Sommerfest der Kunsthalle Düsseldorf

Saturday, August 29, 2026
11 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Free admission 

A whole summer day filled with art, music, encounters, and time spent together: This Saturday, the Kunsthalle Düsseldorf invites you to its summer festival. As part of “Work in Progress,” the Kunsthalle will serve as an open gathering place for art lovers and friends from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
In addition to guided tours of the exhibition, there will be a creative workshop, a book flea market, music, drinks, and light refreshments. In the evening, “Celebrating! Joëlle Dubois” invites you to celebrate the completion of Joëlle Dubois’s wall installation together with a performance by BUNNY FRANCIS and a concert by Pink Gloves.

Content Note: The wall installation as part of “Work in Progress” includes depictions of nudity and sexuality. Please decide for yourself whether you wish to engage with this content.

Program:

11 a.m.–10 p.m.
Summer party with music at the Salon des Amateurs, drinks, coffee, and ice cream, as well as a book flea market hosted by the Walther König bookstore

12 p.m. and 2 p.m.
Guided tours of the “Work in Progress” exhibition

4:00 p.m.
Conversation with curator Fiona Borowski and artist Joëlle Dubois, with interpretation into German Sign Language (DGS)

12 p.m.–4 p.m.
Creative Station: Design empowerment stickers and your own tattoos

6–10 p.m.
Celebrating! Joëlle Dubois

Starting at 7 p.m.: Performance by BUNNY FRANCIS.HUNGRY GHOSTS
Nina van denbempt is a Belgian multidisciplinary artist with a slight obsession with the unease of being human. Today, she primarily uses painting, performance, and sound as her means of expression.

Nina will be coming to the Kunsthalle Düsseldorf with a new performance, this time as Bunny Francis.
Inspired by Joëlle Dubois’ murals, she delves into her sexuality—or rather, into its absence. After becoming a (single) mother, she performs a ritual to become “slutty” again. Or is that even what she wants to be? Or will this merely be a continuation of her existence as a hungry, hungry spirit?

Starting at 7:45 p.m.: Concert by Pink Gloves
Pink Gloves is an experimental electronic R&B-punk band. This live duo takes you on a musical roller coaster ride. They’ll challenge your expectations and fulfill your desires. They invite you to dance, scream, move, and connect with one another.