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Why are you creative? by Hermann Vaske

From September 25 to February 14, 2026, the Kunsthaus is showing "Why are you creative? by Hermann Vaske" - 1000 answers from important artists, activists and thinkers of our time to the question of the century: Why are we creative?

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Why are you creative, David Bowie? Asked by © Hermann Vaske, London 1992

Why are we creative? What makes an idea a good idea? What is the genius of creative people?

For over thirty years, filmmaker and author Hermann Vaske has been asking important artists, activists and thinkers of our time about this. More than 1,000 have answered him - some in autographs or sentences, many with drawings or artifacts. Some very personal, others bizarre. The Kunsthaus is showing the funniest, most astonishing and most illuminating answers from Hermann Vaske's collection.


Opening

All interested parties are cordially invited to the opening on Wednesday, September 24, at 7 pm.

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