Preview: Roman Ondák at K21 Ständehaus
At the latest since his much-acclaimed work for the Czech and Slovakian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale of 2009, Roman Ondák (born 1966, lives in Bratislava) has been regarded as a key figure among younger artists who have taken up and developed the traditions of conceptual, process-oriented, and installation art in strikingly independent ways. The exhibition "Within Reach of Hand or Eye" at K21 Ständehaus centers on a new installation which was conceived especially for this exhibition, entitled "The Hill Seen from Afar" (2011). Opening: 25 Feb, 7 p.m.
New Rooms by Women Artists
After «Intensif-Station» the K21 has continued to expand the collection’s focus on artist’s rooms. The next six rooms by Rosemarie Trockel, Lee Bontecou, Nancy Spero, Charlotte Posenenske, Annette Messager and Candida Höfer will be occupied without exception by women artists. Each month, a room will be opened with a special event.
Zvi Goldstein at K20 up to 26 Feb
This exhibition "Zvi Goldstein - Haunted by objects" is the largest project to date of this conceptual sculptor and author, born in 1947, who has developed an artistic stance since the late 1970s which remains external to the western context, yet at the same time strongly linked to it. Assembled from more than 850 objects and images ranging from antiquity to the present day and originating from diverse cultures around the world, "Haunted by Objects" is a dense, complex, hybrid cosmos.
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Preview 2012
In the course of the year, the Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen will once again be showcasing a provocative and varied exhibition program at our three venues, the K20 Grabbeplatz, the K21 Ständehaus and the Schmela Haus, a former gallery building located in Düsseldorf’s old town. Awaiting visitors will be different projects, ranging from classical modernism to monographic presentations of internationally recognized artists. Playing a central role in our program will be large-scale special exhibitions, as well as active interventions involving works from the permanent collection, along with special foci on film and video art and on artist’s rooms.
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Big Picture II new at K21
Experiences of time and recollections of the past are foci in part two of this survey, which features installation works from the museum’s collection, and is presented in the redesigned basement level of the K21 Ständehaus from December, 9th on.
