Jan Albers
May 9 – September 27, 2026 | kunsthaus nrw kornelimünster, Aachen
Jan Albers
Sunshine Sprayer Shelp, 2001
101 × 154 × 24 cm
Following the first chapter, „Klassenverhältnisse. Lehrende, Lernende, Künstler:innen“ in 2025, Kunsthaus NRW continues the exhibition this year with new works and thematic emphases. The exhibition explores the cosmos of the art academy through both traditional artistic genres and hybrid forms of contemporary artistic production. Alongside questions of technical training, it focuses on aspects such as conceptual thinking. It traces the historical development of art and the teaching of art since 1946 and examines relationships between teachers and students. At the same time, it addresses the global networks of art academies in North Rhine-Westphalia, points to alternative artistic paths beyond academic training, and considers the transition from study into the professional art world. Approximately 130 works from the Kunsthaus NRW collection will be presented, alongside selected loans from the Akademie-Galerie of Kunstakademie Düsseldorf.