Exhibitions

Installationsansicht Prometheus Bound

Installationsansicht Prometheus Bound
Werke: Barnett Newman, Auguste Rodin, Max Beckmann

Foto: Jens Nober, Museum Folkwang

21. Jun 2019
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30. Dec 2023

NEW WORLDS

Discovering the Collection
Since the summer of 2019 Museum Folkwang has been presenting its collection in completely redesigned halls. Taking New Worlds as the overarching theme, the presentation is destined to enable visitors to experience the long-standing collection in a new form, and often from surprising angles. Now, painting is juxtaposed with photography, sculpture or prints, and enters into unprecedented and inspiring constellations with world …
"...sogar der Fachmann staunt!"

Blick in die Präsentation „...sogar der Fachmann staunt!“, 2022
Foto: Jens Nober

22. Oct 2021
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23. Apr 2023

"...EVEN THE EXPERT MARVELS!"

Works from the Olbricht Collection
Under the title “…even the expert marvels!”, the exhibition presents a selection of works from the Olbricht Collection that are juxtaposed to the walk-through Helm/Helmet/Yelmo display-case installation by Cuban artist duo Los Carpinteros. In this way, the show offers a contemporary interpretation of the collection-cum-exhibition principle underlying cabinets of wonders and stages it in a new form. The cabinet of wonders arose …
Helen Frankenthaler Grotto Azura,1963

Helen Frankenthaler
Grotto Azura,1963

© 2021 Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, Inc. / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn
02. Dec 2022
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05. Mar 2023

Helen Frankenthaler

Painterly Constellations
With Helen Frankenthaler (1928–2011), the Museum Folkwang is showing an artist who, at only 23 years of age, revolutionised the male-dominated painting scene in 1950s New York alongside her contemporaries Joan Mitchell, Grace Hartigan, Elaine de Kooning and Lee Krasner. This solo exhibition comprises a total of 84 works. The focus is on Frankenthaler’s work on paper. The medium infl uenced the artist’s decisive move from …
Daniela Comani, Centre Pompidou (Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers, 1977), 2015–2019

Daniela Comani
Centre Pompidou (Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers, 1977), 2015–2019

© Daniela Comani / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2022
20. Jan 2023
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11. Jun 2023

Daniela Comani

Planet Earth: 21st Century
Acquired in 2022, Daniela Comani's Planet Earth: 21st Century consists of an archive of postcards. They show famous monuments and impressive buildings that Comani did not collect during tourist trips, but created herself on the computer. The artist moves through the map services Apple Maps Flyover and Google Earth, which represent the world in 3D renderings. By choosing specific perspectives and cropping, Comani's screenshots …
Marie Kristin Lansing, zwischen mir, 2022

Marie Kristin Lansing
zwischen mir, 2022

© Marie Kristin Lansing
20. Jan 2023
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11. Jun 2023

Stopover 2023

M.A. Photography
Students from the Master’s degree programmes Photography Studies and Practice and Research at the Folkwang University of the Arts present their work. True to the name STOPOVER, the exhibition on the basement of the Museum Folkwang will not present completed works, but will provide insights into current work processes.

Upcoming

Rafaël Rozendaal, Homage 61 (2022), NFT (on-chain.svg animation)

Rafaël Rozendaal
Homage 61 (2022)
NFT (on-chain.svg animation)

© Rafaël Rozendaal
21. Apr 2023
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20. Aug 2023

Rafaël Rozendaal

Color, Code, Communication
Marc Chagall, Daphis et Chloé (Detail), 1961

Marc Chagall
Daphis et Chloé (Detail), 1961

© VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2022
01. Sep 2023
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07. Jan 2024

Chagall, Matisse, Miró

Made in Paris

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