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The Great Düsseldorf Art Exhibition, taking place from June 28, 2023, to August 3, is a must-visit for art enthusiasts in North Rhine-Westphalia. This grand event, held at the Kunstpalast Düsseldorf and NRW-Forum, features 350 works by 185 participants, offering a diverse range of art forms.
Emmanuel Mir, the head of The Great since 2024, has curated an exhibition that is rich in figurative art, including houses, landscapes, and meditative abstraction. One of the wildest appearances in The Great is Dirk Krüll's "Momobloc-Box", a sculpture made of stacked plastic chairs.
Sophie Meuresch presented a sitting "Astrid" in seven variations in The Great. Meanwhile, Paula Knaps Loos, a 34-year-old prize-winner, showcases her unique designs of tiles, wallpaper, and carpets with figures and ornaments found in old magazines and nature books.
Cihan Cakmak's self-portraits are effortlessly and silkily hanging in The Great, while Birgit Jensen, a 68-year-old artist living and working in Düsseldorf since 1985, received the artist's prize in The Great and created captivating yet unreal landscapes using photographic templates, acrylic colors, and silkscreen technology.
Other notable works include Elena Kolbasi's humorous, wild ceramic piece "Visions of Duality", Lucia Sotnikova's doll's eye from "Berlin" that seems to refer to the famous "tears" of Man Ray, and Katharina Mayer's photograph of a young woman with her head turned away ("Seance Fee").
Every piece in The Great is for sale, with the association taking a 40% commission. A catalog with prices for all exhibited works is available for 10 euros. Guided tours by artists can be booked.
The exhibition will be open Tuesday-Sunday from 11 AM to 6 PM. Regular admission is 16 euros, and every Thursday there will be a "Grand Soirée" with performances and experimental music for the same price. Sundays at 11:55 AM, there will be a "Grand Matinee" featuring a relaxed summer music program and talk shows.
For precise details on commission rates for The Great Düsseldorf Art Exhibition, we recommend contacting the event organizers or visiting the official event website for authoritative information. Don't miss this opportunity to immerse yourself in the world of art at The Great Düsseldorf Art Exhibition!
- For those interested in home-and-garden themed artworks, Paula Knaps Loos' unique designs of tiles, wallpaper, and carpets with figures and ornaments found in old magazines and nature books should not be missed.
- After the art exhibition, one might return home with a new lifestyle perspective, as several pieces such as Sophie Meuresch's "Astrid" in seven variations and Cihan Cakmak's self-portraits propose thought-provoking interpretations of everyday objects.
