The international loan exhibition Connecting Worlds: Artists & Travel realised by the Kupferstich-Kabinett, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden (SKD) in collaboration with the Katrin Bellinger Collection took place in the spacious galleries of the Dresden Residenzschloss (8 July – 8 October 2023). The dynamic display of over 120 works, primarily drawings and prints, was conceived to take visitors on a journey across different historical periods and geographical contexts. From the Renaissance to the nineteenth century, from Albrecht Dürer’s voyages to those of the young Nazarenes and beyond, the chosen drawings, sketchbooks and prints revealed experiences made on the road, telling of personal aspirations, friendships and exchanges nourished by travel. The display was comprised of three sections: “On the Road”, “Destination Rome”, and “Dresden”. Works selected from the rich holdings of the SKD were placed in dialogue with a substantial group lent by the Katrin Bellinger Collection. These were supplemented by a number of remarkable loans from institutions in Germany, Switzerland and the UK. Commissioned and loaned contemporary pieces, including Frozen Sky by Langlands & Bell, offered further inspiring perspectives on the topic of travel and connectivity.

The exhibition and catalogue were co-curated and edited by Stephanie Buck, Director of the Kupferstich-Kabinett, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, and Anita V. Sganzerla, curator of the Katrin Bellinger Collection.

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