When does the exhibition take place?

The exhibition is scheduled for 03.08.2026 from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM.

What is the admission price?

The regular price for the small house ticket to the exhibition Steina: Playback is 10 Euros.

Where is Haus der Kunst located?

Haus der Kunst is located at Prinzregentenstraße 1, 80538 Munich.

Are there guided tours of the exhibition?

Yes, Haus der Kunst offers guided tours and curatorial formats for Steina: Playback.

Is the museum accessible for people with disabilities?

Haus der Kunst provides visitor information on directions, opening hours, and accessible offerings. For specific needs, it's advisable to check the visitor information.

How long should one plan for the visit?

For the exhibition, it is recommended to plan about one to two hours, and longer if attending guided tours or more in-depth work contemplation.

Steina: Playback unfolds a vibrant cosmos of image and sound at Haus der Kunst

Name: Steina: Playback
Start: 2026-08-03T12:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-08-03T22:00:00+02:00
Location: Haus der Kunst

Steina: Playback at Haus der Kunst: Video Art as a Living Sound Space

With Steina: Playback, Haus der Kunst in Munich presents an exhibition that compellingly combines video, sound, and media art. The presentation traces more than five decades of an artistic oeuvre that rethinks image and sound, performance and technology, repetition and perception.

A Pioneer of Video Art

Steina, born in 1940 in Reykjavik as Steinunn Briem Bjarnadóttir, began her career as a classically trained violinist and turned to the medium of video in 1970. Coming from music, she transfers principles of playing and improvisation to her artistic practice. Her works can be understood as an aesthetic experience in which the electronic signal simultaneously becomes image and sound.

Between Signal, System, and Sensuality

The exhibition encompasses 21 works, including early documentary experiments from the late 1970s and large-scale projected environments. With Outer Cosmos, a recent work is presented for the first time. Steina's image spaces unfold not linearly, but as orbits of repetition, feedback, and spatial immersion. The result is an art experience that consciously dissolves the boundaries between sculpture, installation, and moving image.

Curatorial Perspective and Art Historical Context

Haus der Kunst places Steina's work within the history of media art and emphasizes her role in establishing video as an artistic medium. As early as 1971, she co-founded The Kitchen in New York with Woody Vasulka, a space for expanded forms of image, sound, and live performance. In 1973, she co-founded the Department of Media Study at the University at Buffalo, an early academic program for media art and experimental practices.

The exhibition is not designed as a chronology but as a spatial contemplation of the works. Sound, vitality, and technology are the driving forces here. This very connection makes Steina's work so present today: It speaks of perception, machine vision, and an art that actively draws the audience into its rhythms.

What Visitors Can Expect in Munich

Haus der Kunst complements the exhibition with educational offerings, guided tours, and workshops. Those who engage with this exhibition experience media art not as a distant archive, but as an intense, physically palpable exhibition atmosphere. Light, projection, sound, and movement create a space where art history, technological experimentation, and aesthetic experience converge.

Steina: Playback is an important date for all who appreciate video art, international contemporary art, and curatorial quality. A visit is particularly worthwhile for art enthusiasts, students, families, and anyone seeking new perspectives on media, music, and perception. This exhibition deserves the encounter on site.