Exhibitions

Since the summer of 2019 Museum Folkwang has been presenting its collection in completely redesigned halls. Taking New Worlds as the overarching theme, the presentation is destined to enable visitors to experience the long-standing collection in a new form, and often from surprising angles. Now, painting is juxtaposed with photography, sculpture or prints, and enters into unprecedented and inspiring constellations with world …

Before the US civil rights movement went into decline and the economic crisis of the 1970s set in, Hip-Hop made an appearance on the streets of the Bronx as an expression of resistance to the marginalisation of the African American population. Rap, DJing, graffiti, breakdance and the like developed as young people in the big cities began to appropriate the urban space. Their sagging trousers, colourful clothing, bandanas and …

The exhibition shows a selection of works by graduates of the master’s degree programme Photography Studies & Practice at the Follkwang University of the Arts. The two Folkwang institutions are thus continuing a collaboration that began in 2016 with the Stopover series. Admission is free.