (with German inlay)
- Pages
- 416
- Price
- 48 €
