Located in the heart of Duisburg, the Lehmbruck Museum is a museum of sculpture. Its collection of modern sculptures by artists such as Alberto Giacometti, Constantin Brâncuși, Hans Arp and, of course, Wilhelm Lehmbruck is unique in Europe. The museum is housed in an impressive museum building in the middle of a sculpture park that invites visitors to stroll and discover.
The Lehmbruck Museum is presenting a comprehensive retrospective that brings together the works of two pioneers of 20th century art. Lehmbruck Prize winner Jean Tinguely (*1925 Freiburg i. Ü.; † 1991 Bern), known for his kinetic sculptures and his innovative use of found materials, meets Eva Aeppli (*1925 Zofingen; † 2015 Honfleur), an artist who manages to capture a touching humanity with her hand-sewn figures.
Eva Aeppli, Les Livres des Vies, 1954-2002, photo Kunstmuseum Solothurn, © Susanne Gyger, Lucerne
The exhibition focuses on the relationship between man and machine, which both artists have shaped in a playful yet critical way. It provides a comprehensive insight into the pair's artistic development: from Tinguely's moving reliefs to Aeppli's still figure groups and their late joint work, which poetically combines the two artists' worlds of ideas.
March 23 to August 24, 2025
