Eröffnung: Netzwerk Paris. Abstraction-Création 1931–1937

We cordially invite you to the opening of the exhibition Network Paris. Abstraction-Création 1931-1937 on Friday, July 4, 2025 at 7 pm at the Arp Museum Bahnhof Rolandseck. Free admission.

7 pm | Opening speeches | Lobby new building in the Richard-Meier-Bau
Dr. Julia Wallner Director Arp Museum Bahnhof Rolandseck
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Hardeck State Secretary for Culture of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate and Chairman of the Arp Museum Bahnhof Rolandseck
Astrid von Asten M.A.
Curator Arp Museum Bahnhof Rolandseck

from 7 p.m. | Foyer in the station
Wine from the Mayschoss winegrowers' cooperative
Culinary delights from the Boulangerie Madame Monsieur
_{Photos and videos will be taken during this event. These will be used for public relations (also in social media) and will also serve as a permanent documentation of the exhibition opening.}

About the exhibition:
In the years 1931-1937, an international network in Paris fights for the freedom of art and against fascism: the Abstraction-Création group, which counts up to 90 members in a changing line-up. Among them were Hans (Jean) Arp and Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Alexander Calder, Barbara Hepworth and Piet Mondrian. It is the first exhibition on this pioneering association since the 1970s.

While nationalist movements were spreading throughout Europe, Paris, as the center of the avant-garde, was developing into a last refuge. As there was practically no market for abstract art, the Abstraction-Création group felt compelled to create autonomous organizational structures independent of the salons and galleries. Cross-generational, liberal, progressive and visionary, it advocates the unification of all non-objective movements. The exhibition shows the range from strict compositions and purist grids of lines to lively, vibrant, organic-looking interplays of forms. Seven international contemporary positions demonstrate the topicality of the theme.

Exhibited artists from the Abstraction-Création group
Hans (Jean) Arp, Willi Baumeister, Etienne Beothy, Max Bill, Alexander Calder, Robert Delaunay, Theo van Doesburg, Otto Freundlich, Naum Gabo, Laure Garcin, Albert Gleizes, Jean Gorin, Jean Hélion, Barbara Hepworth, Auguste Herbin, Mainie Jellett, František Kupka, Bart van der Leck, László Moholy-Nagy, Piet Mondrian, Marlow Moss, Kurt Schwitters, Henryk Stażewski, Władysław Strzemiński, Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Georges Vantongerloo, Paule Vézelay, Friedrich Vordemberge-Gildewart

Contemporary positions
Rana Begum, Angela Bulloch, Daniel Buren, Imi Knoebel, Timo Nasseri, Kai Schiemenz, Beat Zoderer

Address/Approach:
Arp Museum Bahnhof Rolandseck
Hans-Arp-Allee 1
53424 Remagen

Free parking is available.
From Bonn main station, the train (RB26) takes you directly to Rolandseck station and thus to the museum in 12 minutes.