Exhibition tipp: SUSAN SWARTZ | PERSONAL PATH
December 10, 2016 – January 29, 2017
Ludwig Museum, Budapest
The museum is a place in which one finds oneself as a seeker or a viewer in ever-shifting emotional states, and in which fundamental questions of our being can be contemplated and discussed. The artist is now inviting us to abandon ourselves to this maelstrom of emotions as we follow her meditative sequence of paintings through the exhibition. More information here
The exhibition is a project of the Ludwig Muzeum Budapest in cooperation with the Foundation for Art and Culture in Bonn.
Beethoven meets Singapur
The sculpture now stands on the grounds of the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). The project was made possible by the support of Evonik Industries AG.The “Bonn Beethoven” was installed in the Stadtgarten since March 2014, and conceived by the artist especially for the city of Bonn.
CURRENT EXHIBITION AT MKM: BASELITZ-VEDOVA
The MKM is marking the onset of autumn by staging a star-studded encounter between two famous artists: The Baselitz – Vedova exhibition engages works by Georg Baselitz in dialogue with the paintings of the great European Informell artist Emilio Vedova.
A picture book as a welcome gift: The Dragon Prince
Since September 15, 2016, every child arriving in Germany as a refugee receives a gift – perhaps his or her first-ever own picture book. “The Prince and the Dragon” explains everyday life in Germany from the perspective of young children. It is a welcome gesture to refugee families who want to get to know Germany, and the German language. For parents additional insert texts are provided in Arabic language, Dari Farsi, French, Kurmanci, Pashto, Sorani, and Turkish. Free audiobook versions are available for download from this site.
This pro bono project has been launched by the Holm Keller GmbH in cooperation with the Federal Employment Agency and the Deutsche Welle. Each federal state was responsible for securing its own sponsors. In the case of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, the Foundation for Art and Culture – specifically Benno Garschina, Pitt Hoffmann and Walter Smerling – supported the project.
Audio books versions in nine languages are available for download free of charge at: www.drachenprinz.com/audio.
For more comprehensive information on all aspects of the project, please visit: www.drachenprinz.com
ROLF-GUNTER DIENST | My Poetry is Colour
until September 18, 2016
The MKM is devoting a comprehensive retrospective to the artist Rolf-Gunter Dienst.
BONN ON THE WAY TO BECOMING AN URBAN MUSEUM
Art Project Bonn 2016
BERNAR VENET – ARC ’89
On June 5, 2016, the Federal Minister of Justice Heiko Maas unveiled Bonn’s latest landmark to the public: Bernar Venet’s monumental sculpture “ARC ´89”, on the B9/Museumsmeile intersection in front of the Bundeskunsthalle.
“No one can ignore this work of art”, commented Maas in his inaugural address, adding that the controversies fuelled by erecting such a work in the public space are the primary objective of art. “Everyone will form an opinion. And in a wider sense, this is precisely what we need in these times.”