The Bielefelder Kunstverein defines itself as a site with its program oriented towards the development and production of contemporary art, as well as to avenues of current thinking. The goal of the Kunstverein is to contribute centrally to the city of Bielefeld’s cultural profile, to promote regional as well as international art production in the form of exhibitions and to highlight the social significance of art.
The exhibitions and the program of events and art education centre on contemporary art and its history, in its entire material and medial spectrum. As an innovative institution, the Kunstverein also seeks as a matter of policy to present views and perspectives from people engaged in producing culture and knowledge in related disciplines. The program of the Bielefelder Kunstverein aims at making art and its multiplicity of concerns accessible to the public and to create points of contact with everyday issues, which are meant to stimulate engagement with social and cultural questions of our day. The Kunstverein styles itself as an institution, which very much wishes to invite you into dialogue with our world of today.
The Bielefelder Kunstverein defines itself as a site with its program oriented towards the development and production of contemporary art, as well as to avenues of current thinking. The goal of the Kunstverein is to contribute centrally to the city of Bielefeld’s cultural profile, to promote regional as well as international art production in the form of exhibitions and to highlight the social significance of art.
The exhibitions and the program of events and art education centre on contemporary art and its history, in its entire material and medial spectrum. As an innovative institution, the Kunstverein also seeks as a matter of policy to present views and perspectives from people engaged in producing culture and knowledge in related disciplines. The program of the Bielefelder Kunstverein aims at making art and its multiplicity of concerns accessible to the public and to create points of contact with everyday issues, which are meant to stimulate engagement with social and cultural questions of our day. The Kunstverein styles itself as an institution, which very much wishes to invite you into dialogue with our world of today.
Alejandro Cesarco, Everness (Excerpt), 2008/2017 / Revision, 2017
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The 90sOct 8, 2026 – Feb 14, 2027Guest curated by fashion industry game changer Edward Enninful OBE, whose lived experience of the decade informs the exhibition The 90s examines a defining period in which a groundswell of creativity changed
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Zahrin KahloPhoto / Video ArtistZahrin Kahlo is originally Moroccan but lives and works in Italy as a photographer and video artist. She pursued classical studies, receiving a degree in Foreign Literature.
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Sean Scully, 48Apr 18, 2026 – Dec 24, 2028LongHouse welcomes the world-renowned Irish American artist Sean Scully into the garden with his colored stack entitled 48, 2024, a work that epitomizes his deliberate use of stripes and color, with gestures toward land, sea, and sky.
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The Wild Gene / Ivana FischerSep 18 – Nov 7, 2026“Childhood is a frightening place. Only when considered from a great distance, whether that be across space or time, can it appear carefree and idyllic. Because growing up is always marked by changes that cannot be controlled...
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American Icon: The US Flag in ArtJun 6 – Dec 6, 2026
Across generations, the Stars and Stripes has inspired pride, protest, and profound artistic expression. From battlefields to modern cultural movements, our flag’s journey through art reveals a nation constantly redefining itself.
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Arthur Boyd: TapestriesJun 18 – Oct, 18, 2026
Boyd commissioned the tapestries, part of his extensive artistic exploration of the life of Saint Francis, from the Manufactura de Tapeçarias de Portalegre, Portugal, and they were purchased by the National Gallery in 1975
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untame flow stay releaseAug 31 – Nov 29, 2026untame flow stay release presents artistic practices undertaken in response to unjust, environmentally toxic and ableist structures – systems that continue to suppress individuals and communities by individualizing violence...
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Panorama: Dreams and PlacesFeb 19 – Oct 18, 2026Aiming to present a thematic narrative on contemporary photography and lens-based art in Türkiye, “Panorama: Dreams and Places” brings together a comprehensive selection of works produced since the 2010s by 18 artists from different generations.
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Extreme PresenceOctober 23–25, 2026What forms does presence take when the world and its technologies exceed what can be explained, known, or felt? How to re-imagine human, non-human and synthetic life on this planet today?
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New Humans: Memories of the FutureMar 21, 2026 - OngoingNew Humans: Memories of the Future will inaugurate the New Museum’s expanded building with an exploration of artists’ enduring preoccupation with what it means to be human in the face of sweeping technological changes. New Humans will trace a diagonal history of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries...
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Ralph Steadman: And Another ThingAug 26 – Dec 13, 2026Ralph Steadman is one of the most influential British graphic artists of the last 50 years. He is famous for his long collaboration with Hunter S. Thompson, notably illustrating Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, which inspired two films in 1979 and 1998.
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Ukrainian Institute of Modern ArtMuseum / ChicagoThe Institute was founded in 1971 through the initiative of art collectors Dr. Achilles and Vera Chreptowsky, and sculptors Konstantin Milonadis and Mychajlo Urban. They wanted to fill a void in the public’s understanding of nationally and internationally recognized Ukrainian artists engaged with contemporary art.
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Making Futures 2026: International Research ConferenceOctober 29–31, 2026For its 2026 international conference, Making Futures (TM) will explore the relationship between objects, material intelligence and the emotional encounters we design with and through the natural world around us.
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Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the SensesMay 16 – Dec 6, 2026
Van Herpen transcends conventional clothing norms while embracing both traditional couture artisanship and innovative techniques. Ranging from the micro to the macro, the exhibition explores the body’s place in space…
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Marc Chagall: The CircusNov 21, 2026 – Apr 25, 2027
Throughout his prolific career, Marc Chagall (1887–1985) returned time and again to the vivid imagery of acrobats, clowns and fantastical performers. Marc Chagall: The Circus will present Chagall’s celebrated lithographs on this subject…
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In Our Time: R. B. Kitaj and BooksJun 17 – Nov 8, 2026
The exhibition presents Kitaj’s complete portfolio, rarely exhibited in its entirety, of fifty silkscreen prints, created between 1969 and 1970, titled In Our Time: Covers for a Small Library After the Life for the Most Part.
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Robert Rauschenberg & the NewsFeb 19, 2026 – Jan 4, 2027The New School Art Collection and the Vera List Center for Art and Politics are pleased to present Robert Rauschenberg & the News: Select Prints from The New School Art Collection...
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i-DMagazinei-D has built its reputation on being a consistent source of inspiration in fashion culture. It began as a fanzine dedicated to the street style of punk-era London in 1980, and quickly earned its position at the vanguard of fashion and style, abiding by the premise of originate – don’t imitate.
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