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July
In view of Russia’s unjustified and brutal attack on Ukraine, the Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen wishes to express its solidarity with those affected by the war by establishing a place of encounter and exchange at the museum in these challenging times. Admission is free, registration is not required.
All those who want to meet and discuss with each other are welcome in the Grabbe Hall in K20. Every Saturday from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm, visitors of all ages can get creative together in the space for solidarity, participate in screen-printing workshops from 3 pm to 6 pm, design bags, T-shirts, or posters, and express their protest against the actions of the Russian military. In the coming weeks, readings, music, film screenings, discussions, and other events on the current topics are planned. The program will be announced on an ongoing basis.
Program at the space for solidarity on June 25:
Bilingual storybook cinema
11 am – 2 pm
Ukrainian children's books by Taras Prochasko, Ivan Malkovych, Marjana Sawka and Sirka Mensatjuk will be read in Ukrainian and German. During the reading, the matching pictures can be viewed on a screen. Afterwards, in cooperation with KRASS e.V., we offer painting and craft workshops to accompany the stories that have been read. The first storybook will be read at 11 am. Additional readings will take place at 12 pm and 1 pm.
Readers: Yaroslava Black and Roswitha Haring
The storybook cinema takes place in cooperation with tanslit e.V. and KRASS e.V.
Admission free
Without registration
Symposium „Stories of Resistance in South America“
3 – 6 pm
On the occasion of the exhibition "Lygia Pape. The Skin of ALL" (Mar 19 – Jul 17, 2022), the Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen invites you to a symposium that will address the question of what role art plays under dictatorship, but also what power and socio-political responsibility artists and museums bear in this context. Can art in times of dictatorship or war be separated from politics at all?
Free admission
The symposium will be held in Englisch
Postcards for peace
Blank postcards are available at the info point in the "space for solidarity": Write down your expressions of solidarity with Ukraine – and we will send them directly to the Russian Embassy in Berlin.
Admission free
Without registration
Information on Ukraine aid in Düsseldorf:
Blau-Gelbes Kreuz Deutsch-Ukrainischer Verein eV
Ukrainische griechisch-katholische Gemeinde
During the KPMG-Kunstabend South-African photographer Jodi Bieber talks to co-curator Vivien Trommer about her photographic series “Real Beauty” and the power of feminine beauty and body ideals.
The internationally renowned photographer Jodi Bieber (*1966 in Johannesburg) engages with current political, societal, and economic circumstances. In an artist talk with co-curator Vivien Trommer, she talks about her artistic approach, her passion for photography, and the importance of South Africa for her work. Bieber’s photo series “Real Beauty” (2008–2009) is at the center of the conversation, in which she deals with questions about female body politics and media pressure. Three works from the series are currently presented in the K21 exhibition “Shifting Dialogues. Photography from The Walther Collection.”
Jodi Bieber’s (*1966 in Johannesburg, South Africa) professional career began covering the 1994 Democratic Elections in South Africa for The Star Newspaper after attending three short courses at The Market Photo Workshop in Johannesburg. Bieber’s passion and concerns are for the country of her birth, South Africa. Her practice is engaged with the political, societal, and economic circumstances of our times. Central themes explored deal with contemporary issues related to Gender, Politics, and Identity often contradicting the mainstream media narrative. Her photographic projects are exhibited locally and internationally in museums, galleries, festivals, and institutions. She has won numerous international awards, including the Premier Award at World Press Photo in 2010.
