The Rest is (Art) History. A Selection of the Best-Known Works from the Collection of the Ludwig Museum

14. February, 2025 – 29. June
When
14. February, 2025 – 29. June

Parallel to the FAQ museum education methodology exhibition, a selection of the museum’s best-known artworks will be on display in the rear exhibition rooms on the third floor, covering approximately 400 m². Spanning from the 1960s to the 1980s, this collection offers an art historical overview of Peter and Irene Ludwig’s acquisitions. The exhibition features paintings by Pablo Picasso, key figures of American and European Pop Art, prominent representatives of Photo- and Hyperrealism, as well as a selection from the "Neue Wilde" (New Wild) painting and sculpture movement of the 1980s.

 

Exhibiting artists

Karel Appel, Georg Baselitz, Robert Combas, Richard Estes, Gérard Gasiorowski, Domenico Gnoli, Richard Hamilton, David Hockney, Jörg Immendorf, László Lakner, Roy Lichtenstein, Markus Lüpertz, Malcolm Morley, Tatjana Nazarenko, Pablo Picasso, Sigmar Polke, Robert Rauschenberg, Gerhard Richter, Andy Warhol, Tom Wesselmann