Work group III · 12 works
Identity and the Present
Between origin, digitalization and protest
Here the figure meets the signs of its time. Headscarf and headphones in “Generation,” nun’s wimple and tongue piercing in “Religion 2.0,” mask and cape in “Helden”: Hübner presents belonging not as an explanation but as a stance. Tradition does not disappear in these pictures; it is recoded.
The color world vibrates while the figures remain calm. This very gradient carries the statement: self-determination amid a loud present. These are the most discursive works in his body of work and, at the same time, the ones that stay longest in the memory.
Curatorial Perspective
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Description
Calm figures painted frontally or in profile, bearing the signs of their time: headscarf and headphones in “Generation,” a nun’s coif and tongue piercing in “Religion 2.0,” mask and cape in “Helden.” Around the composed faces vibrates a loud world of color made of neon, metal and spray traces.
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Idea
The group asks what belonging looks like today. Hübner does not explain origin, faith or digital identity; he shows them as attitude. Tradition does not disappear in these pictures—it is recoded and worn with self-determination.
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Context
The works connect portrait painting with questions that concern society and art discourse alike: diversity, digitalization, protest. This makes them Hübner’s most discursive group of works and, at the same time, highly relevant internationally.
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What sets it apart
“Generation” (120 × 100 cm) is the group’s central large-format work. “Religion 2.0” also works with metals. All works are UV-reactive and gain a further layer of meaning under black light.
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For collectors & spaces
For curated programs, group exhibitions and publicly accessible spaces, these works are the most relevant selection: they raise questions without answering them and carry a position with international resonance.