Kunst in Kolumba

From the treasures of Kolumba, Köln 2012 ...

Josef Albers:

Josef Wolf:

Konrad Klapheck:

Peter Tollens:

Rune Mields:

Cole's aesthetics of the invisible

From the group exhibition Zeigen Verhüllen Verbergen. Schrein: Eine Ausstellung Zur Ästhetik Des Unsichtbaren (Show Cover Hide. Shrine: An Exhibition On The Aesthetics Of The Invisible), Max Cole at Kolumba, Köln 2014:

Aesthetics of the invisible @ Kolumba

A visit to the exhibition at Kolumba has always been a challenge to the regular frame of mind.  Since I arrived at Köln yesterday in the afternoon, I must admit that my time (just over 1.5 hours) was a bit tight to acquire my best experience at Kolumba.  Their current exhibition is titled Zeigen Verhüllen Verbergen. Schrein: Eine Ausstellung Zur Ästhetik Des Unsichtbaren (Show Cover Hide. Shrine: An Exhibition On The Aesthetics Of The Invisible) including ...

Max Cole:

Raimund Girke:

Hermann Abrell:

Thomas Böing:

Michael Toenges:

Frederic Thursz:

Of course, the extraordinary spaces created by Peter Zumthor in 2007 are part of the unique experience:

Geometry in black and white

Braden Labonte at LE Gallery, Toronto 2012:

Derek Liddington at LE Gallery, Toronto 2012:

Attila Kovács at Kolumba, Köln 2012:

Kolumba

On my way back to Frankfurt, I decided to stop at Köln for a few hours to visit a couple of places.  Right by the hauptbahnhof, Museum Ludwig of course is a must-see.  But Peter Zumthor's 2007 Kolumba, which is not much farther, is the main focus of my Köln stopover this time.  Originally founded in 1853, Kolumba is an art museum run by the archdiocese Erzbistums Köln.  Zumthor's building was cleverly erected upon and around the Gothic ruins of St. Kolumba and an archaeological excavation site.

Kolumba is said to be a museum of contemplation.  Its art collection, ranging from late antiquity to contemporary, encourages a dialogue between past and present.

Josef Wolf:

Richard Serra:

 Leiko Ikemura:

Werner Schriefers:

Attila Kovács:

Dieter Krieg:

Victoria Bell:

Bernhard Leitner: