“FOR ME, VALUES AND CHANGE GO TOGETHER...

both in life and in art. My take on things is that values form a sort of inner framework, connecting our society. What would we be without culture? Without art? I see cultural values as a key component of human history. Museums and exhibitions are places where one can engage with ideas—including those that differ from your own. And I think it is really important for communal meeting places like these to be open to everyone, as they are here at Würth.

I CAN TRACE A CONSTANT PROCESS OF CHANGE WITHIN THIS FRAMEWORK OF VALUES...

change that is reflected in art, also mirroring changes within society. If you look at the 1960s, for example, with its dynamic trend towards calling hierarchical systems into question, you can see a process of revolution in the world of art, too. Artists started to work more interactively, using new media, creating works of art that you can walk into, for example.

EVERYTHING IS IN FLUX, THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS A STANDSTILL...

the Swiss artist Jean Tinguely once said. And it’s true: There is no art without change, pursuing new avenues is, in itself, an act of creativity – and one that needs no particular purpose, but is intrinsically playful. You can try something out, venture into pastures new, transform yourself, without any immediate consequences. It’s a genuine form of freedom.”

Würth’s art collection contains more than 18,000 works of art on display in 14 museums and associated galleries of the Würth Group throughout Europe.