art meets city
The open-air exhibition kunst findet stadt will return to the Baden-Baden Kurpark from July 17 to September 6, 2026. Details about the featured artist will be announced as soon as the curatorial board has made its decision.
Throwback to 2024: Erwin Wurm in Baden-Baden
In summer 2024, internationally renowned artist Erwin Wurm presented four of his large-scale sculptures in the Kurpark. His works – including Big Disobedience and The German Couch – left a lasting impression on both visitors and the press.
Erwin Wurm
The Austrian artist Erwin Wurm is known for his unusual depictions of everyday life: They not only question conventional viewing habits, but often also the associated and culturally conditioned world view of our time. His works have already been shown in many of the world's major museums and can be found in the most important international art collections, such as the Museum of Modern Art and the Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Tate Gallery in London and the Centre George Pompidou in Paris. In 2017, Wurm designed the Austrian pavilion as the official contribution to the 57th Venice Art Biennale.
Artist Erwin Wurm
Erwin Wurms Artwork
This summer, kunst findet stadt is presenting an inspiring selection of Erwin Wurm's works in the summer spa garden in front of the Kurhaus. By alienating the everyday in a caricature-like manner, Wurm enables a different, equally ironic and critical view of things - inspired by a love of banal everyday life and witty detail.
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All questions & info about art meets city
A new art event for Baden-Baden! Open to all, open in the open air. Discover what art in the open air can be. Experience new forms, new expressions, new ideas - and experience the Kurgarten in a completely different way. Exchange ideas! Art brings people together; to reflect and to experience.
In addition to the renowned addresses on Lichtentaler Allee, Museum Frieder Burda and State Art Gallery, Studio 45 cbm and Museum LA8, a new place for art has been announced: the Kurgarten, directly in front of the Kurhaus. In future, art in public spaces will find a stage here. An invitation to the citizens and guests of the city to experience this well-known and popular place in a new way. Free of charge.
Under the motto "art meets city", each year an artist will have the opportunity to exhibit an artistic work in the open air. An advisory board of renowned art experts makes the selection. The event is organized by Baden-Baden Events GmbH.
For"art meets city", the Kurgarten in front of the Kurhaus, the green oasis in the heart of Baden-Baden, is transformed into an open-air art gallery.
The Kurgarten is an international meeting place for the city's many events: Baden-Badener Summer Nights, Vintage Car Meeting, Kurpark-Meeting, SWR3 New Pop Festival and the Baden-Baden Christmas Market take place here.
The managing director of Baden-Baden Events GmbH, Nora Waggershauser, has an artistic advisory board at her side for the selection of artists: Florian Matzner, professor at the Munich Academy and freelance curator, and Johann Alexis von Haehling, independent curator and artist.
Yes, art meets city is free of charge.
For a relaxed journey to "art meets city" we recommend the following options:
Public transportation: Use Baden-Baden's reliable public transport services to get to your destination easily, comfortably and environmentally friendly. Information on electronic timetable information, ticket prices, points of sale and the KVV network can be found on the relevant pages.
By car: For a comfortable journey by car, you will find parking facilities in our car parks, as well as P&R parking spaces at the Cineplex cinema or at Bahnhof Süd.
In 2021, kunst findet stadt celebrated its debut with artworks by the internationally acclaimed artist Jeppe Hein, followed by Italian artist Marinella Senatore in 2022. In summer 2023, Nevin Aladağ transformed the spa garden in front of the Kurhaus.
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