Leiko Ikemura, artist vborn in Japan and now living and working in Germany, combines European and Asian motifs and traditions in simple and poetic imagery. Her motifs straddle the boundary between nature and the human sphere. Her female figures present themselves as being in between: sensitive, mindful, delicate, yet determined in the spaces and at the boundaries of human existence. The work complements the foundation's collection, which is dedicated, among other things, to the dialogue between East and West, Asia and Europe.

In 2026, the Sprengel Museum Hanover will be expanded to include a spectacular light installation by the renowned US artist James Turrell. A Sky Space will be created in the museum's sculpture garden - a work specially developed for this outdoor space, called TOTUS INTUS, TOTUS FORIS - TOTALLY INSIDE, TOTALLY OUTSIDE

Turrell's installation will transform the museum courtyard into a total work of art that integrates the other sculptures and the architectural landscape into an immersive landscape of light.