History
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First proposed in 1989 and championed by then-Prime Minister Jacques Santer , the location of the future museum was much disputed, until it was agreed in 1997 to use Dräi Eechelen Park and connect the museum to Fort Thüngen .[3] The building was designed by Pritzker Prize -winning architect I. M. Pei , and cost $100m to build.[3] The museum was inaugurated on 1 July 2006 by Grand Duke Jean , to whom the building is dedicated, and opened to the public the following day.
As Luxembourg had no public modern art collection and the museum budget did not allow acquiring a modernist collection, the museum focused on contemporary art – its permanent collection includes works by 100 artists, including: Andy Warhol , Bruce Nauman , Julian Schnabel , Thomas Struth , and Daniel Buren .[3]
Under the direction of Marie-Claude Beaud ,[4] in its first year of public opening, the museum achieved a record attendance of more than 115,000 visitors.
Collections
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The Museum's collections are set out on three floors and include works by many artists and designers such as Alvar Aalto , Marina Abramović , Bernd and Hilla Becher , Pierre Bismuth , Sophie Calle , Hussein Chalayan , Claude Closky , James Coleman , Tony Cragg , San Damon, Richard Deacon , Mark Dean, Stan Douglas , Jan Fabre , Ian Hamilton Finlay , Roland Fischer, Günther Förg , Gilbert & George , Nan Goldin , Andreas Gursky , Peter Halley , Thomas Hirschhorn , Fabrice Hybert , Suki Seokyeong Kang , William Kentridge , Mark Lewis , Richard Long , Michel Majerus , Christian Marclay , Martin Margiela , Steve McQueen , Bruce Nauman , Shirin Neshat , Albert Oehlen , Blinky Palermo , Philippe Parreno , Grayson Perry , Fiona Rae , Pipilotti Rist , Thomas Ruff , Charles Sandison, Joe Scanlan (artist) , Thomas Scheibitz , Julian Schnabel , Cindy Sherman , Thomas Struth , Wolfgang Tillmans , Cy Twombly and Kara Walker .
Exhibitions
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Mudam entrance
Eldorado (opening exhibition) 1 July 2006 – 20 November 2006.
Michel Majerus (European retrospective) 9 December 2006 – 7 May 2007.
TOMORROW NOW – when design meets science fiction , 25 May 2007–24 September 2007.
"bloom! Experiments in Color Photography by Edward Steichen " 14 July 2007 – 3 September 2007
"Glenn Ligon : some changes" 13 October 2007–19 February 2008
Mudam Guest House 07: François Boisrond , Marie Cool & Fabio Balducci, Pascal Convert , Wim Delvoye , Thomas Demand , James P. Graham, Charles Kaisin , Vera Weisgerber, Simon Jacquard, Yazid Oulab, Jan Wangaard 13 October 2007–26 November 2007
"A propos des lieux d'origine, Portugal Agora" (Panorama of Portuguese contemporary creation) 15 December 2007 – 7 April 2008
"Michel Paysant – Nusquam" 15 December 2007 – 7 April 2008
Frédéric Prat 6 March 2008 – 26 May 2008
Out of Storage I – chosen paintings from the Collection : Rosson Crow , Dominique Gauthier, Peter Halley , Federico Herrero, Jonathan Lasker , Michel Majerus , Jean-Luc Moerman, Frank Nitsche, Albert Oehlen , Fiona Rae , Thomas Scheibitz , Juan Uslé 6 March 2008 – 26 May 2008
China Power Station: Part III : Cao Fei , Chen Qiulin, Chu Yun, Hu Xiangqian, Ji Weiyu, Kan Xuan , Liu Wei , Ou Ning , Qiu Anxiong, Xu Zhen , Xue Tao , Yang Fudong , Zhang Ding , Zhou Tao ... 26 April 2008 – 1 September 2008
Candice Breitz – Be My Somebody 26 April 2008–22 September 2008
H Box 14 May 2008–23 June 2008
Grayson Perry – My Civilisation 19 June 2008–22 September 2008
Thomas Scheibitz – about 90 elements / TOD IM DSCHUNGEL 19 June 2008–22 September 2008
Laurent Pariente 3 July 2008 – 15 September 2008
Nouvelles Formes, Pierre Charpin à Sèvres 11 October 2008 – 7 November 2008
Ettore Sottsass & Sottsass Associati 11 October 2008 – 1 December 2008
John Lurie – Bones are on the Outside 11 October 2008 – 8 December 2008
Go East I – Mudam Collection supported by KBL European Private Bankers 11 October 2008 – 8 December 2008
ELO. Inner Exile – Outer Limits : 11 October 2008 – 2 February 2009
RRRIPP!! Paper Fashion 11 October 2008 – 8 December 2008
Ena Swansea 11 October 2008 – 2 February 2008
Finns at Venini 11 October 2008 – 8 December 2008
Jochen Gerner – Home 18 December 2008 – 2 March 2009
Laure Tixier – Plaid Houses in the framework of the project "Home" 18 December 2008 – 2 March 2009
The Space of Words 19 February 2009–25 May 2009
Moving Stills in the framework of "Mois Européen de la Photographie / Mutations II 19 February 2009–25 May 2009
Dominique Petitgand . La porte ne s'est pas ouverte (The door didn't open) 19 February 2009–25 May 2009
Beyond Kiosk . Modes of Multiplication 15 March 2009–13 September 2009
Nikolay Polissky . Large Hadron Collider in the framework of "Habiter" 7 May 2009 – 13 September 2009
Guillaume Leblon 18 June 2009–13 September 2009
Florian Pumhösl 18 June 2009–13 September 2009
Out of Storage II . Rythmes 18 June 2009–13 September 2009
Jerszy Seymour . Coalition of Amateurs 18 June 2009–13 September 2009
Claire Barclay 10 October 2009 – 3 January 2010
Olivier Foulon 10 October 2009 – 3 January 2010
Didier Marcel 10 October 2009 – 3 January 2010
Tomás Saraceno 10 October 2009 – 3 January 2010
Go East II . Mudam Collection supported by KBL European Private Bankers 10 October 2009 – 3 January 2010
Robert Stadler 10 October 2009 – 3 January 2010
Steven C. Harvey – Vehicles 2 June 2012 – 23 September 2012
Eppur Si Muove. Art et Technique, Un Espace Partage 9 July 2015 – 17 January 2016
Robert Stadler Quiz 2 20 February 2016–22 May 2016
Alexandra Pirici & Manuel Pelmus Public Collection 2 July 2016 – 10 July 2016
Beatrice Gibson 20 February 2016–29 May 2016
Sarah Oppenheimer S-399390 20 February 2016–29 May 2016
Demien Deroubaix Picasso et Moi 20 February 2016–29 May 2016
Fiona Tan Geography of Time 20 February 2016–28 August 2016
Yuri Suzuki. Acoustic Pavilion: Experience Beauty through Sound 27 April 2016–28 August 2016
Flatland 7 October 2017 – 2 April 2018 Curators: Marianne Derrien, Sarah Ihler-Meyer. Artists: Laëtitia Badaut Haussmann, Francis Baudevin, Philippe Decrauzat, Marie-Michelle Deschamps, Angela Detanico / Rafael Lain, Hoël Duret, Sylvie Fanchon, Liam Gillick , Mark Hagen, Christian Hidaka, Sonia Kacem , Tarik Kiswanson, Vera Kox, Sarah Morris , Reinhard Mucha, Damián Navarro, Camila Oliveira Fairclough , Bruno Peinado , Julien Prévieux, Eva Taulois, John Tremblay, Pierre Vadi, Elsa Werth , Raphaël Zarka[5] [6]
Jeff Wall 5 October 2018 - 6 January 2019
Jutta Koether 16 February 2019 – 12 May 2019
Robert Morris – The Perceiving Body 7 February 2020 – 1 May 2020
Peter Halley . Conduits: Paintings from the 1980s 31 March 2023 – 15 October 2023
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Notes
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^ Though the majority of the museum's structure is located in the neighbouring Luxembourg City quarter of Clausen , which extends over the southwest edge of the Kirchberg-plateau, its address formally designates it as being within the quarter of Kirchberg.
References
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^ "Rapport d'activités 2018" [Activity report 2018] (PDF) . Mudam. Retrieved 17 June 2019 .
^ "Membres du Conseil d'administration" [Members of the Administrative Council] (PDF) . Mudam. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2019 .
^ a b c Riding, Alan (8 July 2006). "Luxembourg Opens Grand Duke Jean Museum of Modern Art". The New York Times . Retrieved 27 June 2011 .
^ Coubray, Céline (5 April 2018). "Querelle autour de la «Chapelle»". Paperjam News (in French). Retrieved 27 January 2023 – via archive.wikiwix.com.
^ Exhibition Flatland, Mudam, Luxembourg
^ Lesauvage, Magali, L'abstraction se raconte au Mudam – 29 novembre 2017 – Le Journal des Arts – n° 490 (in French), retrieved 4 August 2020
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