Interview with Dr. Ralf Beil on the Völklinger Hütte World Cultural Heritage exhibition
In the first part of our art podcast, I talk to Dr Ralf Beil, curator of the exhibition THE TRUE SIZE OF AFRICA and General Director of the World Heritage Völklinger Hütte. Our focus is on contemporary artworks, of which there are 26 positions to discover. ‘Significant works of art from recent decades meet sound and installations realised especially for the show by artists from Africa and the global diaspora. This creates a dense network of impulses and perceptual possibilities that make it possible to experience THE TRUE SIZE OF AFRICA in the past and present in a sustainable and multi-layered way.’ (World Heritage Völklinger Hütte). We invite you to find out more about this fascinating exhibition with the help of our art podcast – before or after your visit to Völklingen – so that you can even better appreciate the true size of Africa afterwards.
Foto Credits:
1, 2, 5, 6, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 23 – © Hans-Georg Merkel / Weltkulturerbe Völklinger Hütte
3, 4, 19– © Verena Feldbausch, Art Trailer Feldbausch
7 © – Omar Victor Diop, Courtesy Galerie MAGNIN-A, Paris
8, 9 – © Zanele Muholi, courtesy of Southern Guild
10, 11 – © William Kentridge, Courtesy Kentridge Studio
12 – © ADAGP, Paris, 2023 Courtesy de l’artiste
13 – © courtesy of the artist and Galerie Barbara Thumm
12 – © The Singh Twins: www.singhtwins.co.uk
22 – © Courtesy of the artist and Selebe Yoon, Dakar
24 – © Kara Walker, Courtesy Sprüth Magers and Sikkema Jenkins & Co.
25, 26, 27 – © Smoking Dogs Films; Courtesy Smoking Dogs Films and Lisson Gallery.
