Our Present, Exhibition view, MGKSiegen, Work by Lena Henke, My Trust, 2019, Courtesy the artist, Work by Maria Lassnig, Die Falknerin, 1979, © Maria Lassnig Foundation, Vienna 2020, Photo: Philipp Ottendörfer
The MäZEHNe are a group within the Circle of Friends. In each case, ten members come together to form a group of patrons for a period of five years. By means of an annual monetary donation, they facilitate the acquisition of an artwork. The patrons expressly aim to support younger artists and so concentrate on works by the winners of the Rubens Promotional Prize of the City of Siegen.
The first group of the MäZEHNe came together in 2009. They acquired the "Museum of Shadows", 2009, by Diango Hernández on behalf of the Circle of Friends. The second group (2011) was able to purchase several works by Vajiko Chachkhiani, winner of the Rubens Promotional Prize of the City of Siegen in 2014, while the third group acquired the work "My Trust", 2019, by Rubens Promotional Prize Winner Lena Henke.
The forth group of patrons has now set its sights on the Rubens Promotional Prize 2024.
The MäZEHNe as well as the members of the
rcle of Friends undertake joint art excursions and are involved in the association's activities.
Contact
Ann-Katrin Gräfe-Bub
maezehn@mgksiegen.de