A Day Off. An exhibition by the F.C. Gundlach Foundation

From July 12 to September 8, 2024, at the Stadtmuseum Hofheim am Taunus

Leisure activities are a topic that constantly occupies all of us. Simply do nothing for once? Impossible! Our lives have become more hectic and intense not just since the Corona pandemic. Everywhere we are confronted with increasingly exciting, adventurous, and exotic leisure activities. The pressure to keep up, and supposedly having to, is enormous. Leisure has transformed from a time of recuperation after work into a meticulously scheduled mass phenomenon. During peak times after work, on weekends, and public holidays, beaches, swimming pools, gyms, cinemas, and parks are bursting at the seams. Everyone strives for maximum relaxation, self-optimization, and the greatest possible distance from everyday life.

The exhibition A DAY OFF at the Stadtmuseum Hofheim am Taunus visualizes the manifestations of our leisure culture with a wink: people feast, fry, smoke, sweat, and exert themselves to the fullest. Some scenes are unthinkable today. Others are similar, as then, as now, people extensively sunbathed, watched the latest movie in the cinema, danced, or played bingo together. Through the lens of some of the world's most renowned photographers, we gain insight into the changing nature of our leisure behavior over the past hundred years.

Featuring works by: Diane Arbus, Katharina Bosse, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Elliott Erwitt, Arthur "Weegee" Fellig, Bruce Gilden, Nan Goldin, F.C. Gundlach, Esther Haase, David Hockney, Thomas Höpker, Barry Kay, Peter Keetman, Barbara Klemm, Lisette Model, Martin Munkácsi, Martin Parr, Joel Sternfeld et al.

Curator: Natalja Aljasova
Concept: Natalja Aljasova / Jasmin Seck

The exhibition opening will take place on July 11, 2024, at 7:30 PM. Admission is free!

Stadtmuseum Hofheim am Taunus
Burgstraße 11
65719 Hofheim am Taunus