Allora & Calzadilla
Exhibition 13.06 – 14.09.08
Based in Puerto Rico, Jennifer Allora (b. 1974, USA) and Guillermo Calzadilla (b. 1971, Cuba) work in the most diverse artistic mediums. Allora & Calzadilla now present a new work in the museum's former "Ehrenhalle" [Hall of Honour] addressing the history of this space, where Hitler used to hold his notorious speeches on culture. More
Die Kraftprobe
Exhibition 30.05 – 31.08.08
This year the Munich Art Academy of Fine Arts is celebrating its 200th anniversary – on this occasion the Haus der Kunst has brought together exemplary works by its professors and students in a large exhibition. The eventful and varied history of the Munich academy is presented through a carefully considered selection of ca. 100 works in "The Trial of Strength". More
Robert Rauschenberg
Exhibition 09.05 – 14.09.08
In the 1950s the American artist Robert Rauschenberg (*1925) began to consider the boundaries between painting and sculpture. By integrating found objects such as light bulbs, leftover wallpaper or car tyres into his works, the "Combine Paintings" and the free-standing "Combines" emerged bringing international acclaim to Rauschenberg. More
Parrworld
Exhibition 07.05 – 17.08.08
For more than 30 years, Parr has been documenting society and everyday culture, predominantly in his home country Great Britain, but beyond this, he has also documented global phenomena such as mass tourism, consumerist behaviour or so-called leisure time. He is considered to be a satirist of contemporary life; his photographs are unsparingly critical and his inimitable eye unmasks the banal as well as the grotesque. More
Luc Tuymans
Exhibition 02.03 – 12.05.08
The Belgian artist Luc Tuymans’s (*1958) paintings are unique in their intangibility, their mysteriousness and stillness. The exhibition brings together the artist’s paintings from the last 30 years, as well as a wall drawing, which he created especially for this exhibition. More
Rupprecht Geiger
Exhibition 25.01 – 08.05.08
On his 100th birthday Haus der Kunst is paying tribute to the artist with an installation in the museum's central Middle Hall, where, besides two large color sails, the famous "Rote Trombe" [Red Dust Devil] is on display: an enormous tent-like object under which visitors can "stock up on red" for a few minutes. More
Anish Kapoor
Exhibition 18.10.07 – 21.01.08
The Indian artist Anish Kapoor creates objects that seem to stem from a different world: sculptures made from powder pigment, monumental installations with the most diverse materials – often sprayed with intense and yet seemingly soft colours. More
Robin Rhode
Exhibition 16.09.07 – 06.01.08
"Walk Off" is Robin Rhode’s first comprehensive exhibition in Europe. Drawings, photographs, animations and sculptures are on display a.o. – complemented by an action room, where Rhode will produce a wall drawing and develop a performance together with the dancer Jean-Baptiste André and the composer Thomas Larcher. More