Exhibitions
Changing contemporary art formats and an experimental cultural program are launched on two floors of the bunker. Here, disciplines, positions and cultural actors are linked with each other in innovative ways. A lively, open exchange can arise, which emotionalizes, opens spaces and releases thoughts.
Artistic positions, questions and answers form a dialogue with the architecture and history of the site, which is special in every respect.
Opening hours
Wed & Fri: 5 pm - 9 pm
Sat & Sun: 12 pm - 6 pm
Usually closed on public holidays, open on Good Friday and Easter Sunday
Admission: EUR 4.00
Reduced (pupils, trainees, students, seniors): EUR 3.00
Severely disabled people including accompanying person: free
Children and young people up to 18 years: free
Address:
Bilker Bunker
Aachener Straße 39
40223 Düsseldorf
Location on GoogleMaps
Our current group exhibition "Zwischenwelten - Dialogue of Dimensions" with works by Rimma Arslanov, Astrid Busch, Aurel Dahlgrün and Tomas Kleiner is coming to an end.
We cordially invite you to our finissage on 2 May 2024 from 18:00 in the Bilker Bunker and look forward to good conversations between art, music and drinks. Afterwards we would like to end the evening together in our music bar Schleuse Zwei.
Programme
18:00-21:00
Finissage in the exhibition space with drinks at the bar and DJ
19:00-01:00
Bar evening in Schleuse Zwei with DJ set by Peaux (experimental electronics)
WITH WORKS BY JAN ALBERS, JULIUS VON BISMARCK AND SINTA WERNER
In the exhibition "Fiction of Reality", the "Bilker Bunker" invites you to take a walk on the fine line between the imaginary and the real. The artistic positions of Jan Albers, Julius von Bismarck and Sinta Werner play with our perception.
We need to get closer, to get involved in order to distinguish appearance from reality and to track down the fiction of reality.
Where does fiction end and reality begin?
Duration: 17 May - 14 July 2024 Vernissage: 17 May from 6 pm
With works by: Rimma Arslanov, Astrid Busch, Aurel Dahlgrün, Tomas Kleiner
Expansive parachute installations, oversized ice floes, fantastic visual worlds and veiling curtains - Tomas Kleiner, Aurel Dahlgrün, Rimma Arslanov and Astrid Busch use these artistic stylistic devices to create an impressive transformation of the exhibition space of the "Bilker Bunker".
The fascinating metamorphosis of the bunker through cross-room works invites visitors to immerse themselves and discover, to pause, linger and marvel - in an immersive and contemplative reception. Spaces of experience are created, intermediate worlds are opened up, the different dimensions enter into dialogue with each other.
They have always adorned the Düsseldorf city centre: running stick figures, strutting flamingos, triangular double eyes. Unfortunately, many of Harald Naegeli's famous spray drawings have been removed. However, they can still be found in the Bilk district, where Naegeli lived for almost thirty years. They can now be rediscovered here as well as in the »Bilker Bunker«: through an audio tour, on the concrete walls of the bunker, as a new edition in dialogue with sprayer "Magic" from Düsseldorf and in two exclusive editions.
The work "Magic vs. Naegeli '96", which is complemented by two selected screen prints and photo editions with Naegeli's motifs, can be seen from the 30th of November as part of the exhibition »From shelter to free space«.
Further works by Naegeli can be discovered at any time on your own and with your own ears: through the digital map and in the audio tour through the Düsseldorf district of Bilk.
As »air-raid shelter No. 25« the »Bilker Hochbunker« was built in 1942 at the corner of Aachener Strasse and Karolingerstrasse. Responsible for the planning was the architect Carl Krieger (1875-1957). With the conversion into an art and cultural space by Bilker Bunker gGmbH and in the context of the opening year, the history of the building can be experienced in a special way: digitally and emotionally.
Reports by contemporary witnesses, historical documents and video installations invite visitors to follow the eventful history and learn more about what being in the bunker actually meant and what the situation was like for those seeking protection. During this process, values such as freedom, democracy, pluralism and tolerance are to be consolidated in the consciousness of the visitors.
First art, then drinks: Wednesday Every and Friday evening there is the opportunity to combine a visit to the exhibition with a subsequent drink with live music in our music bar “Schleuse Zwei”. The artists will also be present on dates from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. and will be selected for discussion.
The current dates
Wednesday March 20th: Tomas Kleiner
Wednesday, April 10th: Astrid Busch
Wednesday April 17th: Rimma Arslanov
Vergangene Ausstellungen und Veranstaltungen im Bilker Bunker
SHOPPING FOR A GOOD CAUSE
In our small but nice shop at the main entrance you can buy artists' catalogues, architecture books, limited art prints, editions and our »Bilker Bunker« merchandise consisting of posters, shoppers, T-shirts and sweaters. And best of all: the generated funds go to charitable causes and support our art and cultural formats!
The shop is open during the exhibition hours (Wed & Fri 5:00 pm–9:00 pm and Sat & Sun 12:00 pm–6:00 pm).
An overview of all past press releases including the corresponding downloads can be found on the overview page:
Together with our friends and supporters, we have made it our goal to establish the »Bilker Bunker« as a relevant place and enrichment of the art and culture scene. Special thanks go to:
Anyone who would like to support the »Bilker Bunker« is welcome to contact:
Christina von Plate
info@bilkerbunker.de
The »Bilker Bunker« stands for high quality and innovative cultural formats. It is a model for progressive urban development, retells history and promotes social cohesion.
Whether through donations, sponsorship in the »Freundeskreis« or as a network partner: support the »Bilker Bunker« and be part of the change! Contribute to the realization of high-quality, innovative art formats, to the reinterpretation of cultural work and enable an open access to art for all.
