Art and Fashion
In Düsseldorf, contemporary art has always reflected the latest trends, was and is art in fashion? Fashion itself, on the other hand, was a passion, as a form of costume always ‘in’, whether during the reign of “Jan Willem” (Prince-elector Johann Wilhelm) or during carnival season. Today, it is big business – something that turns the Metropolis on the Rhine, twice a year, into the city of world-famous fashion trade fairs.
Art, on the other hand, here in Düsseldorf, is permanently at home and can be found everywhere: its spiritual center is at the Art Academy (Joseph Beuys, Gerhard Richter, Jörg Immendorff); important stars of the photography scene number among its students (Andreas Gursky, Thomas Ruff, Thomas Struth, Candida Höfer); and the city boasts numerous art temples including K20 and K21, the Museum Kunst Palast, the Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, the Akademie Galerie, KIT (Kunst im Tunnel) … and more than 100 galleries.
The Königsallee
The Königsallee – fondly shortened to “the Kö” by Düsseldorf residents – is the pride of the city. And rightly so, as it’s hardly possible ...
The Northern Old Town
The Marktplatz (market square). On the historic center of town, the carnival season is opened every year on November 11th. Here you ...
The Southern Old Town
Between Maxplatz and Rathausufer, Schulstrasse and Bäckerstrasse, a quiet and romantic flair prevails, dominated by the ...
The in-district
The distinctive look of this district, the former commercial port, is to a good measure owed to its architectural highlights. Worthy of ...
George Stevens Hamilton
Hollywood meets Düsseldorf” might be the catchphrase here since American actor George Hamilton fell in love in the Rhine metropolis. Together ...
Soft glow ...
The EKO-Haus in Düsseldorf’s Niederkassel district is the cultural center of the largest Japanese community in Europe. The two characters ...