• Admission: 16 € / concessions 12 €

  • Children / young people under 18 : free

  • Members of Friends of the Kunstpalast: free

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Community

Photography and Belonging

11 Feb – 25 May 2026

Community
Neal Slavin, Capitol Wrestling Corporation, Washington, D.C., 1972–75, Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf, © Neal Slavin

Date

11 Feb – 25 May 2026

Location

» Kunstpalast

  • Admission: 16 € / concessions 12 €

  • Children / young people under 18: free

  • Members of Friends of the Kunstpalast: free

The soccer fan club, the family, the political collective – people strive to belong. Since the invention of photography, the medium has not only captured belonging, but can also fuel or question it. Photography makes it possible to demonstrate that you are part of something bigger. It can also be used to draw boundaries with those who are not part of one’s own community.

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Unknown, postcard with party guests, ca. 1900–1919
Unknown, postcard with party guests, ca. 1900–1919

The exhibition, which will be on display at the Kunstpalast from February 11 to May 25, 2026, sheds light on the multifaceted relationship between photography and community in the past and present. It brings together applied and artistic positions that explore this relationship – whether with subtle humor, impressive solidarity or with the aim of precise analysis.

Neal Slavin, The Star Trek Convention, Star Trek Associates, A Division of Tullerian Enterprises, Inc., Brooklyn, New York, 1972–1975, Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf, © Neal Slavin
Neal Slavin, The Star Trek Convention, Star Trek Associates, A Division of Tullerian Enterprises, Inc., Brooklyn, New York, 1972–1975, Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf, © Neal Slavin

The exhibition is developed from the photographic collection of the Kunstpalast and supplemented by international loans. Visitors will be actively involved in the exhibition and can contribute their own community images. The exhibition will be accompanied by a richly illustrated catalog with contributions from art history, sociology and historical research on the subject.

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