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SUMMARY:Social Mapping 2026
DESCRIPTION:Does art do something\, or does art say something? Can there be art without context? How can art be judged: objectively or subjectively? What does it mean to collect art\, to exhibit it publicly\, to curate it?Should all art be exhibited? How is meaning created through the arrangement of artworks? Does art even need to have a meaning?Does every artwork have just one meaning? Or is what defines it its expression?Is expression the meaning of the work? Can an expression be good\, bad or unacceptable? If so\, who decides that? And whose problem does it become: that of the individual\, the audience asa whole\, the artists or the institution? This museum’s collection comprises works of art from around the world dating from 1960 onwards\, with a focus on the USA\, Europe\, the former Soviet Union\, China and Cuba. It is largely based on the collection of Irene and Peter Ludwig.  This room is the answer to a question posed by the new director to all staff at the Ludwig Forum during her own first encounter with the collection: ‘Which works from our collection particularly speak to you\, and which do not speak to you at all?’ The works on display were selected by the staff of the Ludwig Forum and hung as part of a collaborative effort. Contributing Staff comprise the Exhibition Set-up\, Supervision\, Exhibition Technology\, Visitor Services\, Library\, Management\, Cleaning Service\, Inventory\, Communications\, Art Education\, Curation\, Restoration\, Joinery and Administration. The exhibition is still a work in progress and may continue to evolve. Rather than adopting a ‘neutral’\, white cube presentation\, the exhibition\, with its dense ‘Petersburg hanging’\, follows a kind of overwhelming approach that neither focuses the eye nor allows it to rest – and in doing so raises a variety of questions.
URL:https://ludwigforum.de/en/event/social-mapping-2026/
LOCATION:Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst Aachen
CATEGORIES:Event,Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260621T150000
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DTSTAMP:20260701T213340
CREATED:20260523T143936Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260617T044854Z
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SUMMARY:In-Depth Series: Electrical Walks
DESCRIPTION:Does art do something\, or does art say something? Can there be art without context? How can art be judged: objectively or subjectively? What does it mean to collect art\, to exhibit it publicly\, to curate it?Should all art be exhibited? How is meaning created through the arrangement of artworks? Does art even need to have a meaning?Does every artwork have just one meaning? Or is what defines it its expression?Is expression the meaning of the work? Can an expression be good\, bad or unacceptable? If so\, who decides that? And whose problem does it become: that of the individual\, the audience asa whole\, the artists or the institution? This museum’s collection comprises works of art from around the world dating from 1960 onwards\, with a focus on the USA\, Europe\, the former Soviet Union\, China and Cuba. It is largely based on the collection of Irene and Peter Ludwig.  This room is the answer to a question posed by the new director to all staff at the Ludwig Forum during her own first encounter with the collection: ‘Which works from our collection particularly speak to you\, and which do not speak to you at all?’ The works on display were selected by the staff of the Ludwig Forum and hung as part of a collaborative effort. Contributing Staff comprise the Exhibition Set-up\, Supervision\, Exhibition Technology\, Visitor Services\, Library\, Management\, Cleaning Service\, Inventory\, Communications\, Art Education\, Curation\, Restoration\, Joinery and Administration. The exhibition is still a work in progress and may continue to evolve. Rather than adopting a ‘neutral’\, white cube presentation\, the exhibition\, with its dense ‘Petersburg hanging’\, follows a kind of overwhelming approach that neither focuses the eye nor allows it to rest – and in doing so raises a variety of questions.
URL:https://ludwigforum.de/en/event/in-depth-series-electrical-walks/
LOCATION:Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst Aachen
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260620T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260620T140000
DTSTAMP:20260701T213340
CREATED:20260522T142246Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260617T103602Z
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SUMMARY:Electrical Walks Aachen
DESCRIPTION:Does art do something\, or does art say something? Can there be art without context? How can art be judged: objectively or subjectively? What does it mean to collect art\, to exhibit it publicly\, to curate it?Should all art be exhibited? How is meaning created through the arrangement of artworks? Does art even need to have a meaning?Does every artwork have just one meaning? Or is what defines it its expression?Is expression the meaning of the work? Can an expression be good\, bad or unacceptable? If so\, who decides that? And whose problem does it become: that of the individual\, the audience asa whole\, the artists or the institution? This museum’s collection comprises works of art from around the world dating from 1960 onwards\, with a focus on the USA\, Europe\, the former Soviet Union\, China and Cuba. It is largely based on the collection of Irene and Peter Ludwig.  This room is the answer to a question posed by the new director to all staff at the Ludwig Forum during her own first encounter with the collection: ‘Which works from our collection particularly speak to you\, and which do not speak to you at all?’ The works on display were selected by the staff of the Ludwig Forum and hung as part of a collaborative effort. Contributing Staff comprise the Exhibition Set-up\, Supervision\, Exhibition Technology\, Visitor Services\, Library\, Management\, Cleaning Service\, Inventory\, Communications\, Art Education\, Curation\, Restoration\, Joinery and Administration. The exhibition is still a work in progress and may continue to evolve. Rather than adopting a ‘neutral’\, white cube presentation\, the exhibition\, with its dense ‘Petersburg hanging’\, follows a kind of overwhelming approach that neither focuses the eye nor allows it to rest – and in doing so raises a variety of questions.
URL:https://ludwigforum.de/en/event/electrical-walks/
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260523T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260523T220000
DTSTAMP:20260701T213340
CREATED:20260518T091107Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260522T141111Z
UID:52394-1779559200-1779573600@ludwigforum.de
SUMMARY:Opening: Christina Kubisch. The Emergence of Sound
DESCRIPTION:Does art do something\, or does art say something? Can there be art without context? How can art be judged: objectively or subjectively? What does it mean to collect art\, to exhibit it publicly\, to curate it?Should all art be exhibited? How is meaning created through the arrangement of artworks? Does art even need to have a meaning?Does every artwork have just one meaning? Or is what defines it its expression?Is expression the meaning of the work? Can an expression be good\, bad or unacceptable? If so\, who decides that? And whose problem does it become: that of the individual\, the audience asa whole\, the artists or the institution? This museum’s collection comprises works of art from around the world dating from 1960 onwards\, with a focus on the USA\, Europe\, the former Soviet Union\, China and Cuba. It is largely based on the collection of Irene and Peter Ludwig.  This room is the answer to a question posed by the new director to all staff at the Ludwig Forum during her own first encounter with the collection: ‘Which works from our collection particularly speak to you\, and which do not speak to you at all?’ The works on display were selected by the staff of the Ludwig Forum and hung as part of a collaborative effort. Contributing Staff comprise the Exhibition Set-up\, Supervision\, Exhibition Technology\, Visitor Services\, Library\, Management\, Cleaning Service\, Inventory\, Communications\, Art Education\, Curation\, Restoration\, Joinery and Administration. The exhibition is still a work in progress and may continue to evolve. Rather than adopting a ‘neutral’\, white cube presentation\, the exhibition\, with its dense ‘Petersburg hanging’\, follows a kind of overwhelming approach that neither focuses the eye nor allows it to rest – and in doing so raises a variety of questions.
URL:https://ludwigforum.de/en/event/opening-christina-kubisch-the-emergence-of-sound/
LOCATION:Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst Aachen
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260517T150000
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CREATED:20260316T093618Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260602T132708Z
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SUMMARY:Centaur – Artist Talk with Yalda Afsah\, Marianne Halter & Mario Marchisella
DESCRIPTION:Does art do something\, or does art say something? Can there be art without context? How can art be judged: objectively or subjectively? What does it mean to collect art\, to exhibit it publicly\, to curate it?Should all art be exhibited? How is meaning created through the arrangement of artworks? Does art even need to have a meaning?Does every artwork have just one meaning? Or is what defines it its expression?Is expression the meaning of the work? Can an expression be good\, bad or unacceptable? If so\, who decides that? And whose problem does it become: that of the individual\, the audience asa whole\, the artists or the institution? This museum’s collection comprises works of art from around the world dating from 1960 onwards\, with a focus on the USA\, Europe\, the former Soviet Union\, China and Cuba. It is largely based on the collection of Irene and Peter Ludwig.  This room is the answer to a question posed by the new director to all staff at the Ludwig Forum during her own first encounter with the collection: ‘Which works from our collection particularly speak to you\, and which do not speak to you at all?’ The works on display were selected by the staff of the Ludwig Forum and hung as part of a collaborative effort. Contributing Staff comprise the Exhibition Set-up\, Supervision\, Exhibition Technology\, Visitor Services\, Library\, Management\, Cleaning Service\, Inventory\, Communications\, Art Education\, Curation\, Restoration\, Joinery and Administration. The exhibition is still a work in progress and may continue to evolve. Rather than adopting a ‘neutral’\, white cube presentation\, the exhibition\, with its dense ‘Petersburg hanging’\, follows a kind of overwhelming approach that neither focuses the eye nor allows it to rest – and in doing so raises a variety of questions.
URL:https://ludwigforum.de/en/event/centaur-artist-talk-with-yalda-afsah-marianne-halter-mario-marchisella/
LOCATION:Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst Aachen
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260312T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260312T200000
DTSTAMP:20260701T213340
CREATED:20260130T154536Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260219T160840Z
UID:51608-1773338400-1773345600@ludwigforum.de
SUMMARY:A Disembodied Future? Discussing the Relationship between Humans and Machines
DESCRIPTION:Does art do something\, or does art say something? Can there be art without context? How can art be judged: objectively or subjectively? What does it mean to collect art\, to exhibit it publicly\, to curate it?Should all art be exhibited? How is meaning created through the arrangement of artworks? Does art even need to have a meaning?Does every artwork have just one meaning? Or is what defines it its expression?Is expression the meaning of the work? Can an expression be good\, bad or unacceptable? If so\, who decides that? And whose problem does it become: that of the individual\, the audience asa whole\, the artists or the institution? This museum’s collection comprises works of art from around the world dating from 1960 onwards\, with a focus on the USA\, Europe\, the former Soviet Union\, China and Cuba. It is largely based on the collection of Irene and Peter Ludwig.  This room is the answer to a question posed by the new director to all staff at the Ludwig Forum during her own first encounter with the collection: ‘Which works from our collection particularly speak to you\, and which do not speak to you at all?’ The works on display were selected by the staff of the Ludwig Forum and hung as part of a collaborative effort. Contributing Staff comprise the Exhibition Set-up\, Supervision\, Exhibition Technology\, Visitor Services\, Library\, Management\, Cleaning Service\, Inventory\, Communications\, Art Education\, Curation\, Restoration\, Joinery and Administration. The exhibition is still a work in progress and may continue to evolve. Rather than adopting a ‘neutral’\, white cube presentation\, the exhibition\, with its dense ‘Petersburg hanging’\, follows a kind of overwhelming approach that neither focuses the eye nor allows it to rest – and in doing so raises a variety of questions.
URL:https://ludwigforum.de/en/event/a-disembodied-future-discussing-the-relationship-between-humans-and-machines/
LOCATION:Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst Aachen
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260305T191500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260305T191500
DTSTAMP:20260701T213340
CREATED:20260206T093429Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260213T115450Z
UID:51420-1772738100-1772738100@ludwigforum.de
SUMMARY:Fresh Kill – Film screening
DESCRIPTION:Does art do something\, or does art say something? Can there be art without context? How can art be judged: objectively or subjectively? What does it mean to collect art\, to exhibit it publicly\, to curate it?Should all art be exhibited? How is meaning created through the arrangement of artworks? Does art even need to have a meaning?Does every artwork have just one meaning? Or is what defines it its expression?Is expression the meaning of the work? Can an expression be good\, bad or unacceptable? If so\, who decides that? And whose problem does it become: that of the individual\, the audience asa whole\, the artists or the institution? This museum’s collection comprises works of art from around the world dating from 1960 onwards\, with a focus on the USA\, Europe\, the former Soviet Union\, China and Cuba. It is largely based on the collection of Irene and Peter Ludwig.  This room is the answer to a question posed by the new director to all staff at the Ludwig Forum during her own first encounter with the collection: ‘Which works from our collection particularly speak to you\, and which do not speak to you at all?’ The works on display were selected by the staff of the Ludwig Forum and hung as part of a collaborative effort. Contributing Staff comprise the Exhibition Set-up\, Supervision\, Exhibition Technology\, Visitor Services\, Library\, Management\, Cleaning Service\, Inventory\, Communications\, Art Education\, Curation\, Restoration\, Joinery and Administration. The exhibition is still a work in progress and may continue to evolve. Rather than adopting a ‘neutral’\, white cube presentation\, the exhibition\, with its dense ‘Petersburg hanging’\, follows a kind of overwhelming approach that neither focuses the eye nor allows it to rest – and in doing so raises a variety of questions.
URL:https://ludwigforum.de/en/event/fresh-kill-film-screening/
CATEGORIES:Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260305T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260305T180000
DTSTAMP:20260701T213340
CREATED:20260122T131834Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260206T105338Z
UID:51495-1772733600-1772733600@ludwigforum.de
SUMMARY:„Shu Lea Cheang. KI$$ KI$$“ – Guided tour Wiebke Wiesner
DESCRIPTION:Does art do something\, or does art say something? Can there be art without context? How can art be judged: objectively or subjectively? What does it mean to collect art\, to exhibit it publicly\, to curate it?Should all art be exhibited? How is meaning created through the arrangement of artworks? Does art even need to have a meaning?Does every artwork have just one meaning? Or is what defines it its expression?Is expression the meaning of the work? Can an expression be good\, bad or unacceptable? If so\, who decides that? And whose problem does it become: that of the individual\, the audience asa whole\, the artists or the institution? This museum’s collection comprises works of art from around the world dating from 1960 onwards\, with a focus on the USA\, Europe\, the former Soviet Union\, China and Cuba. It is largely based on the collection of Irene and Peter Ludwig.  This room is the answer to a question posed by the new director to all staff at the Ludwig Forum during her own first encounter with the collection: ‘Which works from our collection particularly speak to you\, and which do not speak to you at all?’ The works on display were selected by the staff of the Ludwig Forum and hung as part of a collaborative effort. Contributing Staff comprise the Exhibition Set-up\, Supervision\, Exhibition Technology\, Visitor Services\, Library\, Management\, Cleaning Service\, Inventory\, Communications\, Art Education\, Curation\, Restoration\, Joinery and Administration. The exhibition is still a work in progress and may continue to evolve. Rather than adopting a ‘neutral’\, white cube presentation\, the exhibition\, with its dense ‘Petersburg hanging’\, follows a kind of overwhelming approach that neither focuses the eye nor allows it to rest – and in doing so raises a variety of questions.
URL:https://ludwigforum.de/en/event/shu-lea-cheang-ki-ki-guided-tour-wiebke-wiesner/
LOCATION:Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst Aachen
CATEGORIES:Event,Guided tour
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260219T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260219T150000
DTSTAMP:20260701T213340
CREATED:20260113T160820Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260219T154539Z
UID:51139-1771513200-1771513200@ludwigforum.de
SUMMARY:Art and AI: Artificial Intelligence and the Decoding of the Brain
DESCRIPTION:Does art do something\, or does art say something? Can there be art without context? How can art be judged: objectively or subjectively? What does it mean to collect art\, to exhibit it publicly\, to curate it?Should all art be exhibited? How is meaning created through the arrangement of artworks? Does art even need to have a meaning?Does every artwork have just one meaning? Or is what defines it its expression?Is expression the meaning of the work? Can an expression be good\, bad or unacceptable? If so\, who decides that? And whose problem does it become: that of the individual\, the audience asa whole\, the artists or the institution? This museum’s collection comprises works of art from around the world dating from 1960 onwards\, with a focus on the USA\, Europe\, the former Soviet Union\, China and Cuba. It is largely based on the collection of Irene and Peter Ludwig.  This room is the answer to a question posed by the new director to all staff at the Ludwig Forum during her own first encounter with the collection: ‘Which works from our collection particularly speak to you\, and which do not speak to you at all?’ The works on display were selected by the staff of the Ludwig Forum and hung as part of a collaborative effort. Contributing Staff comprise the Exhibition Set-up\, Supervision\, Exhibition Technology\, Visitor Services\, Library\, Management\, Cleaning Service\, Inventory\, Communications\, Art Education\, Curation\, Restoration\, Joinery and Administration. The exhibition is still a work in progress and may continue to evolve. Rather than adopting a ‘neutral’\, white cube presentation\, the exhibition\, with its dense ‘Petersburg hanging’\, follows a kind of overwhelming approach that neither focuses the eye nor allows it to rest – and in doing so raises a variety of questions.
URL:https://ludwigforum.de/en/event/art-and-ai-artificial-intelligence-and-the-decoding-of-the-brain/
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260209T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260209T150000
DTSTAMP:20260701T213340
CREATED:20260113T093957Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260120T121010Z
UID:51125-1770649200-1770649200@ludwigforum.de
SUMMARY:Expanded Tour: Supercomputing and AI
DESCRIPTION:Does art do something\, or does art say something? Can there be art without context? How can art be judged: objectively or subjectively? What does it mean to collect art\, to exhibit it publicly\, to curate it?Should all art be exhibited? How is meaning created through the arrangement of artworks? Does art even need to have a meaning?Does every artwork have just one meaning? Or is what defines it its expression?Is expression the meaning of the work? Can an expression be good\, bad or unacceptable? If so\, who decides that? And whose problem does it become: that of the individual\, the audience asa whole\, the artists or the institution? This museum’s collection comprises works of art from around the world dating from 1960 onwards\, with a focus on the USA\, Europe\, the former Soviet Union\, China and Cuba. It is largely based on the collection of Irene and Peter Ludwig.  This room is the answer to a question posed by the new director to all staff at the Ludwig Forum during her own first encounter with the collection: ‘Which works from our collection particularly speak to you\, and which do not speak to you at all?’ The works on display were selected by the staff of the Ludwig Forum and hung as part of a collaborative effort. Contributing Staff comprise the Exhibition Set-up\, Supervision\, Exhibition Technology\, Visitor Services\, Library\, Management\, Cleaning Service\, Inventory\, Communications\, Art Education\, Curation\, Restoration\, Joinery and Administration. The exhibition is still a work in progress and may continue to evolve. Rather than adopting a ‘neutral’\, white cube presentation\, the exhibition\, with its dense ‘Petersburg hanging’\, follows a kind of overwhelming approach that neither focuses the eye nor allows it to rest – and in doing so raises a variety of questions.
URL:https://ludwigforum.de/en/event/expanded-tour-supercomputing-and-ai/
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251127
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260316
DTSTAMP:20260701T213340
CREATED:20250909T092045Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260219T155629Z
UID:49619-1764201600-1773619199@ludwigforum.de
SUMMARY:Shu Lea Cheang. KI$$ KI$$
DESCRIPTION:Does art do something\, or does art say something? Can there be art without context? How can art be judged: objectively or subjectively? What does it mean to collect art\, to exhibit it publicly\, to curate it?Should all art be exhibited? How is meaning created through the arrangement of artworks? Does art even need to have a meaning?Does every artwork have just one meaning? Or is what defines it its expression?Is expression the meaning of the work? Can an expression be good\, bad or unacceptable? If so\, who decides that? And whose problem does it become: that of the individual\, the audience asa whole\, the artists or the institution? This museum’s collection comprises works of art from around the world dating from 1960 onwards\, with a focus on the USA\, Europe\, the former Soviet Union\, China and Cuba. It is largely based on the collection of Irene and Peter Ludwig.  This room is the answer to a question posed by the new director to all staff at the Ludwig Forum during her own first encounter with the collection: ‘Which works from our collection particularly speak to you\, and which do not speak to you at all?’ The works on display were selected by the staff of the Ludwig Forum and hung as part of a collaborative effort. Contributing Staff comprise the Exhibition Set-up\, Supervision\, Exhibition Technology\, Visitor Services\, Library\, Management\, Cleaning Service\, Inventory\, Communications\, Art Education\, Curation\, Restoration\, Joinery and Administration. The exhibition is still a work in progress and may continue to evolve. Rather than adopting a ‘neutral’\, white cube presentation\, the exhibition\, with its dense ‘Petersburg hanging’\, follows a kind of overwhelming approach that neither focuses the eye nor allows it to rest – and in doing so raises a variety of questions.
URL:https://ludwigforum.de/en/event/shu-lea-cheang-ki-ki/
LOCATION:Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst Aachen
CATEGORIES:Event,Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20251126T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20251126T190000
DTSTAMP:20260701T213340
CREATED:20251006T080202Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251118T084848Z
UID:49859-1764183600-1764183600@ludwigforum.de
SUMMARY:Opening: Shu Lea Cheang. KI$$ KI$$
DESCRIPTION:Does art do something\, or does art say something? Can there be art without context? How can art be judged: objectively or subjectively? What does it mean to collect art\, to exhibit it publicly\, to curate it?Should all art be exhibited? How is meaning created through the arrangement of artworks? Does art even need to have a meaning?Does every artwork have just one meaning? Or is what defines it its expression?Is expression the meaning of the work? Can an expression be good\, bad or unacceptable? If so\, who decides that? And whose problem does it become: that of the individual\, the audience asa whole\, the artists or the institution? This museum’s collection comprises works of art from around the world dating from 1960 onwards\, with a focus on the USA\, Europe\, the former Soviet Union\, China and Cuba. It is largely based on the collection of Irene and Peter Ludwig.  This room is the answer to a question posed by the new director to all staff at the Ludwig Forum during her own first encounter with the collection: ‘Which works from our collection particularly speak to you\, and which do not speak to you at all?’ The works on display were selected by the staff of the Ludwig Forum and hung as part of a collaborative effort. Contributing Staff comprise the Exhibition Set-up\, Supervision\, Exhibition Technology\, Visitor Services\, Library\, Management\, Cleaning Service\, Inventory\, Communications\, Art Education\, Curation\, Restoration\, Joinery and Administration. The exhibition is still a work in progress and may continue to evolve. Rather than adopting a ‘neutral’\, white cube presentation\, the exhibition\, with its dense ‘Petersburg hanging’\, follows a kind of overwhelming approach that neither focuses the eye nor allows it to rest – and in doing so raises a variety of questions.
URL:https://ludwigforum.de/en/event/opening-shu-lea-cheang-ki-ki/
LOCATION:Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst Aachen
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20251120T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20251120T210000
DTSTAMP:20260701T213340
CREATED:20251107T160622Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251112T141633Z
UID:50463-1763665200-1763672400@ludwigforum.de
SUMMARY:Open Studios with Rachel Daniëls and Vika Prokopaviciute
DESCRIPTION:Does art do something\, or does art say something? Can there be art without context? How can art be judged: objectively or subjectively? What does it mean to collect art\, to exhibit it publicly\, to curate it?Should all art be exhibited? How is meaning created through the arrangement of artworks? Does art even need to have a meaning?Does every artwork have just one meaning? Or is what defines it its expression?Is expression the meaning of the work? Can an expression be good\, bad or unacceptable? If so\, who decides that? And whose problem does it become: that of the individual\, the audience asa whole\, the artists or the institution? This museum’s collection comprises works of art from around the world dating from 1960 onwards\, with a focus on the USA\, Europe\, the former Soviet Union\, China and Cuba. It is largely based on the collection of Irene and Peter Ludwig.  This room is the answer to a question posed by the new director to all staff at the Ludwig Forum during her own first encounter with the collection: ‘Which works from our collection particularly speak to you\, and which do not speak to you at all?’ The works on display were selected by the staff of the Ludwig Forum and hung as part of a collaborative effort. Contributing Staff comprise the Exhibition Set-up\, Supervision\, Exhibition Technology\, Visitor Services\, Library\, Management\, Cleaning Service\, Inventory\, Communications\, Art Education\, Curation\, Restoration\, Joinery and Administration. The exhibition is still a work in progress and may continue to evolve. Rather than adopting a ‘neutral’\, white cube presentation\, the exhibition\, with its dense ‘Petersburg hanging’\, follows a kind of overwhelming approach that neither focuses the eye nor allows it to rest – and in doing so raises a variety of questions.
URL:https://ludwigforum.de/en/event/open-studios-mit-rachel-daniels-und-vika-prokopaviciute/
LOCATION:Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst Aachen
CATEGORIES:Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20250711T000000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260201T000000
DTSTAMP:20260701T213340
CREATED:20250428T092738Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251107T145915Z
UID:48043-1752192000-1769904000@ludwigforum.de
SUMMARY:Rochelle Feinstein. The Today Show
DESCRIPTION:Does art do something\, or does art say something? Can there be art without context? How can art be judged: objectively or subjectively? What does it mean to collect art\, to exhibit it publicly\, to curate it?Should all art be exhibited? How is meaning created through the arrangement of artworks? Does art even need to have a meaning?Does every artwork have just one meaning? Or is what defines it its expression?Is expression the meaning of the work? Can an expression be good\, bad or unacceptable? If so\, who decides that? And whose problem does it become: that of the individual\, the audience asa whole\, the artists or the institution? This museum’s collection comprises works of art from around the world dating from 1960 onwards\, with a focus on the USA\, Europe\, the former Soviet Union\, China and Cuba. It is largely based on the collection of Irene and Peter Ludwig.  This room is the answer to a question posed by the new director to all staff at the Ludwig Forum during her own first encounter with the collection: ‘Which works from our collection particularly speak to you\, and which do not speak to you at all?’ The works on display were selected by the staff of the Ludwig Forum and hung as part of a collaborative effort. Contributing Staff comprise the Exhibition Set-up\, Supervision\, Exhibition Technology\, Visitor Services\, Library\, Management\, Cleaning Service\, Inventory\, Communications\, Art Education\, Curation\, Restoration\, Joinery and Administration. The exhibition is still a work in progress and may continue to evolve. Rather than adopting a ‘neutral’\, white cube presentation\, the exhibition\, with its dense ‘Petersburg hanging’\, follows a kind of overwhelming approach that neither focuses the eye nor allows it to rest – and in doing so raises a variety of questions.
URL:https://ludwigforum.de/en/event/rochelle-feinstein-the-today-show/
LOCATION:Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst Aachen
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20250710T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20250710T220000
DTSTAMP:20260701T213340
CREATED:20250417T121805Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250417T122734Z
UID:47924-1752170400-1752184800@ludwigforum.de
SUMMARY:Opening: Rochelle Feinstein. The Today Show
DESCRIPTION:Does art do something\, or does art say something? Can there be art without context? How can art be judged: objectively or subjectively? What does it mean to collect art\, to exhibit it publicly\, to curate it?Should all art be exhibited? How is meaning created through the arrangement of artworks? Does art even need to have a meaning?Does every artwork have just one meaning? Or is what defines it its expression?Is expression the meaning of the work? Can an expression be good\, bad or unacceptable? If so\, who decides that? And whose problem does it become: that of the individual\, the audience asa whole\, the artists or the institution? This museum’s collection comprises works of art from around the world dating from 1960 onwards\, with a focus on the USA\, Europe\, the former Soviet Union\, China and Cuba. It is largely based on the collection of Irene and Peter Ludwig.  This room is the answer to a question posed by the new director to all staff at the Ludwig Forum during her own first encounter with the collection: ‘Which works from our collection particularly speak to you\, and which do not speak to you at all?’ The works on display were selected by the staff of the Ludwig Forum and hung as part of a collaborative effort. Contributing Staff comprise the Exhibition Set-up\, Supervision\, Exhibition Technology\, Visitor Services\, Library\, Management\, Cleaning Service\, Inventory\, Communications\, Art Education\, Curation\, Restoration\, Joinery and Administration. The exhibition is still a work in progress and may continue to evolve. Rather than adopting a ‘neutral’\, white cube presentation\, the exhibition\, with its dense ‘Petersburg hanging’\, follows a kind of overwhelming approach that neither focuses the eye nor allows it to rest – and in doing so raises a variety of questions.
URL:https://ludwigforum.de/en/event/opening-rochelle-feinstein-the-today-show/
LOCATION:Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst Aachen
CATEGORIES:Event
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250629
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250825
DTSTAMP:20260701T213340
CREATED:20250520T102553Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250521T085504Z
UID:48368-1751155200-1756079999@ludwigforum.de
SUMMARY:Durch die Blume – Happy Birthday\, Peter Ludwig!
DESCRIPTION:Does art do something\, or does art say something? Can there be art without context? How can art be judged: objectively or subjectively? What does it mean to collect art\, to exhibit it publicly\, to curate it?Should all art be exhibited? How is meaning created through the arrangement of artworks? Does art even need to have a meaning?Does every artwork have just one meaning? Or is what defines it its expression?Is expression the meaning of the work? Can an expression be good\, bad or unacceptable? If so\, who decides that? And whose problem does it become: that of the individual\, the audience asa whole\, the artists or the institution? This museum’s collection comprises works of art from around the world dating from 1960 onwards\, with a focus on the USA\, Europe\, the former Soviet Union\, China and Cuba. It is largely based on the collection of Irene and Peter Ludwig.  This room is the answer to a question posed by the new director to all staff at the Ludwig Forum during her own first encounter with the collection: ‘Which works from our collection particularly speak to you\, and which do not speak to you at all?’ The works on display were selected by the staff of the Ludwig Forum and hung as part of a collaborative effort. Contributing Staff comprise the Exhibition Set-up\, Supervision\, Exhibition Technology\, Visitor Services\, Library\, Management\, Cleaning Service\, Inventory\, Communications\, Art Education\, Curation\, Restoration\, Joinery and Administration. The exhibition is still a work in progress and may continue to evolve. Rather than adopting a ‘neutral’\, white cube presentation\, the exhibition\, with its dense ‘Petersburg hanging’\, follows a kind of overwhelming approach that neither focuses the eye nor allows it to rest – and in doing so raises a variety of questions.
URL:https://ludwigforum.de/en/event/durch-die-blume-happy-birthday-peter-ludwig/
LOCATION:Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst Aachen
CATEGORIES:Event,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20250621T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20250621T163000
DTSTAMP:20260701T213340
CREATED:20250610T115503Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250617T123606Z
UID:48587-1750514400-1750523400@ludwigforum.de
SUMMARY:„Reading the Region“ in the Ludwig Forum park
DESCRIPTION:Does art do something\, or does art say something? Can there be art without context? How can art be judged: objectively or subjectively? What does it mean to collect art\, to exhibit it publicly\, to curate it?Should all art be exhibited? How is meaning created through the arrangement of artworks? Does art even need to have a meaning?Does every artwork have just one meaning? Or is what defines it its expression?Is expression the meaning of the work? Can an expression be good\, bad or unacceptable? If so\, who decides that? And whose problem does it become: that of the individual\, the audience asa whole\, the artists or the institution? This museum’s collection comprises works of art from around the world dating from 1960 onwards\, with a focus on the USA\, Europe\, the former Soviet Union\, China and Cuba. It is largely based on the collection of Irene and Peter Ludwig.  This room is the answer to a question posed by the new director to all staff at the Ludwig Forum during her own first encounter with the collection: ‘Which works from our collection particularly speak to you\, and which do not speak to you at all?’ The works on display were selected by the staff of the Ludwig Forum and hung as part of a collaborative effort. Contributing Staff comprise the Exhibition Set-up\, Supervision\, Exhibition Technology\, Visitor Services\, Library\, Management\, Cleaning Service\, Inventory\, Communications\, Art Education\, Curation\, Restoration\, Joinery and Administration. The exhibition is still a work in progress and may continue to evolve. Rather than adopting a ‘neutral’\, white cube presentation\, the exhibition\, with its dense ‘Petersburg hanging’\, follows a kind of overwhelming approach that neither focuses the eye nor allows it to rest – and in doing so raises a variety of questions.
URL:https://ludwigforum.de/en/event/reading-the-region-in-the-ludwig-forum-park/
CATEGORIES:Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20250325T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20250325T180000
DTSTAMP:20260701T213340
CREATED:20250320T151527Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T163202Z
UID:47567-1742925600-1742925600@ludwigforum.de
SUMMARY:Amy Sillman: Oh\, Clock! / Steve Reich: Music for Pieces of Wood (Claves) / Steve Reich: Drumming
DESCRIPTION:Does art do something\, or does art say something? Can there be art without context? How can art be judged: objectively or subjectively? What does it mean to collect art\, to exhibit it publicly\, to curate it?Should all art be exhibited? How is meaning created through the arrangement of artworks? Does art even need to have a meaning?Does every artwork have just one meaning? Or is what defines it its expression?Is expression the meaning of the work? Can an expression be good\, bad or unacceptable? If so\, who decides that? And whose problem does it become: that of the individual\, the audience asa whole\, the artists or the institution? This museum’s collection comprises works of art from around the world dating from 1960 onwards\, with a focus on the USA\, Europe\, the former Soviet Union\, China and Cuba. It is largely based on the collection of Irene and Peter Ludwig.  This room is the answer to a question posed by the new director to all staff at the Ludwig Forum during her own first encounter with the collection: ‘Which works from our collection particularly speak to you\, and which do not speak to you at all?’ The works on display were selected by the staff of the Ludwig Forum and hung as part of a collaborative effort. Contributing Staff comprise the Exhibition Set-up\, Supervision\, Exhibition Technology\, Visitor Services\, Library\, Management\, Cleaning Service\, Inventory\, Communications\, Art Education\, Curation\, Restoration\, Joinery and Administration. The exhibition is still a work in progress and may continue to evolve. Rather than adopting a ‘neutral’\, white cube presentation\, the exhibition\, with its dense ‘Petersburg hanging’\, follows a kind of overwhelming approach that neither focuses the eye nor allows it to rest – and in doing so raises a variety of questions.
URL:https://ludwigforum.de/en/event/amy-sillman-oh-clock-steve-reich-music-for-pieces-of-wood-claves-steve-reich-drumming/
LOCATION:Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst Aachen
CATEGORIES:Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20250322T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20250322T110000
DTSTAMP:20260701T213340
CREATED:20250320T100655Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250320T103254Z
UID:47519-1742641200-1742641200@ludwigforum.de
SUMMARY:Artist Talk: Amy Sillman with Monika Baer
DESCRIPTION:Does art do something\, or does art say something? Can there be art without context? How can art be judged: objectively or subjectively? What does it mean to collect art\, to exhibit it publicly\, to curate it?Should all art be exhibited? How is meaning created through the arrangement of artworks? Does art even need to have a meaning?Does every artwork have just one meaning? Or is what defines it its expression?Is expression the meaning of the work? Can an expression be good\, bad or unacceptable? If so\, who decides that? And whose problem does it become: that of the individual\, the audience asa whole\, the artists or the institution? This museum’s collection comprises works of art from around the world dating from 1960 onwards\, with a focus on the USA\, Europe\, the former Soviet Union\, China and Cuba. It is largely based on the collection of Irene and Peter Ludwig.  This room is the answer to a question posed by the new director to all staff at the Ludwig Forum during her own first encounter with the collection: ‘Which works from our collection particularly speak to you\, and which do not speak to you at all?’ The works on display were selected by the staff of the Ludwig Forum and hung as part of a collaborative effort. Contributing Staff comprise the Exhibition Set-up\, Supervision\, Exhibition Technology\, Visitor Services\, Library\, Management\, Cleaning Service\, Inventory\, Communications\, Art Education\, Curation\, Restoration\, Joinery and Administration. The exhibition is still a work in progress and may continue to evolve. Rather than adopting a ‘neutral’\, white cube presentation\, the exhibition\, with its dense ‘Petersburg hanging’\, follows a kind of overwhelming approach that neither focuses the eye nor allows it to rest – and in doing so raises a variety of questions.
URL:https://ludwigforum.de/en/event/artist-talk-amy-sillman-with-monika-baer/
LOCATION:Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst Aachen
CATEGORIES:Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20250322T000000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20250831T000000
DTSTAMP:20260701T213340
CREATED:20241217T115124Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250414T145541Z
UID:46560-1742601600-1756598400@ludwigforum.de
SUMMARY:Amy Sillman. Oh\, Clock!
DESCRIPTION:Does art do something\, or does art say something? Can there be art without context? How can art be judged: objectively or subjectively? What does it mean to collect art\, to exhibit it publicly\, to curate it?Should all art be exhibited? How is meaning created through the arrangement of artworks? Does art even need to have a meaning?Does every artwork have just one meaning? Or is what defines it its expression?Is expression the meaning of the work? Can an expression be good\, bad or unacceptable? If so\, who decides that? And whose problem does it become: that of the individual\, the audience asa whole\, the artists or the institution? This museum’s collection comprises works of art from around the world dating from 1960 onwards\, with a focus on the USA\, Europe\, the former Soviet Union\, China and Cuba. It is largely based on the collection of Irene and Peter Ludwig.  This room is the answer to a question posed by the new director to all staff at the Ludwig Forum during her own first encounter with the collection: ‘Which works from our collection particularly speak to you\, and which do not speak to you at all?’ The works on display were selected by the staff of the Ludwig Forum and hung as part of a collaborative effort. Contributing Staff comprise the Exhibition Set-up\, Supervision\, Exhibition Technology\, Visitor Services\, Library\, Management\, Cleaning Service\, Inventory\, Communications\, Art Education\, Curation\, Restoration\, Joinery and Administration. The exhibition is still a work in progress and may continue to evolve. Rather than adopting a ‘neutral’\, white cube presentation\, the exhibition\, with its dense ‘Petersburg hanging’\, follows a kind of overwhelming approach that neither focuses the eye nor allows it to rest – and in doing so raises a variety of questions.
URL:https://ludwigforum.de/en/event/amy-sillman-oh-clock/
LOCATION:Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst Aachen
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250322
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260615
DTSTAMP:20260701T213340
CREATED:20250902T113056Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260610T121513Z
UID:49456-1742601600-1781481599@ludwigforum.de
SUMMARY:Amy Sillman. Oh\, Clock! – Collection presentation
DESCRIPTION:Does art do something\, or does art say something? Can there be art without context? How can art be judged: objectively or subjectively? What does it mean to collect art\, to exhibit it publicly\, to curate it?Should all art be exhibited? How is meaning created through the arrangement of artworks? Does art even need to have a meaning?Does every artwork have just one meaning? Or is what defines it its expression?Is expression the meaning of the work? Can an expression be good\, bad or unacceptable? If so\, who decides that? And whose problem does it become: that of the individual\, the audience asa whole\, the artists or the institution? This museum’s collection comprises works of art from around the world dating from 1960 onwards\, with a focus on the USA\, Europe\, the former Soviet Union\, China and Cuba. It is largely based on the collection of Irene and Peter Ludwig.  This room is the answer to a question posed by the new director to all staff at the Ludwig Forum during her own first encounter with the collection: ‘Which works from our collection particularly speak to you\, and which do not speak to you at all?’ The works on display were selected by the staff of the Ludwig Forum and hung as part of a collaborative effort. Contributing Staff comprise the Exhibition Set-up\, Supervision\, Exhibition Technology\, Visitor Services\, Library\, Management\, Cleaning Service\, Inventory\, Communications\, Art Education\, Curation\, Restoration\, Joinery and Administration. The exhibition is still a work in progress and may continue to evolve. Rather than adopting a ‘neutral’\, white cube presentation\, the exhibition\, with its dense ‘Petersburg hanging’\, follows a kind of overwhelming approach that neither focuses the eye nor allows it to rest – and in doing so raises a variety of questions.
URL:https://ludwigforum.de/en/event/amy-sillman-oh-clock-collection-presentation/
LOCATION:Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst Aachen
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20250318T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20250318T190000
DTSTAMP:20260701T213340
CREATED:20250114T130253Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250220T143454Z
UID:47172-1742324400-1742324400@ludwigforum.de
SUMMARY:Trajal Harrell – Judson Church is Ringing in Harlem (Made-to-Measure) / Twenty Looks or Paris is Burning at The Judson Church (M2M)
DESCRIPTION:Does art do something\, or does art say something? Can there be art without context? How can art be judged: objectively or subjectively? What does it mean to collect art\, to exhibit it publicly\, to curate it?Should all art be exhibited? How is meaning created through the arrangement of artworks? Does art even need to have a meaning?Does every artwork have just one meaning? Or is what defines it its expression?Is expression the meaning of the work? Can an expression be good\, bad or unacceptable? If so\, who decides that? And whose problem does it become: that of the individual\, the audience asa whole\, the artists or the institution? This museum’s collection comprises works of art from around the world dating from 1960 onwards\, with a focus on the USA\, Europe\, the former Soviet Union\, China and Cuba. It is largely based on the collection of Irene and Peter Ludwig.  This room is the answer to a question posed by the new director to all staff at the Ludwig Forum during her own first encounter with the collection: ‘Which works from our collection particularly speak to you\, and which do not speak to you at all?’ The works on display were selected by the staff of the Ludwig Forum and hung as part of a collaborative effort. Contributing Staff comprise the Exhibition Set-up\, Supervision\, Exhibition Technology\, Visitor Services\, Library\, Management\, Cleaning Service\, Inventory\, Communications\, Art Education\, Curation\, Restoration\, Joinery and Administration. The exhibition is still a work in progress and may continue to evolve. Rather than adopting a ‘neutral’\, white cube presentation\, the exhibition\, with its dense ‘Petersburg hanging’\, follows a kind of overwhelming approach that neither focuses the eye nor allows it to rest – and in doing so raises a variety of questions.
URL:https://ludwigforum.de/en/event/trajal-harrell-judson-church-is-ringing-in-harlem-made-to-measure-twenty-looks-or-paris-is-burning-at-the-judson-church-m2m/
LOCATION:Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst Aachen
CATEGORIES:Event
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20250220T000000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20250316T000000
DTSTAMP:20260701T213340
CREATED:20250224T094430Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250225T151809Z
UID:47365-1740009600-1742083200@ludwigforum.de
SUMMARY:Open call for curators – Currents 12
DESCRIPTION:Does art do something\, or does art say something? Can there be art without context? How can art be judged: objectively or subjectively? What does it mean to collect art\, to exhibit it publicly\, to curate it?Should all art be exhibited? How is meaning created through the arrangement of artworks? Does art even need to have a meaning?Does every artwork have just one meaning? Or is what defines it its expression?Is expression the meaning of the work? Can an expression be good\, bad or unacceptable? If so\, who decides that? And whose problem does it become: that of the individual\, the audience asa whole\, the artists or the institution? This museum’s collection comprises works of art from around the world dating from 1960 onwards\, with a focus on the USA\, Europe\, the former Soviet Union\, China and Cuba. It is largely based on the collection of Irene and Peter Ludwig.  This room is the answer to a question posed by the new director to all staff at the Ludwig Forum during her own first encounter with the collection: ‘Which works from our collection particularly speak to you\, and which do not speak to you at all?’ The works on display were selected by the staff of the Ludwig Forum and hung as part of a collaborative effort. Contributing Staff comprise the Exhibition Set-up\, Supervision\, Exhibition Technology\, Visitor Services\, Library\, Management\, Cleaning Service\, Inventory\, Communications\, Art Education\, Curation\, Restoration\, Joinery and Administration. The exhibition is still a work in progress and may continue to evolve. Rather than adopting a ‘neutral’\, white cube presentation\, the exhibition\, with its dense ‘Petersburg hanging’\, follows a kind of overwhelming approach that neither focuses the eye nor allows it to rest – and in doing so raises a variety of questions.
URL:https://ludwigforum.de/en/event/open-call-for-curators-currents-12/
CATEGORIES:Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20250116T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20250116T180000
DTSTAMP:20260701T213340
CREATED:20250113T103310Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250114T155527Z
UID:46953-1737050400-1737050400@ludwigforum.de
SUMMARY:European Reception of 20th century Japanese Avant-garde
DESCRIPTION:Does art do something\, or does art say something? Can there be art without context? How can art be judged: objectively or subjectively? What does it mean to collect art\, to exhibit it publicly\, to curate it?Should all art be exhibited? How is meaning created through the arrangement of artworks? Does art even need to have a meaning?Does every artwork have just one meaning? Or is what defines it its expression?Is expression the meaning of the work? Can an expression be good\, bad or unacceptable? If so\, who decides that? And whose problem does it become: that of the individual\, the audience asa whole\, the artists or the institution? This museum’s collection comprises works of art from around the world dating from 1960 onwards\, with a focus on the USA\, Europe\, the former Soviet Union\, China and Cuba. It is largely based on the collection of Irene and Peter Ludwig.  This room is the answer to a question posed by the new director to all staff at the Ludwig Forum during her own first encounter with the collection: ‘Which works from our collection particularly speak to you\, and which do not speak to you at all?’ The works on display were selected by the staff of the Ludwig Forum and hung as part of a collaborative effort. Contributing Staff comprise the Exhibition Set-up\, Supervision\, Exhibition Technology\, Visitor Services\, Library\, Management\, Cleaning Service\, Inventory\, Communications\, Art Education\, Curation\, Restoration\, Joinery and Administration. The exhibition is still a work in progress and may continue to evolve. Rather than adopting a ‘neutral’\, white cube presentation\, the exhibition\, with its dense ‘Petersburg hanging’\, follows a kind of overwhelming approach that neither focuses the eye nor allows it to rest – and in doing so raises a variety of questions.
URL:https://ludwigforum.de/en/event/european-reception-of-20th-century-japanese-avant-garde/
LOCATION:Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst Aachen
CATEGORIES:Event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ludwigforum.de/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/B008_Avantgardes_image03.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20241215T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20241215T170000
DTSTAMP:20260701T213340
CREATED:20241203T121931Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241203T153720Z
UID:46470-1734282000-1734282000@ludwigforum.de
SUMMARY:Threnody for the KhoiSan
DESCRIPTION:Does art do something\, or does art say something? Can there be art without context? How can art be judged: objectively or subjectively? What does it mean to collect art\, to exhibit it publicly\, to curate it?Should all art be exhibited? How is meaning created through the arrangement of artworks? Does art even need to have a meaning?Does every artwork have just one meaning? Or is what defines it its expression?Is expression the meaning of the work? Can an expression be good\, bad or unacceptable? If so\, who decides that? And whose problem does it become: that of the individual\, the audience asa whole\, the artists or the institution? This museum’s collection comprises works of art from around the world dating from 1960 onwards\, with a focus on the USA\, Europe\, the former Soviet Union\, China and Cuba. It is largely based on the collection of Irene and Peter Ludwig.  This room is the answer to a question posed by the new director to all staff at the Ludwig Forum during her own first encounter with the collection: ‘Which works from our collection particularly speak to you\, and which do not speak to you at all?’ The works on display were selected by the staff of the Ludwig Forum and hung as part of a collaborative effort. Contributing Staff comprise the Exhibition Set-up\, Supervision\, Exhibition Technology\, Visitor Services\, Library\, Management\, Cleaning Service\, Inventory\, Communications\, Art Education\, Curation\, Restoration\, Joinery and Administration. The exhibition is still a work in progress and may continue to evolve. Rather than adopting a ‘neutral’\, white cube presentation\, the exhibition\, with its dense ‘Petersburg hanging’\, follows a kind of overwhelming approach that neither focuses the eye nor allows it to rest – and in doing so raises a variety of questions.
URL:https://ludwigforum.de/en/event/threnody-for-the-khoisan/
LOCATION:Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst Aachen
CATEGORIES:Event
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20241210T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20241210T180000
DTSTAMP:20260701T213340
CREATED:20241114T115215Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241121T125809Z
UID:46181-1733853600-1733853600@ludwigforum.de
SUMMARY:Zeigekunst: KuratorInnen als Zauberlehrlinge
DESCRIPTION:Does art do something\, or does art say something? Can there be art without context? How can art be judged: objectively or subjectively? What does it mean to collect art\, to exhibit it publicly\, to curate it?Should all art be exhibited? How is meaning created through the arrangement of artworks? Does art even need to have a meaning?Does every artwork have just one meaning? Or is what defines it its expression?Is expression the meaning of the work? Can an expression be good\, bad or unacceptable? If so\, who decides that? And whose problem does it become: that of the individual\, the audience asa whole\, the artists or the institution? This museum’s collection comprises works of art from around the world dating from 1960 onwards\, with a focus on the USA\, Europe\, the former Soviet Union\, China and Cuba. It is largely based on the collection of Irene and Peter Ludwig.  This room is the answer to a question posed by the new director to all staff at the Ludwig Forum during her own first encounter with the collection: ‘Which works from our collection particularly speak to you\, and which do not speak to you at all?’ The works on display were selected by the staff of the Ludwig Forum and hung as part of a collaborative effort. Contributing Staff comprise the Exhibition Set-up\, Supervision\, Exhibition Technology\, Visitor Services\, Library\, Management\, Cleaning Service\, Inventory\, Communications\, Art Education\, Curation\, Restoration\, Joinery and Administration. The exhibition is still a work in progress and may continue to evolve. Rather than adopting a ‘neutral’\, white cube presentation\, the exhibition\, with its dense ‘Petersburg hanging’\, follows a kind of overwhelming approach that neither focuses the eye nor allows it to rest – and in doing so raises a variety of questions.
URL:https://ludwigforum.de/en/event/zeigekunst-kuratorinnen-als-zauberlehrlinge-wie-man-hinsieht-durchs-wegsehen-wie-man-aufs-ende-hin-beginnt-wie-man-auf-das-zeigt-was-nicht-gezeigt-wird/
LOCATION:Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst Aachen
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20241128T190000
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CREATED:20241018T080946Z
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UID:45926-1732820400-1732820400@ludwigforum.de
SUMMARY:Free Movement? Migration and Mobility in Eastern Europe through the lens of contemporary art.
DESCRIPTION:Does art do something\, or does art say something? Can there be art without context? How can art be judged: objectively or subjectively? What does it mean to collect art\, to exhibit it publicly\, to curate it?Should all art be exhibited? How is meaning created through the arrangement of artworks? Does art even need to have a meaning?Does every artwork have just one meaning? Or is what defines it its expression?Is expression the meaning of the work? Can an expression be good\, bad or unacceptable? If so\, who decides that? And whose problem does it become: that of the individual\, the audience asa whole\, the artists or the institution? This museum’s collection comprises works of art from around the world dating from 1960 onwards\, with a focus on the USA\, Europe\, the former Soviet Union\, China and Cuba. It is largely based on the collection of Irene and Peter Ludwig.  This room is the answer to a question posed by the new director to all staff at the Ludwig Forum during her own first encounter with the collection: ‘Which works from our collection particularly speak to you\, and which do not speak to you at all?’ The works on display were selected by the staff of the Ludwig Forum and hung as part of a collaborative effort. Contributing Staff comprise the Exhibition Set-up\, Supervision\, Exhibition Technology\, Visitor Services\, Library\, Management\, Cleaning Service\, Inventory\, Communications\, Art Education\, Curation\, Restoration\, Joinery and Administration. The exhibition is still a work in progress and may continue to evolve. Rather than adopting a ‘neutral’\, white cube presentation\, the exhibition\, with its dense ‘Petersburg hanging’\, follows a kind of overwhelming approach that neither focuses the eye nor allows it to rest – and in doing so raises a variety of questions.
URL:https://ludwigforum.de/en/event/free-movement-migration-and-mobility-in-eastern-europe-through-the-lens-of-contemporary-art/
LOCATION:Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst Aachen
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20241125T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20241125T193000
DTSTAMP:20260701T213340
CREATED:20241113T114558Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241121T095047Z
UID:46139-1732563000-1732563000@ludwigforum.de
SUMMARY:‘Monday Evening Talk’ with Tim Ingold (Anthropologist\, Aberdeen)
DESCRIPTION:Does art do something\, or does art say something? Can there be art without context? How can art be judged: objectively or subjectively? What does it mean to collect art\, to exhibit it publicly\, to curate it?Should all art be exhibited? How is meaning created through the arrangement of artworks? Does art even need to have a meaning?Does every artwork have just one meaning? Or is what defines it its expression?Is expression the meaning of the work? Can an expression be good\, bad or unacceptable? If so\, who decides that? And whose problem does it become: that of the individual\, the audience asa whole\, the artists or the institution? This museum’s collection comprises works of art from around the world dating from 1960 onwards\, with a focus on the USA\, Europe\, the former Soviet Union\, China and Cuba. It is largely based on the collection of Irene and Peter Ludwig.  This room is the answer to a question posed by the new director to all staff at the Ludwig Forum during her own first encounter with the collection: ‘Which works from our collection particularly speak to you\, and which do not speak to you at all?’ The works on display were selected by the staff of the Ludwig Forum and hung as part of a collaborative effort. Contributing Staff comprise the Exhibition Set-up\, Supervision\, Exhibition Technology\, Visitor Services\, Library\, Management\, Cleaning Service\, Inventory\, Communications\, Art Education\, Curation\, Restoration\, Joinery and Administration. The exhibition is still a work in progress and may continue to evolve. Rather than adopting a ‘neutral’\, white cube presentation\, the exhibition\, with its dense ‘Petersburg hanging’\, follows a kind of overwhelming approach that neither focuses the eye nor allows it to rest – and in doing so raises a variety of questions.
URL:https://ludwigforum.de/en/event/monday-evening-talk-with-timothy-ingold-anthropologist-aberdeen/
LOCATION:Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst Aachen
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20241119T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20241119T180000
DTSTAMP:20260701T213340
CREATED:20241113T102051Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241113T133934Z
UID:46143-1732039200-1732039200@ludwigforum.de
SUMMARY:Studio visit with Ayo Akingbade and Apparatus 22
DESCRIPTION:Does art do something\, or does art say something? Can there be art without context? How can art be judged: objectively or subjectively? What does it mean to collect art\, to exhibit it publicly\, to curate it?Should all art be exhibited? How is meaning created through the arrangement of artworks? Does art even need to have a meaning?Does every artwork have just one meaning? Or is what defines it its expression?Is expression the meaning of the work? Can an expression be good\, bad or unacceptable? If so\, who decides that? And whose problem does it become: that of the individual\, the audience asa whole\, the artists or the institution? This museum’s collection comprises works of art from around the world dating from 1960 onwards\, with a focus on the USA\, Europe\, the former Soviet Union\, China and Cuba. It is largely based on the collection of Irene and Peter Ludwig.  This room is the answer to a question posed by the new director to all staff at the Ludwig Forum during her own first encounter with the collection: ‘Which works from our collection particularly speak to you\, and which do not speak to you at all?’ The works on display were selected by the staff of the Ludwig Forum and hung as part of a collaborative effort. Contributing Staff comprise the Exhibition Set-up\, Supervision\, Exhibition Technology\, Visitor Services\, Library\, Management\, Cleaning Service\, Inventory\, Communications\, Art Education\, Curation\, Restoration\, Joinery and Administration. The exhibition is still a work in progress and may continue to evolve. Rather than adopting a ‘neutral’\, white cube presentation\, the exhibition\, with its dense ‘Petersburg hanging’\, follows a kind of overwhelming approach that neither focuses the eye nor allows it to rest – and in doing so raises a variety of questions.
URL:https://ludwigforum.de/en/event/studio-visit-with-ayo-akingbade-and-apparatus-22/
LOCATION:Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst Aachen
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20241105T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20241105T190000
DTSTAMP:20260701T213340
CREATED:20240930T092435Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241028T102615Z
UID:45430-1730833200-1730833200@ludwigforum.de
SUMMARY:Forum Literatur: Die Projektoren. Reading with Clemens Meyer
DESCRIPTION:Does art do something\, or does art say something? Can there be art without context? How can art be judged: objectively or subjectively? What does it mean to collect art\, to exhibit it publicly\, to curate it?Should all art be exhibited? How is meaning created through the arrangement of artworks? Does art even need to have a meaning?Does every artwork have just one meaning? Or is what defines it its expression?Is expression the meaning of the work? Can an expression be good\, bad or unacceptable? If so\, who decides that? And whose problem does it become: that of the individual\, the audience asa whole\, the artists or the institution? This museum’s collection comprises works of art from around the world dating from 1960 onwards\, with a focus on the USA\, Europe\, the former Soviet Union\, China and Cuba. It is largely based on the collection of Irene and Peter Ludwig.  This room is the answer to a question posed by the new director to all staff at the Ludwig Forum during her own first encounter with the collection: ‘Which works from our collection particularly speak to you\, and which do not speak to you at all?’ The works on display were selected by the staff of the Ludwig Forum and hung as part of a collaborative effort. Contributing Staff comprise the Exhibition Set-up\, Supervision\, Exhibition Technology\, Visitor Services\, Library\, Management\, Cleaning Service\, Inventory\, Communications\, Art Education\, Curation\, Restoration\, Joinery and Administration. The exhibition is still a work in progress and may continue to evolve. Rather than adopting a ‘neutral’\, white cube presentation\, the exhibition\, with its dense ‘Petersburg hanging’\, follows a kind of overwhelming approach that neither focuses the eye nor allows it to rest – and in doing so raises a variety of questions.
URL:https://ludwigforum.de/en/event/forum-literatur-die-projektoren-reading-with-clemens-meyer/
CATEGORIES:Event
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