Three projects at Kunstverein Hannover: Under the Milky Way, Florentina Holzinger and Jenny Brosinski

Kunstverein Hannover inaugurates three new presentations that explore the presence of institutions in the urban landscape, questioning the different facets of the notions of “access” and “control”. Florentina Holzinger (b. 1986) is an Austrian choreographer, director and performance artist whose practice is known for its extreme physicality. Relying on mastery of skills such as stunts, aerial work, endurance training, combat sports, Holzinger’s work straddles the line between high culture and entertainment, recombining ballet, opera, circus, martial arts, freak show aesthetics and reality TV formats. Having abandoned education in architecture she went on to study choreography at the Academy of Theatre and Dance in Amsterdam, focusing on the body. In 2026 Holzinger represents Austria at the 61st Venice Biennale. CRASH PIPE (2026) is Holzinger’s latest public installation: a massive, rideable skateboard ramp, weighing over twelve tons, propped on a pile of c