“Sex Now”

With works by Paul McCarthy, Peaches, Zheng Bo, Tom of Finland, Joëlle Dubois, Poulomi Basu, Miyo van Stenis, Antigoni Tsagkaropoulou, Martin de Crignis, Melody Melamed, Fausto Berlin and many more.

Sex can connect, liberate, hurt and control people. With the exhibition Sex Now, you are invited to discover lust, bodies and desire in all their complexity. From latex fashion, furniture design, photography and media art to dolls and toys: in ten themed rooms with around 400 objects, are staged to create an intimate dialogue about sexuality and society. The exhibition tells of erotic fantasies, Queer perspectives and new realities—free of taboos and stigma.

A historical introduction shows how sexual morality has changed: from traditional gender roles to the sexual revolution of 1968 to today’s #sexpositivity. A 1969 sex education atlas and purple dungarees as a symbol of political emancipation meet works such as Fleshie Fountain by artist Peaches—an installation of sex toys originally intended for male masturbation that now subvert patriarchal power relations.

FAUSTO BERLIN

Interactive stations invite visitors to playfully question their own experiences, ideas and myths. The Sexoscope takes a humorous look into the future, a body knowledge collective displays genital models that can be taken apart, and in the Queer #Fluffy Library, a plush creature devours feminist stories—and turns them into new knowledge.

Sex Now presents female artists, designers and activists whose work contributes to sexual emancipation. They help minorities gain greater visibility and act as educators in an area that, despite the sexual revolution and commercialization, is still characterized by inequality and shame. To accompany the exhibition, NRW-Forum Düsseldorf is launching thier own OnlyFans account, which will show uncensored behind-the-scenes insights and selected works.

The exhibition was curated by Alain Bieber (Artistic Director of NRW-Forum Düsseldorf) and Judith Winterhager (Curatorial Assistant).

Tuesday–Sunday: 11a–6p
Thursday: 11a–9p
Monday: Closed

€9.50  regular 
€6.50  reduced

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