European Kunsthalle as new Partner of Ludlow 38 Sponsored by MINI

MUNICH/NEW YORK – April 30, 2009: The Goethe-Institut New York is proud to announce the European Kunsthalle in Cologne as the new partner for its downtown satellite for contemporary art, Ludlow 38. The European Kunsthalle succeeds Kunstverein München, which had supervised the programming at Ludlow 38 since its inception. Since opening in January 2008, Ludlow 38 and its innovative programming have attracted considerable notice in Europe as well as in the United States. Effective July 2009, the programming will be directed by the team of the European Kunsthalle: Astrid Wege (Cologne); Rike Frank (Berlin/Vienna); and Anders Kreuger (Lund), in collaboration with Tobi Maier (New York).

“Our aim with Ludlow 38 is to showcase the idea and political concept of institutional forms of self-help and self-organization for artists, curators, sponsors and audiences that exists in many cities and towns all over Germany, like for example the German Kunstverein,” says Dr. Stephan Wackwitz, program director of the Goethe-Institut New York. “So after having invited the Kunstverein München (which was founded in 1823) for a year, we decided to invite for 2009/10 the European Kunsthalle from Cologne, founded in 2005, thereby showing the ongoing vitality of this approach and how today it is starting to embrace European discussions and artistic practices as well. We are still very grateful for MINI’s ongoing support.”

Ludlow 38 is an initiative of the Goethe Institute now in cooperation with the European Kunsthalle. Ludlow 38, which opened to the public on February 8th, 2008, is a exhibition space for contemporary art situated at the centre of the vibrant gallery scene on Lower East Side near Chinatown, just a short walk from the New Museum of Contemporary Art. The artists Ethan Breckenridge and Liam Gillick designed the space which is located amidst the booming gallery scene on Lower East Side.