Colophon 2009

The 15 venues of Colophon 2009

We’ve chosen 15 unique locations across Luxembourg-City (museums, galleries, art centres) creating a magazine trail through the city. The venues are:

Casino Luxembourg – Forum d’art contemporain

In March 1996, three months after the end of "Luxembourg, European City of Culture 1995", the Casino Luxembourg became what it is today: Luxembourg's first forum of contemporary art. Its aim is to present today's visual arts with all their diversity and complexity culture. Within “ Luxembourg and Greater Region - European Capital of Culture 2007”, we held the first edition of Colophon exclusively in the Casino. The Casino remains the principle venue for welcoming visitors to the symposium in 2009, with plenty of surprises filling the venue’s three floors. www.casino-luxembourg.lu

(view of the Casino: exhibition of Simone Decker, 2004)

Mudam (Musée d'Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean)

Since its opening in the summer of 2006, Mudam has welcomed its visitors with a lively programme which brings together all forms of contemporary art. The museum’s collection (which is gradually being revealed through temporary exhibitions) is the result of an ambitious policy and it explores the abundant and hybrid nature of current artistic activity. The building was designed by I.M. Pei and boasts 4800m2 of exhibition space and public space on three levels including an educational area, an auditorium, a shop and a café. Mudam aims to create access to contemporary art for different audiences, both on a regional and international level. www.mudam.lu

(Photo: Christian Aschman)

Philharmonie Luxembourg

In 1997, Pritzker Prize winner Christian de Portzamparc won the international architectural competition with his visionary concept for the Philharmonie Luxembourg. The façade, with its rhythmic structure of 823 slim columns, dominates the newly designed Place de l’Europe on the Kirchberg plateau; it lies close to the city center of Luxembourg as well as to the institutions of the European Commission. www.philharmonie.lu

(Photo: Wade Zimmerman)

AICA

The International Association of Art Critics (AICA), is an NGO founded in 1950 under the patronage of UNESCO, whose objective is to support art in all its forms, and to keep pace with changing disciplines. AICA Luxembourg’s Kiosk project – a small building in the centre of the capital-city –regularly invites artists to exhibit, hosting innovative projects and supporting the upcoming art scene. www.aica-luxembourg.lu

(View of the exhibition: Tom Lucas, 2008)

Beaumontpublic + Königbloc

For more than 20 years, beaumontpublic has introduced international artists to Luxembourg. Dedicated to showcasing controversial and influential artists, including Bruce Nauman, Louise Bourgeois, Raymond Pettibon, Martin Kippenberger, Marcel Broodthaers, the gallery has also organised programs featuring upcoming artists who explore cultural issues and performance, as well as presenting thematic group shows. www.beaumontpublic.com

(View of the exhibition: Huang Yong Ping , 2003)

CarréRotondes – Espace culturel

The origins of CarréRotondes go back to the creation of the General Coordination of "Luxembourg and Greater Region, European Capital of Culture 2007". The CarréRotondes is a space open to different fields of contemporary creation, young creation, artistic innovative approaches and new cultural and social practices. It wants to create the conditions for the emergence of new proposals and new creations seeking to link art, culture and society. www.rotondes.lu

Centre Culturel de Rencontre Abbaye de Neumünster

Some of the oldest parts of Luxembourg are UNESCO world heritage sites. In the very heart of the oldest part of the city is the Centre Culturel de Rencontre Abbaye de Neumünster, a public institution embedded in a spectacular natural setting that reflects the city’s eventful past. Neumünster Abbey was even used as a prison until the mid eighties. The vaults, halls, aisles, the courts and corridors were changed into spaces for reflection, for the confrontation of ideas and for creation, while respecting the original spirit of the site, its cultural and spiritual goals. www.ccrn.lu

(The Chapel)

Cinémathèque of Luxembourg

The Cinémathèque of Luxembourg-City has a collection of more than 15. 000 films of all genres, including many rare examples and almost all the back catalogue of auteurs such as Fritz Lang, Howard Hawks, Alfred Hitchcock, Jean Renoir and Orson Welles, making the Cinémathèque one of the important film archives in Europe. They will host a special cycle of screenings dedicated to media and magazines during main two weeks of the event. www.vdl.lu

Extrabold

Clear and distinct to the eye... that's Extrabold. Since september 2007 you can get it all,a huge range of streetart and graphic design books, a gallery with streetart at its best, and all of your favourite clothing brands likeFranklin & Marshall, American Apparel, Wesc, Fenchurch, Boxfresh, Stussy, Obey or Sixpack to name a few. An online store and the freshest sneakers will be available very soon, so the next time you travel to other cities, you may actually find time to visit tourist attractions.

Extrabold, a shop as well as galleryhas sofar executed numerous exhibitions, showing work from Alexone, Insa, Dave the Chimp, Hell'O Monsters, Veenom and many more .Extrabold set up an exclusive gallery space for inspirational work from anemerging art scene that has been dubbed as "Contemporary Urban".

Extrabold is situated at 24 avenue de la Liberté one of the main avenues that links the city center with the central station. All main bus lines will take you there and there is a car park just 100 meters from the shop. Visit their website for more info at: www.extrabold.eu

(Photo: Etienne Delorme)

Fondation de l'Architecture et de l'Ingénierie

The Fondation de l'Architecture et de l'Ingénierie was set up in 1992 in order to establish an exchange forum for architecture in Luxembourg. It focuses on contemporary architectural culture, and organises various events, including the Luxembourg Architecture Award, as well as exhibitions, lectures, study trips and guided tours, and professional meetings. Its architectural library and archives are open to the public. www.fondarch.lu

Galerie Nordine Zidoun

Situated in the centre of the city, Galerie Nordine Zidoun opened in April 2008. This new place for contemporary art presents the creations of the new generation of Americans artists such as Jin Meyerson, Bradley McCallum & Jacqueline Tarry, Monica Hernandez, Adam Parker Smith, Jeremy Wagner, Patrick McKinney and Renee Cox. www.galeriezidoun.com

(View of Group Show, 2008)

Konschthaus Beim Engel

The Konschthaus Beim Engel, under the management of the Ministry of Culture, Higher Education and Research, is located in the heart of the old city of Luxembourg. The gallery has been hosting exhibitions for more than 20 years, generally favouring group shows organised by associations or embassies, and projects by young artists. After a major renovation, completed in 1994, the offices and a meeting room on the upper floors were put at the disposal of different cultural associations so that the Konschthaus could become a real place for cultural exchange and creation. www.mcesr.public.lu

Lucien Schweitzer Art Gallery

Founded in 1989, the Lucien Schweitzer Art Gallery is one of the most established galleries in Luxembourg, with an excellent reputation. Located since 1993 in the central quarter of the capital, it exhibits a wide variety of art forms and seeks to promote the creation and understanding of contemporary art. www.lucien-schweitzer.lu

(View of the exhibition: Georges Rousse, 2007)

Luxembourg City History Museum

Situated in the heart of the old part of the city, the Luxembourg City History Museum displays permanent collections as well as temporary exhibitions that illustrate the thousand-year history of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in innovative ways. The museum is installed within four restored residential houses dating from the 17th to the 19th century that still bear traces from the Middle Ages. www.mhvl.lu

(Photo C. Weber, 2005)

Nosbaum & Reding Art Contemporain

Founded in 2001 by Véronique Nosbaum and Alex Reding, the location comprises two distinct spaces, allowing the gallery to run a two-folded international programme of exhibitions. From the outset, the gallery has focused on young and upcoming artists from Luxembourg and neighbouring Germany, France, and Belgium, occasionally reaching out to other European countries such as Switzerland, Portugal, Estonia and Poland. It has a strong commitment to figurative and conceptual painting, alternated with photography, sculpture and installation-based media. www.nosbaumreding.lu

(View of the exhibition: Yoshitaka Amano, 2007)