One wish is always left unfulfilled

Cologne

A collection is like a living organism that expands, changes, and reacts to its surroundings. A collection is never complete. Therefore, it is hardly surprising that after his twelve-year-tenure at the Museum Ludwig plenty of Kasper König’s wishes remain unfulfilled – although many did come true over the last few years.And it is exactly that what is currently on display at the Museum Ludwig. The exhibition One wish is always left unfulfilled includes a number of his fulfilled wishes. It documents Kasper König’s and his staff’s collecting activities, and illuminates the interrelationship between purchases, the existing collection, and special exhibitions. Comprised of about 80 objects – of the roughly 2,000 works that were acquired since Kasper König assumed his office at the Museum Ludwig – the exhibition can be seen as the quintessence of his achievements since he arrived twelve years ago.

Kasper König has furthered and unerringly developed the Museum Ludwig’s collection. The same issue has always formed the core of his curatorial work: How can temporary exhibitions serve to further develop the permanent holdings and how can the collection stimulate new special exhibitions? This is the enduring case for his ultimate presentation, whose title is to be understood as a programmatic sacrifice, because one wish will always remain.

Museum Ludwig

June 2nd – November 4th, 2012
Heinrich-Böll-Platz
50667 Cologne
Germany

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