Intimacy

Many intimate moments are featured in paintings by Brücke artists. They can be seen in indoor and social settings, as well as in nude portrayals. In this interview, Christèle Mapuku investigates concepts related to intimacy and privacy from a deliberately Black perspective.

Christèle Mapuku is interested in diverse, mainly marginalised realities and uses her writing to reflect on them. She has studied American Studies and Social Sciences and loves the sea. She participated in a workshop on Erich Heckel’s Im Atelier, which was part of the Various Answers project.

Christèle Mapuku

In Discussion
(Christele) Audio, 00:08
(Josephine) Audio, 00:10
(Sam) Audio, 00:37

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Related Works from the Collection
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Sitzender weiblicher Akt, 1912
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Ruhendes Paar, 1907/08
Erich Heckel, Im Bad, 1911
Max Kaus, Liegende Frau mit Katze, 1921
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, Frau bei der Toilette, 1929
Fritz Bleyl, Schlafende, 1906/07
Further Topics
Adultism Canon Bodies Cultural Appropriation The Male Gaze Pose/Posing Racism Collecting Visibility Solidarity White privilege