Feb. 2 – Aug. 15 NRW Forum:
Robert Mapplethorpe.
A retrospective with 150 works from early Polaroids to photos of nudes, flowers and sculptures, plus the last self-portraits of the American photographer (1946–1989).
Feb. 27 – July 18 K21 – Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen:
Ana Torfs – Album/Tracks A.
The exhibition, organized in cooperation with the Vienna Generali Foundation, presents five large-format slide projections, several photo series and an Internet singing project by the Belgian artist (*1963).
Mar. 20 – May 9 Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen:
Florian Pumhösl.
A spatial installation of many parts by the Austrian artist (*1971) that casts a critical eye on the exhibition venue, an exposed-concrete building from the 1960s.
Apr. 10 – Aug. 1 Museum Kunstpalast:
From Pollock to Schumacher – Le grand geste!
Informal and Abstract Expressionism from 1946–1964: Gestural-abstract paintings by Karel Appel, Jean Fautrier, Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Antonio Saura and others.
Apr. 24 – Aug. 29 Museum Kunst Palast:
Ein bläulich-silbriger Duft der Ferne.
An homage to the rediscovered German landscape painter, academy professor and art school director Johann Wilhelm Schirmer (1807–1863). In addition to the artist’s Italian arcadian landscapes the exhibition will also highlight the works of his contemporaries including August Lucas, Ernst Fries and Ernst Willers, as well as painting techniques used in plein air painting.
Sept. 11 – Nov. 21 Museum Kunst Palast:
Nam June Paik.
A retrospective with works from the various creative phases of the video and electronics artist (1932–2006) within the framework of the Quadriennale 2010; a cooperation with the Tate Liverpool.
Starting Sept. 11 Kunsthalle:
Marcel Broodthaers and Today.
Within the framework of the Quadriennale 2010, the exhibition will present selected works by the Belgian artist (1924–1976) in dialogue with works by contemporary artists who have taken up Broodthaer’s issues and theories.
Keep in mind:
The Quadriennale 2010 Düsseldorf from Sept. 10 to Jan. 2011.