Duesseldorf: Situated in the west on the Rhine River, Duesseldorf is one of the German centers of design, fashion and architecture. The city has made its name for its galleries and collections of worldwide significance.
The new annual highlight of Duesseldorf’s art scene is the second Quadriennale, a series of high-caliber exhibits in nine of the city’s major art houses and galleries. It is titled “Presence of Art” and features contemporary art in and from Duesseldorf of the past 50 years (September 2010 – January 2011). Web: http://www.artcity-duesseldorf.de/
On time for the Quadriennale 2010 the K20 will reopen in July. Both venues, the K20 and K21 host impressive art collection of the 20th and 21st centuries. Not far from the museums is the newish KIT (Kunst im Tunnel) located beneath the promenade along the Rhine Embankment in a dormant space between the bores of the road tunnels. The innovative gallery is a stunning rendezvous for contemporary art.
Entering through a glazed pavilion facing the Rhine, visitors can experience new and upcoming artists as well as stars of the contemporary art scene. Web: http://www.kunst-im-tunnel.de/
Last but not least, photographs from Robert Mapplethorpe are now exhibited in the NRW Forum in Duesseldorf. Through August 15, 2010 visitors havethe opportunity to discover all areas of Mapplethorpe’s work, from portraits and self-portraits, homosexuality, nudes, flowers and the quintessence of his oeuvre the photographic images of sculptures, including early Polaroids. http://nrwforum.posterous.com/
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