Alles unter dem Himmel. Harmonie in der Familie und im Staat

In the organizer's words:

How deeply does the state intervene in private life? The exhibition focuses on the tense relationship between family and state in China and Korea in the 20th century - between ideology, care and control.

On display are photographs by Chinese artist He Chongyue, which visualize historical propaganda slogans on the one-child policy in rural regions, alongside impressive positions on adoption and gender policy in South and North Korea from the museum's own collection.

A central work is Family by Mao Tongqiang. The photographic series paradigmatically illustrates the transformation of Chinese family structures: from the production community of bygone times to consumer-oriented, mobile and often smaller households. Jane Jin Kaisen's poetic-political video work The Woman, The Orphan, and The Tiger addresses transgenerational traumas of Korean women between colonial rule, military violence and transnational adoption. Mirae kate-hers Rhee deals with a related theme in the work K-Orphan Style, developed especially for the exhibition, in which she autoethnographically reflects on her own adoption from South Korea to the USA. Prints by Siren Eun Young Jung question traditional gender roles and open up queer perspectives on memory, belonging and identity.

An exhibition at the Museum of Asian Art in the Humboldt Forum. Curator Maria Sobotka, co-curator Lu Tian.

Further information

- Language: German, English

- Location: 3rd floor, room 318, room 319

- Duration: 28.11.2025 to 25.06.2026

- Opening hours: Wednesdays to Mondays from 10:30 - 18:30. Tuesday is a regular closing day.