Anniversary exhibition in Bochum: Max Imdahl in the focus of art!

Anniversary exhibition in Bochum: Max Imdahl in the focus of art!

On May 27, 2025, the focus is on two special anniversaries at the Ruhr University Bochum: the 100th birthday of the art historian Max Imdahl and the 50th anniversary of the Campus Museum. According to news.rub.de an exhibition, entitled "Past Max Imdahl and the collection of modern and Contemporary art ”. This presents works from June 5, 2025 to January 11, 2026 and is a joint project of the art historical institute and the art collections of the University of Bochum.

The opening times of the exhibition will be from Tuesday to Sunday between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m., admission is free. On June 4, 2025, the opening will take place from 5 p.m., which begins with a panel discussion. Carolin Behrmann (Ruhr University), Gerd Blum (Kunstakademie Münster), Britta Hochkirchen (FU Berlin), Alexia Pooth (Ruhr University) and Linda Walther (Josef Albers Museum Quadrat Bottrop) will take part in this discussion. At 6 p.m., RUB Chancellor Christina Reinhardt will officially open the exhibition.

The Heritage of Max Imdahl

Max Imdahl, who taught art history from 1965 until his death at the Ruhr University of Bochum, is known for his innovative approach to art history. According to wikipedia.org he was born on 1925 in Aachen and received his doctorate in 1951 to Dr. phil. His research focuses included Dutch painting and the development of art since the late 19th century. IMDAHL was not only known for his theoretical debates about artistic designs, but also developed the method of image -friendly interpretation, which is referred to as icon.

his influence on the art landscape was clear: numerous students left their mark on their traces in the museums of North Rhine-Westphalia. He is also honored after his death, for example by the establishment of the "Situation Art - for Max Imdahl" at the Park of Haus Weitmar in Bochum. The Max-Imdahl scholarship for art education has also been awarded since 1993. The Ruhr University set up a visiting professorship in his honor in 2011.

accompanying program and reading lounge

As part of the anniversary events, a Max-Imdahl-reading lounge is also set up in the university library, which includes texts by IMDAHL and is freely accessible during the opening hours of the library. This should give visitors the opportunity to deal more intensively with the work and heir of the important art historian.

Further art -historical courses, such as the lecture "Art of Modern: Global Perspectives" under the direction of Eva Kernbauer, show the continued examination of art history at the university. This lecture includes topics such as political and economic upheavals in art as well as the transformation of art in the course of modernity base.uni-ak.ac.at .