Korbinian Kohler will take on a new role as founder and owner of Gallery KOKO starting in summer 2025. In addition to his work as owner of the Bachmair Weissach Group, he is creating a place where art, culture, and aesthetics are an integral part of the experience.

With the founding of Gallery KOKO, Korbinian Kohler is expanding his portfolio to include a cultural dimension: As the owner of the gallery, he is realizing his vision of making art tangible and bringing guests, artists, and collectors into a lively dialogue.

As a trained philosopher, he has always pursued an interdisciplinary approach. In addition to his work in the hotel industry, he also founded the Korbinians Kolleg philosophical forum and now aims to make a social contribution through the medium of art.

As a passionate local patriot, he pursues a clear goal: to position Lake Tegernsee—Germany's most beautiful recreational region—as an internationally acclaimed cultural destination. With Gallery KOKO, he bridges the gap between regional roots and a global perspective.

Annabel Weichel studied art history and French literature in Paris and Munich, and also pursued part-time studies in art market management in Berlin and London. She works in an internationally renowned collection of contemporary art in Munich and is actively involved in the Society of Friends of Haus der Kunst, where she has served on the board since 2022. Her particular interest lies in the intersections of art, architecture, design, and music. Given her German-Italian heritage, exchange with Italian cultural institutions plays a central role in her work. Her work focuses on contemporary art education, the strategic development of digital projects, socially conscious cultural communication, and event management. Through innovative projects, she creates spaces for encounter where art and culture can be experienced and accessed.

(Photo credit: Joel Heyd)

Benedikt Müller studied business administration and cultural management and has been working in various responsible positions in the cultural sector since September 2020.
After completing his master's degree at the HMT Munich, he undertook a traineeship at Christie's in Zurich and worked at Karl & Faber in Munich, specializing in Classical Modernism.
As Head of Digital Collections at Collecto, he worked with international museums and private collections on digitization projects, apps and catalogues raisonnés.
Currently, he is responsible for setting up an academy in the private cultural sector in Munich, which hosts weekly speakers from culture, science and politics such as Uli Sigg, Sophie von der Tann, Dieter Schwarz or Gregor Gysi.

How is reality experienced through the medium of contemporary art? How does the here and now confront us when it is conveyed through artistic forms, materials, and perspectives? The exhibition ARTIFICIAL? Traces of the Contemporary is dedicated to the diverse artistic approaches to the reality surrounding us and its manifestations. The question mark in ARTIFICIAL? refers to a central tension: reality is not simply depicted in art but rather shaped. Art is therefore never objective – not even where it claims objectivity. Every artistic approach is a deliberate aesthetic and conceptual setting that organizes perception and interprets reality. The exhibition thus focuses less on the present itself than on its experienceability. The presented works uncover such traces of the contemporary – as condensations and fragments between perception and artistic form. Abstract and figurative positions meet. Painting, sculpture, photography, and objects unfold a field of tension in which materiality and perception interact. The different artistic approaches show how diversely reality is shaped within the medium of art. The exhibition venue also plays a special role. The architectural and atmospheric situation of the Spa & Resort Bachmair Weissach shifts the classic exhibition framework. In a private, condensed environment, the works meet viewers closer to everyday life. Precisely this proximity opens up a space of experience in which art, space, and lived reality intertwine anew. Together, the represented positions show that artistic practice does not depict reality but rather shapes it. Perception is molded, meanings shift, and the contemporary reveals itself anew time and again.

Lavinia Berton, Jan Davidoff, Hedwig Eberle, Annemarie Faupel, Gregor Hildebrandt, Maria Justus, Suse Kohler, Christian Muscheid, Florian Nöthe, Gabriele Pöhlmann, Joan Saló, Doreh Schütz, Philipp Stähle, Franz Stein, Rosalie Werthefrongel and Martin Wöhrl

Peter Hansen is the initiator and driving force behind MAX 33 – a platform that gives young contemporary artists visibility and creates new approaches to art. With great passion and a keen sense of quality, he pursues the goal of promoting young artists and making them accessible to a broad audience.

With over 30 years of experience in the international art market, Hansen has firsthand knowledge of the dynamics of galleries, fairs, and biennials. For 15 years, he has headed the Friends of the Villa Stuck Museum in Munich—a reflection of his sustained commitment to art and its institutions.

MAX 33 was born in 2016 with the temporary use of a vacant space at Maximilianstraße 33. What began as a spontaneous exhibition became a success—and a commitment. Since then, Hansen has continued to run MAX 33 as a platform with vision and energy.

Its global network connects artists, collectors, curators, and art lovers – making MAX 33 an open stage for the contemporary art of tomorrow.