Until the end of February, Munich-based traditional company Kustermann is hosting a new pop-up location at Viktualienmarkt with art – not only to contribute to the revitalisation of the city centre, but also to make art accessible in special venues: On display is the exhibition "Entfesselte Farben" (Unleashed Colours) by Munich artist Temel Nal, who is presenting around 21 photographic works printed on paper and aluminium. Some of the works appear as large-format multiples on a museum scale, with a width of over five metres. They provide a comprehensive insight into the four central series of works from the past five years: Mask Series, BlueLady Series, Oktoberfest Series and DataWorld Series. The presentation is complemented by sculpturally arranged monitors on the floor, which document Nal's first steps from two-dimensional photography to digitally animated sequences of individual work fragments.

During the Christmas season, household goods specialist F.S. Kustermann had already made an impressive statement for art and culture with a ten-metre-wide art installation by the Munich-based photo artist, and is now going one better with the new exhibition. The exhibition space itself becomes a space for reflection: raw, open and deliberately far removed from classic white cube aesthetics. It is a place of becoming – a temporary studio. "For centuries, the artist's studio has exerted a special attraction on Western art history: as a privileged place where thought becomes matter and work condenses into form. It is both origin and archive, laboratory and stage, a space of errors, fragments and revelations," says curator Paula Domzalski.

However, the exhibition extends far beyond a retrospective of photographic works. A second section showcases back-projected digital sketches from the DataWorld – The Room project: two wall-spanning projections present early iterations of an evolving spatial installation combining image, light, and sound. "For F.S. Kustermann, this represents a first-of-its-kind collaboration, and for us as a Munich institution with deep historical roots, it's a valuable opportunity to underscore our long-standing commitment to art and culture. Through this powerful and luminous photographic art, we aim to bring even more light and positive inspiration to Munich's city center during the darker months," explain Kustermann managing directors Dr. Susanne Linn-Kustermann and Caspar-Friedrich Brauckmann.

With this unique collaboration, Kustermann is also underlining its goal of making Munich city centre an attractive location for guests, visitors and businesses in the future. Munich's heart and tradition meet extraordinary art in the Kustermann Block. A must-see for all visitors to Munich city centre until the end of February 2026.

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