As part of the Aachen Art Route 2010, 100 tiles designed by 100 contemporary artists will be temporarily added to the Couven Museum’s permanent exhibition of mostly Dutch tiles from the 17th and 18th centuries from the Ludwig Foundation.
This project, already realised in 2007 in the Ludwig Forum, Aachen and in 2009 in the Zinkhütter Hof, Stolberg, and now reaching its conclusion in the Couven Museum, grew from the initiative of the artist Gabriele Prill. The starting point for all the artistic designs is a white, standard tile. The tiles are worked on with a range of different materials like porcelain paint, copper foil, steel, oils and acrylics, gold leaf, glue, wood, glass, burlap, spray paint or silicon.
The results are as varied as the individual artists’ approaches. Artist from the region and far beyond, and even some international artists are taking part in the action, which culminates in a social project. On 24 October, the 100 tiles will be auctioned, the proceeds going to the charity BUNTER KREIS in der Region Aachen e.V.
Opens: 24 September 2010, 7 pm
