Paris Green, 2009 In his video and installation work, British artist Ed Atkins (b. 1982) brings together computer-generated animations and analogue …

Single Wide, 2002 The video Single Wide by Teresa Hubbard (b. 1965) and Alexander Birchler (b. 1962) focusses on a young woman at a turning point in …

migration (empire) – linear Version, 2008 In Doug Aitkens’ (b. 1968) film migration (empire) , various wild animals roam around deserted North …

Midtown, 1998 The film Midtown is composed of floods of images running vertically, horizontally and diagonally. Within technical parameters such as …

City Scene No. 2, 2004 Beijing is the capital of China and a city of superlatives. In 2008 it was home to the Olympic Games. The government sought to …

Tide Table, 2003/04 Tide Table is a film about the vicissitudes of fortune. Just like the ebb and flow of tides, the rises and falls in share prices …

Cuentos Patrióticos, 1997 In his wanderings through his adopted home country of Mexico, Belgian artist Francis Alÿs (b. 1959) addresses the topic of …

Sabbath, 2008 In her oeuvre, Israeli artist Nira Pereg (b. 1969) looks at the rituals and habits of her countrymen. Using her documentary approach …

Following the death of Kart Ernst Osthaus the art collection of the Folkwang Museum he had founded in Hagen in 1902 was acquired in 1922 by way of a …