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Armin Mueller-Stahl, Valie Export, and Art Dubai Lead This Weekend's Global Art Openings

festival-fair · 2026-05-15

The Museum Schloss Moyland in Bedburg-Hau has launched an exhibition showcasing Armin Mueller-Stahl's creations, which include lithographs, paintings, and new paper works addressing themes of war, migration, and memory, such as 'Night on Earth – Day on Earth'. The 7th Skulpturen-Triennale Bingen, themed 'Verbindung und Zusammenhalt', features approximately 20 sculptures, including Valie Export's 'Die Doppelgängerin'. Celebrating its 20th anniversary, Art Dubai returns as a 'Special Edition', with 60% of its galleries hailing from the region. The Museum Angewandte Kunst in Frankfurt focuses on freedom in 'Positionen zur Freiheit', while Sprengel Museum Hannover presents its collection as 'Mein lieber Schwan!'. Zishi Han's 'Fatal Attraction' at Kunstverein Lübeck delves into desire. Various Others in Munich runs until May 24. Concurrently, Frieze New York, Independent, and TEFAF are set to open, alongside the Serralves Foundation in Porto, which introduces 'Vexation of Spirit'.

Key facts

  • Armin Mueller-Stahl exhibition at Museum Schloss Moyland runs May 17 to September 20.
  • Valie Export's 'Die Doppelgängerin' is shown at Skulpturen-Triennale Bingen, which runs May 16 to October 4.
  • Art Dubai's 20th anniversary edition runs until May 17 at Madinat Jumeirah.
  • 60% of Art Dubai's 45 galleries are from the region.
  • 'Positionen zur Freiheit' at Museum Angewandte Kunst Frankfurt runs until June 28.
  • Sprengel Museum Hannover's new collection presentation is titled 'Mein lieber Schwan!'.
  • Zishi Han's 'Fatal Attraction' at Kunstverein Lübeck runs May 17 to June 28.
  • Various Others in Munich runs through May 24.
  • Frieze New York, Independent, and TEFAF run concurrently in New York through May 17 and 19.
  • 'Vexation of Spirit' at Serralves Foundation Porto runs until November 1.

Entities

Artists

  • Armin Mueller-Stahl
  • Valie Export
  • Jim Jarmusch
  • Max Brück
  • Michael Sailstorfer
  • Stefan Marx
  • Hannah Hallermann
  • Aida Muluneh
  • Fatma Cankaya
  • Mawuto Dotou
  • Johanna Seelemann
  • Kurt Schwitters
  • Niki de Saint Phalle
  • Isa Genzken
  • Max Beckmann
  • Zishi Han
  • Hêlîn Alas
  • Cana Bilir-Meier
  • Louise Lawler
  • Kate Newby
  • Tiffany Sia
  • Jaune Quick-To-See Smith
  • Leyla Yenirce
  • Sandra Vásquez de la Horra
  • Anselm Kiefer
  • Damien Hirst
  • Gilbert & George
  • Francisco de Goya
  • Gerhard Richter
  • Georg Baselitz
  • Christiane Möbus
  • Benjamin Nagy

Institutions

  • Museum Schloss Moyland
  • Monopol
  • Skulpturen-Triennale Bingen
  • Art Dubai
  • Efie Gallery
  • Museum Angewandte Kunst
  • World Design Capital (WDC)
  • USM
  • Sprengel Museum Hannover
  • Overbeck-Gesellschaft
  • Kunstverein Lübeck
  • Various Others – Contemporary Art Munich
  • Museum Brandhorst
  • Frieze
  • Pace Gallery
  • Gagosian
  • Hauser & Wirth
  • David Zwirner
  • Andrew Kreps Gallery
  • Thaddaeus Ropac
  • Esther Schipper
  • Société
  • Isla Flotante
  • Campeche
  • Independent
  • Sprüth Magers
  • Kraupa-Tuskany Zeidler
  • TEFAF
  • Park Avenue Armory
  • Serralves Foundation
  • The Shed

Locations

  • Bedburg-Hau
  • Germany
  • Bingen
  • Bingen am Rhein
  • Dubai
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Frankfurt am Main
  • Hannover
  • Lübeck
  • München
  • Munich
  • New York
  • United States
  • Porto
  • Portugal
  • Madinat Jumeirah
  • Hudson Yards
  • Manhattan
  • The Shed
  • Pier 36
  • Lower East Side
  • Park Avenue Armory
  • Maxvorstadt
  • Kunstareal
  • Buenos Aires
  • São Paulo
  • Mexico-Stadt
  • Mexico City

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