PHOTO: © John Wood und Paul Harrison, Filmstill aus "Bored Astronauts on the Moon", 2011 (Einkanal-Video, 20 min) © Courtesy of the artists, © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2026

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Zu den Sternen! Weltraum und Weltflucht seit der Moderne im Arp Museum Bahnhof Rolandseck

Name: Zu den Sternen! Weltraum und Weltflucht seit der Moderne im Arp Museum Bahnhof Rolandseck
Start: 2026-07-10T19:00+0200
End: 2026-07-10T21:00+0200
Location: Bonn

In the organizer's words:

Space has always served as a powerful projection surface for longings and utopias - in the face of global crises, it still holds the vision of an alternative existence. Apocalyptic awakening and eccentric loss of boundaries are illuminated with around 100 works from modernism to the present day - including works by Yael Bartana, Max Ernst, El Lissitzky, Katharina Sieverding, Sophie Taeuber-Arp and Emma Talbot. The view into space reveals cosmic dreams and becomes a reflection on our present and future.

At the beginning of the 20th century, the end of the world seemed imminent. Halley's Comet and its feared collision with the Earth aroused fears and longings. In the face of mechanization and rationalization, a flourishing projection of the earthly into space multiplied in the arts. In theory, it had become conceivable to travel into space and knowledge of astronomy had increased.

Since the 1980s, there has been a noticeable increase in criticism of the seemingly unlimited possibilities of space travel. Hopes of finding alternative life on an alternative planet or making this possible are countered by increasing cultural pessimism. The realization of the finite nature of our vital resources in the face of human hubris and our misconduct is also leading to new discourses in art.

Exhibited artists
Hans (Jean) Arp, Arno Bosselt, Michael Buthe, Walter Dexel, Minya Diez-Dührkoop, Max Ernst, Lucio Fontana, Heinz Grete, Wenzel Hablik, Johann Peter Hasenclever, Hannah Höch, Liesl Karlstadt / Karl Valentin, El Lissitzky, Joan Miró, Johannes Molzahn, Louise Nevelson, Otto Piene, Simon Quaglio, Man Ray, Odilon Redon, Alexander Rodchenko, Luigi Russolo, Hans Salentin, Xanti Schawinsky, Karl Friedrich Schinkel, Oskar Schlemmer, Lothar Schreyer, Lavinia Schulz / Walter Holdt, Carl Spitzweg, Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Yves Tanguy, Étienne Léopold Trouvelot

Contemporary positions
Yael Bartana, Sylvie Fleury, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, Bjørn Melhus, Mariko Mori, Thomas Ruff, Mona Schulzek, Katharina Sieverding, Klaus Staeck, Emma Talbot, John Wood and Paul Harrison

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Price information:

Adults: €12, concessions €9 The admission ticket (purchased in advance from the online store) is valid at no extra charge as a combined ticket for the day-bound, free return journey on all buses and local trains in the Rhine-Moselle Transport Association (VRM) in second class. You can see the area of validity of the VRM area here: https://www.vrminfo.de/fahrplan/uebersichtsplaene/vrm-liniennetzplan/ Family ticket: €18 (valid for two adults with 1 to 6 children up to 18 years) Children up to 12 years: free Students of art and art history: free

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Arp Museum Bahnhof Rolandseck Köln

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