Bayerwaldzyklus Peter Haimerl . Architektur
The Bielefelder Kunstverein stages its exhibition series on architecture every two years. The architect Peter Haimerl exceeds the boundaries of conventional architecture in his projects. He sets out to develop unconventional solutions and innovations with each of them. Concepts materialising from his practice fuse architecture with areas such as computer programming, sociology, economics, politics or art. »
March 09 - July 07, 2019
Pakui Hardware
Pakui Hardware was founded by Neringa Černiauskaitė (*1984 in Klaipeda, Lithuania, lives in Berlin and Vilnius) and Ugnius Gelguda (*1977 in Vilnius, Lithuania, lives in Berlin and Vilnius) in 2014. They are interested in the close relationship between materiality, technology and economies. Central to their work is the question as to how far technology actually does alter economics and our physical/bodily perception of reality. »
November 17, 2018 - February 24, 2019
TAMARA HENDERSON
Different media and forms of expression – such as photography, painting, sculpture, film or performance – come together in the work of Tamara Henderson (*1982 in Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada). Her current film, »Seasons End: Out of Body« (2018), conveys this many-sided artistic praxis. »
NOVEMBER 17, 2018 - FEBRUARY 24, 2019
Editions 2018/2019
Once again, the Bielefelder Kunstverein is making exclusive editions available to its members. The selection of one-off pieces and limited editions by artists who are part of the exhibition programme will be announced shortly. »
NOVEMBER 17, 2018 - FEBRUARY 24, 2019
Scripts
Influenced by contemporary theory, historical scripts or socio-political changes the artistic texts become source-codes for various forms of presentation. Against this background, the exhibition, »Scripts«, focuses on writing as a model, the translation and appropriation of already existing texts, as well as their transformation in various media or visual forms. »
September 01 - November 04, 2018
Arne Schmitt
Arne Schmitt’s (*1984 in Mayen, lives in Cologne) art and photography expresses his interest in public spaces, and particularly in architectural entities and urban construction. For his first solo exhibition in a German institution, the focus will lie, among other things on a group of works dealing with the mining of basalt, the trading in it and its cultural significance. »
April 21 - July 08, 2018
Reinhart Koselleck's images of time
Reinhart Koselleck (1923-2006) counts as one of the most important German historians of the 20th century. He taught at Bielefeld University from 1973 until 1988. This professor of history became known, above all, for his history of concepts and his contributions to a theory of historical time. By contrast, scarcely anyone knows about the importance of images and figurativeness for his thinking about history. »
April 21 - July 08, 2018
Mathias Sander
Mathias Sander from Bielefeld is your professional partner for the completion of all parquet works such as grinding & refurbishing; new laying, surface treatment as well as terraces & wooden balcony flooring. »
February 17 – April 18, 2018
Moyra Davey
At the centre of Moyra Davey's (*1958 in Toronto, lives in New York) exhibition at the Bielefelder Kunstverein there will feature two works, both of which deal with the materiality and function of money. The exhibition is augmented by a more recent trilogy of films (2011-2017) as well as a corresponding small-format photo series, allowing for a more comprehensive insight into Moyra Davey’s interdisciplinary practice. »
February 17 – April 08, 2018
DINEO SESHEE BOPAPE
Dineo Seshee Bopape (*1981 Polokwane, ZA, lives and works in Johannesburg) investigates the personal and socio-political dimensions of emotion and representation. The artist combines digital and analogue media on a large scale and very densely into immersive environments. »
NOVEMBER 18, 2017 - JANUARY 28, 2018
IMAN ISSA
The artistic work of Iman Issa (*1979 in Cairo, EGY, lives in New York, USA) deals with the possibilities of association and individual experience. Through installation, sculpture, photography and text the artist investigates how history, language and objects, in particular, relate together. »
NOVEMBER 18, 2017 - JANUARY 28, 2018
FACETUNES
Up to today, the natural face has been a sign of individuality, personal expression and authenticity. The exhibition develops possibilities for observing human faces, which go beyond the traditional concepts of portraiture – or the selfie-boom. »
AUGUST 26 - NOVEMBER 05, 2017
Shilpa Gupta
Shilpa Gupta is considered one of the most important contemporary artists in India, with work shown internationally. The artist will be showing her most recent body of work for her first solo exhibition staged by a German art institution »
APRIL 29 – JULY 16, 2017
WYHIWYG
In Summer 2017, the WYHIWYG exhibition series is being devoted to the possibilities of production and reception of sound. In line with its acronym and motto, »What You Hear Is What You Get«, WYHIWYG presents acoustic forms of expression with studio quality. »
APRIL 29 - JULY 16, 2017
ZAO/standard- architecture
The Bielefelder Kunstverein stages its exhibition series on architecture every two years. With ZAO/standardarchitecture, we are featuring an important representative of the Chinese architectural scene this year. ZAO/standardarchitecture boasts a wide spectrum of realised projects, like the Novartis Campus building in Shanghai, the remodelling of the narrow Hutong tenements in Beijing and tourist buildings in Tibet and has develop into a critical protagonist among the new generation of Chinese architects, as well as into one of its most innovative. »
February 11 - April 17, 2017
Adriano Amaral
The human body as a closed and simultaneously permeable entity determines the artistic practice of Adriano Amaral, as does his perception of architectural space and the utility of everyday things. The solo exhibition at the Bielefelder Kunstverein is the first institutional solo exhibition by the Brazilian artist. »
NOVEMBER 12, 2016 – JANUARY 22, 2017
Asylum
Die thematische Ausstellung stellt künstlerische Initiativen und Konzepte zur Diskussion, die das Potential von Kunst als widerständigen Erfahrungsraum zum Ausdruck bringen und den komplexen Fragestellungen von Flucht, Migration und Integration eine Plattform bieten. »
AUGUST 27 – OKTOBER 30, 2016
Editions 2016/2017
Once again, the Bielefelder Kunstverein is making exclusive editions available to its members. The choice of one-off pieces and limited editions by artists who were part of the exhibitions programme can be ordered soon. »
NOVEMBER 12, 2016 – JANUARY 22, 2017
Benoît Maire
Benoît Maire develops his works in the spaces between art, philosophy, display and thought. In his paintings, sculptures, videos and installative arrangements, he seeks an experimental and practical pathway into fundamental theoretical propositions of aesthetics. »
APRIL 23 – JULY 10, 2016
Natalie Häusler
Natalie Häusler’s exhibitions presuppose an almost synesthetic perception. Many of her works are ultimately shaped in relation to architectural space and can be viewed according to expanded notions of painting and poetry. »
APRIL 23 – JULY 10, 2016
Rosalie Schweiker
For her first solo exhibition in an institution, Rosalie Schweiker will convert the upper floor of the Bielefelder Kunstverein into a temporary, non-commercial but functional showroom for bras from size DD upwards. »
January 30 - April 10, 2016
Cécile B. Evans
Evans’ first solo exhibition in a German institution furnishes a comprehensive survey of the current work of the Belgian-American artist. »
January 30 - April 10, 2016
Transparencies
The group exhibition, »Transparencies« is concerned with the cultural facets and atmospheres of (non-)transparency. It has gathered together international artists, who are engaging with this current paradigm of transparency and the ambivalence of the concept on a range of levels. »
November 7, 2015 - January 17, 2016
Eugen Gomringer &
On the occasion of Eugen Gomringer’s 90th birthday, against the background of his life’s work and considering the current interest in concrete poetry shown by contemporary art the Bielefelder Kunstverein presents an extended exhibition in collaboration with contemporary artists as well as poets. »
August 29 - Oktober 25, 2015
Artists Commissioning Contemporary Architecture
The international architecture exhibition at the Bielefelder Kunstverein is being devoted to a particular topic: artists commissioning contemporary architecture. It uses a selection of building projects as examples to illuminate the current interactions between architecture and art today. The works presented go into evidence pertaining to buildings organised in an essentially functional manner and also to experimental ones. »
April 25 - July 12, 2015
Christian Falsnaes
For his first solo exhibition in a German institution Falsnaes conceives an interactive spatial installation, which shifts the performative potential of looking at art into the spotlight »
January 31 - April 12, 2014
Cally Spooner
The point of departure for the solo exhibition is Spooner's current film, »Off Camera Dialogue«, co-produced with the Kunstverein Langenhagen. In Bielefeld the artist is developing a new spatial script with expanded content and new works. »
January 31 - April 12, 2015
Katrin Kamrau Jeronimo Voss
GWK Art Prize 2014
In 2014, the Bielefelder Kunstverein is, for the first time, exhibiting the winner of the GWK Art Prize. Under the title, »metro / -skopien«, Katrin Kamrau and Jeronimo Voss have set up their current works and new productions in direct dialogue with each other. »November 30, 2014 - January 25, 2015
VOR ORT
In the 1950s, Sennestadt was an ambitious urban planning project and attracted worldwide attention. During summer 2014 »Vor Ort« will present new commissioned works by international artists in the public space of the Sennestadt district. »
May 25 - October 19, 2014
Bielefeld Contemporary
In the context of the city’s anniversary 800 years of Bielefeld this exhibition is focusing on distinguished private collections by presenting significant works of contemporary art in cabinet-like displays. »
September 14 - November 16, 2014
Michael Beutler
Haus Beutler
The Kunstverein is devoting a comprehensive survey exhibition to the work of Michael Beutler, who has become internationally known for his expansive bricolage installations. »May 10 - July 27, 2014
Katarina Zdjelar
Katarina Zdjelar’s artistic practice consists of videos, sound works, books as well as curated exhibitions. Her works involve embodied responses to historical and geo-political constraints placed on individual or collective desires. »
February 08 - April 27, 2014
Luise Schröder
In her photographic works, videos and publications, Luise Schröder takes up the intrumentalisation of the past for the politics of the present as well as the continuation of historical myths and their meaning for identities and communities. »
February 08 - April 27, 2014
Museum Off Museum
Part Two
After contributions to the exhibition by Kader Attia, Camille Henrot as well as Slavs and Tatars (First part, September 07 – November 03 , 2013) the second part further investigates the interest among artists in the »museum« as a concept for reflection – this time the exhibition includes artistic perspectives of Özlem Altin, Isabelle Cornaro, Jeremy Deller & Bruce Lacey and Simon Fujiwara. »November 09, 2013 - January 26, 2014
Museum Off Museum
Part One
The two-part exhibition »Museum Off Museum is dealing with current interest among artists in the »museum« as a concept for reflection and space of opportunity within changing global circumstances. »September 07 - November 03, 2013
The new restraint
The conditions for producing it have changed fundamentally in times of diminishing resources and crisis situations. Against this background, the exhibition, is presenting trend-setting initiatives, which see a social and cultural commitment in building work. Forms of architecture are being shown, which employ simple means to react creatively to the shift outlined above. »
May 04 - July 21, 2013
Mathieu Kleyebe Abonnenc
Mathieu Kleyebe Abonnenc is both artist and curator. In his works, he researches the history of colonial development and its effects on cultural identities and global relations. »
February 09 - April 28, 2013
Maryam Jafri
Maryam Jafri works primarily with the media of video, photography, text and performance. She takes a research- based approach to her work, and that frequently results in extensive video and photo installations. »
February 09 - April 28, 2013
Bertille Bak
Subjektive Projektionen
Bertille Bak wurde mit ihrer Videoarbeit »Urban Chronicle« von Thomas Thiel eingeladen. »February 09 - April 28, 2013
Diagrams
The thematic group exhibition follows an approach from the study of imagery and enquires into this development’s current effects on art’s worlds of imagery. »
November 10, 2012 – January 27, 2013
Sean Edwards
Subjective Projections
Sean Edwards was invited with his video work »Clothes« by Ben Borthwick (Independent curator director of Artes Mundi, Cardiff / Wales). »December 14, 2012 - January 27, 2013
Vermeir & Heiremans
Subjective Projections
Vermeir & Heiremans were invited by Nav Haq (Curator at M HKA, Museum for contemporary art Antwerp/Belgium) with their video work »The good life (A guided tour)«. »November 10 - December 13, 2012
Gilda Mantilla & Raimond Chaves
Subjective Projections
Gilda Mantilla and Raimond Chaves were invited by Tatiana Cuevas (Independent curator, Mexico City) with their video work »Un afán incómodo (An uncomfortable eagerness)«. »September 28 - November 04, 2012
Jessica Warboys
Specific landscapes and nature itself usually form the starting point for the artistic works of Jessica Warboys. Also highly significant for her are biographical background material and a concern with Western society’s collective memory. »
August 25 – November 04, 2012
Thomas Kratz
Thomas Kratz thinks of himself as a painter first and foremost. His work develops out of fundamental themes from the histories of art and of contemporary affairs and out of the conditions governing colour, form and material and it denotes the conscious juxtaposition of artistic concepts. »
August 25 – November 04, 2012
Divya Mehra
Subjective Projections
Divya Mehra was invited by Anthony Kiendl (Art director, Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art, Winnipeg / Canada) with her video work »Prelude to collapsing Op. 28 No. 4 / him and I in the middle of the afternoon / passing out for chopin / fainting by the park and learning to breathe again«. »August 25 - September 27, 2012
David Adamo
David Adamo has developed his own independent stance as a sculptor outside of formalism over the last few years. The artist has become known with extensive installations made of industrially produced wooden objects. »
May 12 – July 15, 2012
Jenni Tischer
Jenni Tischer creates sculptural installations, watercolours and videos from fundamental design principles. »
May 12 – July 15, 2012
Maha Maamoun
Subjective Projections
Maha Maamoun was invited by Stefanie Schulte Strathaus (Kuratorin, Arsenal - Institut für Film und Videokunst, Berlin) with her video work »2026« (2010). »June 15 – July 15, 2012
Elizabeth Price
Subjective Projections
Elizabeth Price was invited by Andrew Bonacina (Curator, International Project Space, Birmingham) with her video work »Choir (Parts I and II)« (2011). »May 12 – June 14, 2012
B&H
Subjective Projections
B&H (Loretta Fahrenholz, Ilya Lipkin, Patrick Price) were invited by Kathrin Meyer (Curator, Kestnergesellschaft Hannover) with their video work »Careless Talk Lives Costly« (2011). »March 09 – April 29, 2012
Anna Franceschini
Subjective Projections
Anna Franceschini was invited by Alessandro Rabottini (Curator at Large, GAMeC Bergamo) with her video work »Nothing is more mysterious. A fact that is well explained« (2010). »05.Februar – 08. März 2012
Carl Strüwe in the Context of Contemporary Photography
with Liz Deschenes, Jan Paul Evers and Jochen Lempert
Bielefelder Kunstverein and Kunsthalle Bielefeld in cooperation with the Carl Strüwe Archive Bielefeld dedicate a retrospective to Carl Strüwe (1898–1988) who counts as one of the pioneers of artistic micro photography. »February 05 – April 29, 2012
Lina Selander
Subjective Projections
Lina Selander was invited by Felix Vogel (Independent Curator, Berlin) with her video work »Anteroom of the Real« (2010/2011). »January 06 – February 05, 2012
Luke Fowler & Toshiya Tsunoda
The exhibition »imprint/field/surface« presents film- and soundinstallations by Luke Fowler and Toshiya Tsunoda. »
November 19, 2011 – January 29, 2012
Children's Films
PRESENTED BY GARETH MOORE
With films by Ulla von Brandenburg, Keren Cytter, Geoffrey Farmer, Julia Feyrer und Harrell Fletcher »November 19, 2011 – January 29, 2012
James Richards
Subjective Projections
James Richards was invited by Dan Kidner (Director, Picture This, Bristol) with his video work »The Misty Suite« (2009). »November 18 – December 18, 2011
Donna Kukama
Subjective Projections
Donna Kukama was invited by Gabi Ngcobo (Independent Curator, Johannesburg) with her video work »The Swing« (2009). »Oktober 14 – November 17, 2011
Beyond Gestaltung
The exhibition at Bielefelder Kunstverein shifts works by designers and artists, all created out of the tension between art and design, into the centre of attention. »
September 10 – November 06, 2011
Tintin Wulia
Subjective Projections
Tintin Wulia was invited by Katerina Valdivia Bruch (Independent Curator, Berlin) with her video work »Everything´s OK« (2003). »September 09 – October 13, 2011
Kevin Schmidt
Subjective Projections
Kevin Schmidt was invited by Nigel Prince (Executive Director, Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver) with his video work »A Sign in the Northwest Passage« (2011). »June 24 – July 24 2011
bevk perović arhitekti/OFIS Arhitekti
With bevk perović arhitekti und and OFIS Arhitekti, Bielefelder Kunstverein is showing two celebrated representatives of the current Slovenian architectural scene in our biannual exhibithions series »Baukunst«. »
May 14 – July 25 2011
Laure Prouvost
Subjective Projections
Laure Prouvost was invited by Dr. Inke Arns (artistic director, Hartware MedienKunstVerein, Dortmund) with her video work »Monolog« (2009). »May 13 – June 23, 2011
Sangdon Kim
Subjective Projections
Sangdon Kim was invited by Heejin Kim (Director, Art Space Pool, Seoul) with his video work »The Monument« (2009). »April 08 – May 12, 2011
Kiran Subbaiah
Subjective Projections
Kiran Subbaiah was invited by Shilpa Gupta (artist, Mumbai) with his video works »Hello I am...« (1999) and »Now I see it« (1999). »March 11 – April 07, 2011
Lili Reynaud-Dewar
Over the last few years, Lili Reynaud-Dewar (*1975, lives and works in Paris) has been developing a complex oeuvre, which revolves consistently around the concept of cultural identity. »
February 12 – May 01, 2011
Thomas Julier
Thomas Julier (*1983, lives and works in Zurich and Brig, CH) works predominantly with photography, video and sculpture as mediums. What is possible using digital cameras, image and graphics programmes, as well as computer-aided production, is what determines his pictures, objects and spatial installations. »
February 12 – May 01, 2011
Tamar Guimarães
Subjective Projections
Tamar Guimarães was invited from Jacob Fabricius (Director, Malmö Konsthall, Malmö, Sweden) for her video work »Tropical blow up« (2009). »February 11 – March 10, 2011
Alexandre Estrela
Subjective Projections
Alexandre Estrela was invited by Natxo Checa (Curator for Visual Arts and Deputy Director of ZDB, Lissabon) for his video work »O Cobra Verde« (2009) »December 10, 2010 – January 30, 2011
From A to B, from B to P
What does it mean when whole exhibitions go on tour? How far do the history of the locations, the context, the size and nature of the spaces determine the concepts and their presentation? How far are pictures, artistic statements and curatorial concepts understood across cultural boundaries? »
November 13, 2010 – January 30, 2011
Mounira al Solh
Subjective Projections
Mounira al Solh was invited by Dr. Matthias Mühling (Head of Department Collections / Exhibitions / Research, Staedtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus und Kunstbau, Munich) to show her video »Rawane's Song« (2006). »November 13 – December 09, 2010
Desire Machine Collective
Subjective Projections
Desire Machine Collective was invited by Sandhini Poddar (Assistant Curator of Asian Art, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York)with their digital video work «25–75» (2007). »October 29 – November 11, 2010
Gabriel Kuri
For the occasion of his first institutional exhibition in Germany, Gabriel Kuri (*1970 in Mexico City) has created four new groups of works, which provide an insight into different artistic aspects of his work. »
September 04 – November 01, 2010
Dirk Fleischmann
Three geographical places form the basis of Dirk Fleischmann’s (*1974 in Schweinfurt) first institutional solo exhibition: Limuranin, Kaesong and Rosario. »
September 04 – November 01, 2010
Aurélien Froment
Subjective Projections
Aurélien Froment was invited by Pascale Cassagnau (art critic, author and curator, Centre National des Arts Plastiques) with his video work »Pulmo Marina«. »September 03 – October 07, 2010
Fayçal Baghriche
Subjective Projections
Fayçal Baghriche was invited by Yann Chevallier (curator, Le Confort Moderne, Poitiers) to show his video work »Point, ligne, particules«. »July 02 – July 29, 2010
Ezgi Kılınçaslan
Subjektive Projektionen
Ezgi Kılınçaslan was invited by Florian Wüst (artist and film curator, Berlin) with her video work »Berlun« (2008). »June 04 – July 01, 2010
Benedikt Hipp
Benedikt Hipp is showing new figurative paintings together with abstracts and works on paper as well for the first time exhibiting space-consuming sculptures and large-format tableau paintings at Bielefelder Kunstverein. »
May 08 – July 18, 2010
Maria Loboda
Maria Loboda’s solo exhibition has as its centre the portrait of a room styled by wall-ornaments and obscure objects alongside architectural alterations. Loboda also takes up the regional significance of textile-production in Bielefeld. »
May 08 – July 18, 2010
Thomson & Craighead
Subjective Projections
Thomson & Craighead were invited by Sabine Himmelsbach (Director, Edith Russ Site for Media Art, Oldenburg) to show their video work »Flat Earth«. »May 07 – June 03, 2010
Marcellvs L.
Subjective Projections
Marcellvs L. was invited by Jochen Volz (Artistic director, INHOTIM, Belo Horizonte/ Brasil) to show his video work »1716«. »April 02 – April 29, 2010
Masha Godovannaya
Subjective Projections
Masha Godovannaya was invited by Georg Elben (Independent curator, Videonale Bonn) to show her video work »Untitled #1«. »March 05 – April 01, 2010
In the event of suspicion
The group exhibition understands suspicion as a medium for both artists and visitors to question aesthetic, political, social, and media-related issues. »
FEBRUARY 06 – APRIL 25, 2010
Anna McCarthy
Subjective Projections
Anna McCarthy was invited by Heike Ander (Curator of Exhibitions and Cooperations, Academy of Media Arts, Cologne) to show her video work »Bored Rebel«. »February 05 – March 04, 2010
Iman Issa
Subjective Projections
Iman Issa was invited by Mai Abu ElDahab (Director, Objectif Exhibitions, Antwerp) to show her video work »Proposal for an Iraq War Memorial« (2007). »January 07 – January 24, 2010
Hu Xiangqian
Subjective Projections
Hu Xiangqian was invited by Hu Fang (Creative Director and co-founder of Vitamin Creative Space, Guangzhou, China) to show his video work »Two Men« (2008). »December 03 – December 20, 2009
More than a T-Shirt
The group exhibition »More than a T-Shirt« centres around the T-shirt as an artistic medium. »
November 14, 2009 – January 24, 2010
Marina Gioti
Subjective Projections
Marina Gioti was invited by Katerina Gregos (curator and critic, Brussels) to show her video work »B-ALLES« (2005). »November 14 – December 02, 2009
Ryan Trecartin
Subjective Projections
Ryan Trecartin was invited by Marc Gloede (curator, critic and film historian, Berlin) with his video work »(Tommy Chat Just E-Mailed Me.)« (2006). »October 15 – November 04, 2009
Adam Shecter
Subjective Projections
Adam Shecter was invited by Sarah Cook (curator and researcher of media art, CRUMB / University of Sunderland) with his video work »BCAST« (2009). »September 23 – October 13, 2009
Latifa Echakhch
The works by French-Moroccan artist Latifa Echakhch are forever revolving around questions of cultural identity and how it is depicted. »
September 05 – October 25, 2009
Flo Maak
The Frankfurt based artist, Flo Maak investigates in his photographs, photo-collages, objects, and his video and sound works the conditions of situation, image and exhibition. »
September 05 – October 25, 2009
Shana Moulton
Subjective Projections
Shana Moulton was invited by Raphael Gygax (curator, migros museum für gegenwartskunst, Zurich) with her video work »Sand Saga« (2008). »September 05 – September 22, 2009
Ricardo Iazetta & Estúdio Bijari
Subjective Projections
Ricardo Iazzetta & Estúdio Bijari were invited by Solange Farkas (director and curator: Associação Cultural Videobrasil; Museu de arte Moderne da Bahia) for their video work »Várzea« (2006). »June 17 – July 07, 2009
Micro House
In the series »architecture« the Bielefelder Kunstverein is this year taking up the phenomenon of the »micro house«. »
May 30 – July 26, 2009
Takeshi Murata
Subjective Projections
Takeshi Murata was invited by Rudolf Frieling (curator of media arts, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art) for his video work »Monster Video« (2005). »May 29 – June 16, 2009
Ben Rivers
Subjective Projections
Ben Rivers was invited by Alice Koegel (curator, Staatsgalerie Stuttgart) for his video work »The Coming Race« (2006). »April 29 – May 19, 2009
Alejandro Cesarco
Subjective Projections
Alejandro Cesarco was invited was invited by Ellen Blumenstein (freelance curator, Berlin) for his video work »Scrabble« (2001). »April 08 – April 28, 2009
Das Bielefelder Gefühl
The group exhibition, »The Bielefeld Feeling« follows a number of themes and has, in the jubilee year of the Bielefelder Kunstverein (80 years), the premise of »