Mudam Luxembourg spotlights generations of women artists in new collection display
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Mudam Luxembourg spotlights generations of women artists in new collection display
Nora Turato, i am happy to own my implicit biases (malo mrkva, malo batina), 2018–20. Collection Mudam Luxembourg – Musée d’Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean. Acquisition 2022. View of the exhibition Nora Turato, 19 November 2022 – 15 May 2023. Mudam Luxembourg, Photo: Studio Rémi Villaggi © Mudam Luxembourg.



LUXEMBOURG.- Mudam Luxembourg – Musée d’Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean presents New Collection Display, a dynamic exhibition that features multiple generations of women artists born in Europe and the United States between 1930 and 1991. Bringing together works which recently joined the collection thanks to the generosity of German collectors Gaby and Wilhelm Schürmann with the support of the members of the Cercle des collectionneurs du Mudam Luxembourg, alongside existing pieces, this presentation strengthens the role of women artists within the museum’s collection.

Spanning artistic practices from the 1960s to today, the exhibition offers a particular focus on sculpture—its relationship to place and space alongside its reimagining of language as artistic material. Drawing from architecture and everyday objects, the participating artists challenge conventional notions of space and interaction. The selection of materials and processes—whether handcrafted or industrial— creates a dialogue with the history of artistic forms and techniques, set against the backdrop of global capitalism. Additionally, selected works from Gaby and Wilhelm Schürmann’s private collection expand the exhibition’s scope, playing with scale and portraiture.

Notable works include Defense of Necessity (2003) by Andrea Bowers and Stairway (2010) by Monika Sosnowska, both of which stand as significant mile- stones in the artists’ careers. Additional highlights include works by Carine Krecké, Annette Kelm, Zoe Leonard, Hendl Helen Mirra, Henrike Naumann and Diana Thater, among others. The practices of these women artists resonate with the political and cultural transformations of the past three decades—their work reflecting periods of significant social change, collective struggles and movements of resistance, challenging dominant narratives while imagining alternative futures.

An additional focal point is Nude Wing (2011), a monumental work by British artist Fiona Banner aka The Vanity Press, installed in the museum’s Grand Hall until August 24. Engaging in dialogue with Mudam’s iconic architecture by I. M. Pei, Banner transforms military aircraft components into sculptural forms that interrogate the tension between technological beauty and destructive power. Polished to a mirror-like finish, the six-meter-high wing reflects its surroundings, integrating visitors into the work. Through this installation, Banner prompts reflection on the aestheticization of weaponry, collective memory and the narratives that shape our perception of history.

Committed to continually evolving its collection, Mudam presents this exhibition as part of a broader curatorial initiative. By fostering intergenerational dialogues between women artists, New Collection Display offers visitors a rare opportunity to engage with a collection that speaks to the issues of our time.

Artists: Leonor Antunes, Fiona Banner aka the Vanity Press, Andrea Bowers, Miriam Cahn, Jessica Diamond, Dominique Ghesquière, Annette Kelm, Eva Kot’átková, Carine Krecké, Zoe Leonard, Isa Melsheimer, Hana Miletić, Hendl Helen Mirra, Henrike Naumann, Charlotte Posenenske, Monika Sosnowska, Joëlle Tuerlinckx, Diana Thater, Nora Turato.

Curators: Wilhelm Schürmann and Marie-Noëlle Farcy, assisted by Vanessa Lecomte

Fiona Banner aka The Vanity Press was born in 1966 in Merseyside, United Kingdom. In 1997, Banner started her own publishing imprint The Vanity Press, with her monumental book The Nam. She has since published a variety of publications, performances and sculptural objects. In 2009 she registered as a publication, issuing herself an ISBN number – an act the artist describes as ‘a sort of self-portrait as a book’. Banner first came to prominence with her ‘wordscapes’ and ‘still films’, in the mid 90s, which transcribe Hollywood war films or pornographic films into an unbroken stream of text. Her practice centres on themes such as the genre of the nude, the fetishisation of military conflict, and the potential and limits of language – each explored through rigorous research. Her work also extends into the public realm: in 2024, she transformed a military flypast, subverting the usual jingoistic message into a call for global disarmament as the jets spell out the word ‘DISARM’. This was projected on billboards in London, Berlin, Seoul and Tokyo.

Banner has had solo exhibitions at institutions including Chester Contemporary, Chester (2023); HMKV Hartware MedienKunstVerein, Dortmund (2022); De Pont Museum, Tilburg (2022 and 2017); Barakat Contemporary, Seoul (2021); Voorlinden Museum & Gardens, Wassenaar (2020); Libby Leshgold Gallery, Vancouver (2019); Kunsthalle Nürnberg, Nuremberg (2016); and Tate Britain, London (2010). Her work has been included in group exhibitions at venues such as C3A Centro de Creación Contemporánea de Andalucía, Córdoba (2024); Fondazione MAXXI, Messina (2024); Royal Academy of Arts, London (2024); Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Coventry (2023); Museum of Contemporary Art, Busan (2023); and the State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg (2021). Her works are held in public collections including the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa; TBA21 Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary, Madrid; the British Council, London; Tate, London; and De Pont Museum, Tilburg. She was shortlisted for the Turner Prize in 2002. She lives and works in London.










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