In the new rooms for the permanent collection, the Museum Folkwang presents a part of its collection of art after 1945 and contemporary art: In the central exhibition room, apart from major works by the Americans Mark Rothko, Newmann, Pollock, Reinhardt, Kline, Louis and Stella, one can also admire works by Soulages, Vedova, Klein and Fontana as well as by Richter and Palermo.

Work groups and contemporary art installations follow in neighbouring rooms: Works by Baumgarten, Starling, Atelier van Lieshout, Reed, Halley, Scully, Horn and others. Some of these artists have had individual or group exhibitions in the Museum Folkwang in the recent past.

The Museum Folkwang intends to develop long-term cooperation with artists, allowing the making of new works. This will revitalize a tradition which goes far back into the museum’s history and which began in Essen with Kirchner and Schlemmer who decorated or designed rooms for the museum.

From 1973 to 1988, the Museum Folkwang provided video artists with a fully equipped studio for their work, where a number of important works were made. This collection will now be reformed, expanded and shown in first screenings and presentations (planned exhibition "Das im Entschwinden erfasste", Spring to Summer, 2010 in the old building).

Systematic consideration of non-European cultures was a special interest of the Museum Folkwang from early on. It will also be an important task in the future, as the most recent acquisitions of works by Lothar Baumgarten or Simon Starling show.


Contact
Curator: Dr. Sabine Maria Schmidt
T +49 201 8845 303
F +49 201 8845 125
sabine.maria.schmidt@museum-folkwang.essen.de

Exhibition Administration: Barbara Bury
T +49 201 8845 104
F +49 201 8845 125
barbara.bury@museum-folkwang.essen.de

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