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 […]
What does it mean to be "struck" by an image? A physical encounter, an emotional connection? Perhaps even a profound realisation or intrusion, usually sudden and unexpected. And do photographs affect us differently than other works of art?
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: […]
The Electrical Walk at 2 pm is already fully booked. Kubisch’s countless wire installations, which have only grown in scale since Il respiro del mare (Breath of the Ocean, 1981) and occupy a range of different spaces, ultimately brought her to a creative flashpoint: she abandoned fixed installation sites and turned her attention to exploring […]
To mark the start of Christina Kubisch’s Electrical Walks in Aachen, we warmly invite you to the two keynote talks Electrical Walks 2003–2026. Electromagnetic surveys by Christina Kubisch and Sonotopias. Sound mapping between auditory exploration of the world and speculative future practice by Dr Anna Schürmer (media theorist Freie Universität Berlin), followed by an artist talk […]
From 23 to 28 June 2026, Colombian artist Oscar Murillo invites people of all ages to take part in a multi-day collective drawing session in the courtyard of the Ludwig Forum.The Social Mapping project is a celebration of collective spirit anchored by the exercise of drawing and mark-making. Participants can use pens, pencils, crayons, and […]
