Herford
Marta Herford
On now
- [TITLE CLASS='elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default' TEXT='During this period, the Los Angeles art scene—as a broad cultural mindset—extends across the entire museum. The California spirit, along with the dystopian counter-narratives that shadow it, forms a conceptual matrix for an artistic milieu that continues to shape generations of practitioners. Selected works from the extensive Schürmann Collection present seminal artistic perspectives from the 1990s and 2000s, following on from the Cool School artists featured on the ground floor.'] [TITLE CLASS='elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default' TEXT='During this period, the Los Angeles art scene—as a broad cultural mindset—extends across the entire museum. The California spirit, along with the dystopian counter-narratives that shadow it, forms a conceptual matrix for an artistic milieu that continues to shape generations of practitioners. Selected works from the extensive Schürmann Collection present seminal artistic perspectives from the 1990s and 2000s, following on from the Cool School artists featured on the ground floor.']Description
Mindset Los Angeles – Part II
Until 8 Nov 2026
- Architect Frank Gehry’s thinking and work are closely linked to the influence of Los Angeles and its art scene. This comprehensive exhibition explores Gehry’s early artistic influences, which led to his revolutionary approach to rethinking architecture. The free-spirited environment surrounding the “Cool School” group, which established itself in Los Angeles from the late 1950s onward, was a melting pot of artistic (material) experiments, shaped by Beat literature. In this vibrant network on the California coast, an inspiring cross-disciplinary dialogue between art and architecture developed. The exhibition at Marta Herford, a unique architectural sculpture by Frank Gehry, brings together these impulses and opens up connections to iconic works of American postwar art as well as subsequent generations from this context.Description
Mindset Los Angeles – Frank Gehry and the Cool School
Until 10 Jan 2027
Recent past exhibitions
- [TITLE CLASS='elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default' TEXT='In the unique architecture of the Gehry Galleries, works by the visionary pioneer Lois Weinberger (*1947 in Stams, † 2020 in Vienna) and the contemporary sculptor Katinka Bock (*1976 in Frankfurt, lives in Paris) enter into an artistic dialogue. This is dedicated to processes that are inherent in nature and material as well as in architecture and space. While Weinberger dedicated his work to so-called "ruderal plants", supposed weeds, as well as cartographies and archaeological traces, Katinka Bock focuses her work on physical changes in materials, which she transforms into poetic installations. Both artists share an interest in natural processes, which are used artistically. The works selected for the exhibition, some of which were newly created, react to the museum architecture and literally grow beyond it into the outdoor space around the Marta.']Description
Cartographies of Growth
Ended 7 Jun 2026
- In his paintings and sculptures, Ryan Cullen addresses political and ideological structures. Nazanin Noori explores the connection between architecture, sculpture and sound, creating multi-sensory narratives that combine intercultural poetic and musical sources. Prateek Vijan examines who is granted access to which systems and in what way. With his installations, he confronts visitors with situations of exclusion and barriers, which he makes spatially tangible. The Kulturkreis has awarded the ars viva prize for visual arts annually since 1953 to outstanding young artists under 35 living in Germany. The Marta Herford is the first of two exhibition venues. The exhibition will move to the [LINK text='Kunstverein Braunschweig' href='https://kunstvereinbraunschweig.de/'] in December.Description
ars viva 2026
Ended 25 May 2026