Ludwig Forum Aachen
Jülicher Strasse 97-109
52070 Aachen
Germany
info@ludwigforum.de
www.ludwigforum.de
The LUDWIG FORUM AACHEN is a multi-genre house for international contemporary art. Its basis is the art collection of Peter and Irene Ludwig that comprises key works of American Pop Art, Photo Realism and European art from the beginning 1960s to the present. This is the starting point for an attractive exhibition program. Art education offers many activities and guided tours for all ages and types of groups, available in Dutch, French and English. Contact: Karl-Heinz Jeiter +49 241 1807 115, Email: Karl-Heinz.Jeiter@mail.aachen.de
In the mid-1970s, Pattern and Decoration developed in the USA as one of the last art movements of the 20th century, in which the participation of women was as prominent as never before. In reclaiming fantasy, color, variations of forms as well as sensuality, they radically distinguished themselves from the predominant Minimal Art and Concept Art at that time.
The success story of this young German generation of painters, whose wild and exuberant paintings were celebrated internationally as the return of figurative painting in the early 1980s, has become an art historical myth. In addition to large- format paintings from the Ludwig Collection, the exhibition also look at how the artists in the beginning experimented with photography, fashion, performance, film and music.
With the exhibition Videoarchiv 04 we celebrate the conclusion of the research project Videoarchiv, which since 2012 digitalised, researched and opened up the video collection of the Ludwig Forum for International Art in Aachen.
Art has always played with the possibilities of illusion and deception. Their successful implementation is proof of a truly artistic mastery and a challenge for every artist since antiquity. Fascinating works of illusion and eye deception from four millennia - from an ancient Egyptian fake door to early trompe-l'oeil paintings to augmented and virtual reality - offer an exciting course through the (art) history of deception.
Every Sunday the Ludwig Forum offers a guided tour through the current exhibition at 15:00h, while child care is available in the workshop.
Every Sunday the Ludwig Forum offers a guided tour through the current exhibition at 15:00h, while child care is available in the workshop.
Every Sunday the Ludwig Forum offers a guided tour through the current exhibition at 15:00h, while child care is available in the workshop.