Interventions in Lent
Altar veilings in churches in Chemnitz and the Capital of Culture region
The exhibition series is based on the traditional veiling of altars during Lent, between Ash Wednesday and Easter. The first known Lenten cloth used for veiling covered a crucifix in the Saxon town of Zittau in 1472 – and thus called for prayer and reflection. Ash Wednesday in 2025 is on 5 March, which is also the 80th anniversary of the bombing of Chemnitz city centre. Both represent an occasion for Saxon and international artists to redesign public spaces with works in churches.
When? March 5, 2025 to April 20, 2025
Where? Chemnitz, Stadtkirche St. Jakobi, Young-Jae Lee
Devotion and Vernissage/Visits
Michael Endlicher: 5 March / 6 pm / Zwickau (St. Mary's Cathedral) / visits Wed-Sat
Isabell Borges: 5 March / 6 pm / Marienberg (Zöblitz church) / visits Sat-Wed
Giesela Polster: 5 March / 6 pm / Schneeberg (Hospitalkirche) / visits Sun
Brigitte Schwacke: 5.3. / 6 pm / Mittweida (City Church) / visits Mon-Sun
Katja Lang: 5.3. / 6 pm / Stollberg (St. Marienkirche) / visits Sun
Jessica Buhlmann: 5 March / 6 pm / Frankenberg (Langenstriegis church) / visits Mon-Sun
Michael Morgner: 5 March / 7:30 pm / Freiberg (Cathedral) / visits Mon-Sun
Young-Jae Lee: 9 March / 11 pm / Chemnitz (St Jakobikirche) / visits Mon-Sat