K21 "Silent Revolution" - A new presentation of the museum’s permanent collection

27 Feb 2010 – 13 June 2010

 

The foundation of the Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen is an art collection of the highest conceivable quality. Preceding the reinstallation of the collection in July 2010 in an area measuring more than 10,000 m² is a singular presentation in the Ständehaus of K21, one that juxtaposes key works of classical modernism with central positions of contemporary art.

 

The galleries accommodate a series of highly divergent works, and the results range from the lively dialogue, to the “quarrelsome duet”, to the intimate conversation, but also include small talk, while some encounters may lead to subsequent rendezvous. Find out more

 

 

Images:

Max Ernst, Die schwankende Frau, 1923, Öl auf Leinwand, 130,5 × 97,5 cm,

© VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2010


Paloma Varga Weisz, Leiche II, 1999, Lindenholz, bemalt, 7 × 64 × 16 cm,

Foto: Nic Tenwiggenhorn, Berlin 2010,

© VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




K21 Ana Torfs ALBUM/TRACKS A

27 Feb 2010 – 18 July 2010

 

With five large-format slide projections, several photo series, and a song project for the Internet, K21 presents the first museum-based overview of the work of Belgian artist Ana Torfs (born 1963 and, lives and works in Brussels). Find out more

 

Curator: Doris Krystof

 

Image: Ana Torfs, Battle, 1993/2009, video still, © Ana Torfs

 



K21 Monika Sosnowska

Lichthof/Atrium Project 1
24 April 2010 – 15 April 2012

 

Beginning this spring, a series of site-specific works will be developed at two year intervals for the attractive atrium of the Ständehaus of the Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen. Each project will greet entering visitors in ways that highlight the space’s museal character. Find out more

 

Image: Monika Sosnowska, 1:1, 2007, during construction, © Monika Sosnowska, Photo: © Monika Sosnowska