Since 1 September 2025, the artists Rachel Daniëls and Vika Prokopaviciute have been guests at the Ludwig Forum Aachen as artists-in-residence of the Borderland Residencies programme. Before their residency concludes at the end of November, the two current fellows will present their works and ongoing research projects in their studio spaces at the museum. During […]
We cordially invite you, your family and friends to join us for the opening of the exhibition KI$$ KI$$ by Shu Lea Cheang. Welcome Dr. Damian Lentini, Deputy Director, Ludwig Forum Aachen Dr. Michael Ziemons, Lord Mayor, City of Aachen Benjamin Dodenhoff, Research Associate, Peter und Irene Ludwig Stiftung Holger Otten, Curator of the exhibition, […]
Opening: Wednesday, 26 November 2025, 7pm KI$$ KI$$ is the first institutional survey exhibition of artist Shu Lea Cheang (b. 1954). Since the 1990s, the Taiwanese American artist’s films, installations and performances – which often develop over several years – have challenged and transformed our understanding of digital technologies. After moving to New York in […]
After the PC, the internet and the smartphone, artificial intelligence is currently emerging as the fourth major technological innovation in the history of digitalisation. But what will happen when supercomputers become available that can process the enormous amounts of data associated with AI? Forschungszentrum Jülich, one of Europe’s major interdisciplinary research institutions, has been seeking […]
You can find the recording of the event here. Since the 1990s artist and filmmaker Shu Lea Cheang has dealt with (emerging) digital technologies as theme and tool in her works. Artificial intelligence is a central aspect in this context and is addressed in the interconnected ‘landscapes formations’ on view at the Ludwig Forum, as Cheang […]
Wiebke Wiesner (curatorial assistant) guides visitors through the current exhibition KI$$ KI$$, the first institutional survey exhibition of Taiwanese-American artist and filmmaker Shu Lea Cheang (b. 1954). Since the 1990s, her films, installations, and performances, which often develop over years, have challenged and transformed our understanding of digital technologies. Starting with her groundbreaking debut film […]
On the occasion of her current survey exhibition KI$$ KI$$, the Ludwig Forum presents the first feature film Fresh Kill (1994; Original English version) by Taiwanese American artist Shu Lea Cheang. Fresh Kill weaves cyberpunk, satire and political activism into a radical critique of toxic capitalism and digital surveillance. The setting is Fresh Kills Landfill […]
With Philosopher Prof. Dr. Suzana Alpsancar, Heinz Nixdorf Institute, Paderborn University; psychologist Dr. Jürgen Buder, Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien, Tübingen; economist Dr. Marina Chugunova, Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, Munich and sociologist Prof. Dr. Roger Häußling, Institute for Sociology, RWTH Aachen University Moderation: Christian Schiffer, Head of the "Netzwelt" department, Bayerischer Rundfunk As part […]
Coinciding with this summer’s World Equestrian Games in Aachen, the Ludwig Forum presents two short films, projected at scale in the museum’s central hall: Centaur (2020), a film by German-Iranian artist and filmmaker Yalda Afsah (b. 1983), and Pferde über Wiese (2014) by Swiss artist duo Marianne Halter (b. 1970) & Mario Marchisella (b. 1972). […]
We cordially invite you, your family and friends to the opening of the exhibition The Emergence of Sound on Saturday, 23 May 2025, at 6pm! 6pm: WelcomeRebekka Seubert, Director Ludwig Forum AachenUlla Griepentrog, Mayor City of AachenDr. Carla Cugini, Chief Executive Officer, Peter und Irene Ludwig StiftungMiriam Schmidt, Curator of the exhibition 7:30pm: Performance Emergency Solos (1975/2026), duration: […]
