Travel. Hardly any other topic better reflects our current situation between lockdown and longing. Within closed borders and closed societies, when things that were taken for granted plummet into prohibitions, the desire to leave and break out grows. Rethinking is necessary. To find new ways, to test and take them \u2013 not only when travelling \u2013 is the challenge of our time.<\/p>\n
With Bon Voyage! Travelling in Contemporary Art<\/em>, the Ludwig Forum for International Art presents a selection of artistic positions that focus on travelling. We invite you to see the world through the eyes of the artists who often move off the beaten tourist tracks. The suitcases are packed with personal challenges, extreme experiences of political as well as climatic nature, fictional, and virtual mental journeys, and the last journey into the afterlife, which does without suitcases.<\/p>\n With around 100 works, the exhibition follows the routes of more than 60 artists and shows a selection of artistic positions from the 1960s to the present. Through paintings, installations, videos, objects, photographs, and prints, the exhibition provides an insight into the fascination and significance of travel in contemporary art at five stopovers.<\/p>\n i. a. Marina Abramovi\u0107 & Ulay, Francis Al\u00ffs, Sh\u016bsaku Arakawa, Kader Attia, Lothar Baumgarten, Janet Bellotto, Joseph Beuys, Christoph Brech, Stanley Brouwn, Peter Br\u00fcning, Michael Buthe, Julian Charri\u00e8re, Kate Crawford & Vladan Joler, Ivan S. \u010cujkov, Walter Dahn, H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Delprat, Simon Faithfull, Mareike Foecking, Jerry Frantz, Gerard Garouste, Philipp Goldbach, Nancy Graves, Manaf Halbouni, Michael Heizer, Jochem Hendricks, Klara Hobza, Stefan Huber, Jean-Olivier Hucleux, C\u00e9cile Hummel, Matthew Day Jackson, Sven Johne, Dagmar Keller & Martin Wittwer, Fabian Knecht, Svetlana Kopystiansky, Till Krause, Norbert Kottmann, Alicja Kwade, Talisa Lallai, Via Lewandoswky, Richard Long, Hiroyuki Masuyama, Duane Michals, Roman Ondak, A. R. Penck, Michail Pirgelis, Dani Ploeger, Anne P\u00f6hlmann, Jon Rafman, Michael Snow, Nicole Schuck, Stefan Sous, Vera Sous, Katrin Str\u00f6bel & Mohammed Laouli, Timm Ulrichs, Wolfgang von Contzen, Christoph Westermeier, Francesca Woodman.<\/p>\n The exhibition is accompanied by a brochure with numerous illustrations and a travel blog on the Internet, as well as by an extensive supporting and workshop programme for all age groups.<\/p>\n Curated by Alexandra Kolossa <\/p>\n \u201eD\u00fcrer \u2013 Karl V. \u2013 Aachen\u201c will be shown in a triad of Exhibitions<\/strong><\/p>\n Centre Charlemagne Aachen<\/a>:<\/strong>\u00a0The Purchased Emperor – Charles V’s\u00a0 Coronation and a Changing World, October 23, 2020 – May 30, 2021<\/p>\n Ludwig Forum f\u00fcr Internationale Kunst<\/a>:<\/strong> Bon Voyage! Travelling in Contemporary Art,\u00a0 November 13, 2020 – May 16, 2021<\/p>\n
\nCuratorial assistance: Marie Gentges
\nTrainee: Stefanie Wagner<\/p>\n