Franka Hörnschemeyer, Leunora Salihu / Kunsthaus NRW, Aachen – Kornelimünster, Germany

Opening on Saturday, 9 May 2026, 3 pm

Following the first part, “Class Relations: Teachers, Students, Artists,” the Kunsthaus NRW continues its 2026 exhibition project with new artworks and a new focus. “Class Relations – Season Two” (Klassenverhältnisse – die zweite Staffel) explores the world of art academies through approximately 130 works from its own collection as well as selected loans from the Academy Gallery of the Düsseldorf Art Academy. The new exhibition takes the classical art genres as its central theme: painting, sculpture, photography, art on paper, printmaking, film, video, performance, and all the hybrid forms of contemporary art production. Alongside questions of technical training, the exhibition addresses aspects that are more difficult to grasp: How are things like attitude, conceptual thinking, or even—think of Sigmar Polke—humor conveyed?

10 May 2026 to 20 September 2026