To mark the launch of our new director’s programme, we warmly invite you to the Ludwig Forum on Friday, 27 November 2026, at 7pm.
Both exhibitions explore the nature of a forum in different ways. In Hier Zusammen, artist Iván Argote (b. 1983 in Bogotá, lives and works in Paris) transforms the Ludwig Forum’s central hall into an interactive space through a new, large-scale installation. The thematic collection presentation public/public: On the Relationship between Art and the Public examines how the relationship between art and the public has evolved since the 1960s in the context of transatlantic relations, taking the institution’s own history as its starting point.
Welcome
Heinrich Brötz, Deputy Mayor for Education, Youth and Culture
Dr. Carla Cugini, Chief Executive Officer Peter und Irene Ludwig Stiftung
Hilde Scheidt, Chairwoman Freunde Ludwig Forum Aachen e.V.
Rebekka Seubert, Director Ludwig Forum Aachen
The opening night will be featured by an edible installation by Caique Tizzi, sounds and DJ-sets by Keta Gavasheli and K.Klassik as well as food and refreshments.
At the same time, the exhibition Deep Blue, Sharp Steel by the Belgian artist Céline Vahsen (b. 1987) will open as part of the Borderland Residencies programme (September to November 2026), exploring the theme of textile production in Aachen and the surrounding area.
Credit: Jörg Immendorf, Vietnam, Performance at Galerie Aachen, 1966, Archive: Aachener Zeitung, photo: Sepp Linckens