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New Fellow in the Summer Term: Ann-Sophie Lehmann

24 April 2026

We welcome our new fellow Prof. Dr. Ann-Sophie Lehmann at the CAS »Imaginaria of Force«. Ann-Sophie Lehmann is Professor of Art History and Material Culture at the University of Groningen (NL) where her research and teaching develop materials- and practice-based approaches. She has published widely on the theory and history of artistic materials and practices, material literacy, and object-based teaching and learning. During her research stay at the CAS from April to September 2026, she will investigate the topic »Materiality Undone. Histories of a Weak Concept«.

Latest articles

Ivan Kafka: Pro soukromou maxipotřebu [For Private Maxi-Need], 1979, Moravská galerie v Brně (MG 10852).

Photo: Ivan Kafka: Pro soukromou maxipotřebu [For Private Maxi-Need], 1979, Moravská galerie v Brně (MG 10852).

11.09.2026|Imaginarien der Kraft
Announcement: 24./25.09.2026 Workshop »Ethico-Aesthetics of Landscape«

Landscapes are not merely objects of aesthetic perception but also media of ethical and political order. The workshop explores landscape as image, metaphor, and imaginative construct through which ideas of nature, community, and responsibility are negotiated.

Workshop »Ethico-Aesthetics of...

Gian Lorenzo Bernini: Estasi di Santa Teresa (1645–1652), Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rom (Detail)

Photo: Wikimedia, Alvesgaspar

10.09.2026|Imaginarien der Kraft
Research report: Niklaus Largier: Symbolic Forms – Symbolic Riffs. The Energetic Charge of Symbols

Prof. Dr. Niklaus Largier was a fellow at the CAS »Imaginaria of Force« in June and July 2025. A short report on his research on the topic »Symbolic Forms – Symbolic Riffs. The Energetic Charge of Symbols« is now available online.