Collections & Archives

The collection and the archives contain works and documents from the 20th and 21st centuries. The special feature of the ZKM's collection activities is its focus on the electronic arts.

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The collection and the archives contain works and documents from the 20th and 21st centuries. The special feature of the ZKM's collection activities is its focus on the electronic arts. 

The video art collection is one of the largest in Europe and the computer art collection is the largest of its kind in the world. In addition, there is an extensive collection of works of electronic music.

By combining all artistic genres in one collection - from painting, sculpture, video art, performance and computer-based works to music - and the availability of numerous documents that provide a deeper insight into historical events, it becomes possible to gain a diverse perspective on 20th and 21st century art and history.

Art of the 20th and 21st century

Collection
Discover about 9,000 works of art of the 20th and 21st centuries from the ZKM collection, which was founded in 1989.

ARCHIVES

Under archives you will find the acquired archives of artists and scientists and the ZKM archive of past exhibitions, events and projects.

LIBRARY

The library contains about 60,000 books and digital data carriers. To this end, around 120 magazines and five newspapers are subscribed to.

Medien Kunst Netz

»Media Art Net« is a digital publication that invites you to discover the history of media art. »Media Art Net« is used worldwide by students and teachers for study and further education.

www.medienkunstnetz.de

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PROJECTS
A Summary of the Projects of the Department Wissen and its Divisions Collection, Archives, Library and Research

 

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DIGITAL PROGRAM
A summary of the digital programs of the Department Wissen and its Collection, Archives, Library, and Research sections.

PEOPLE

Apollonios von Perge
Hanns Holger Rutz
2bit Ishii (buffer Renaiss)
Anna Rotschegowa
John Whitney
Matteo Pasquinelli
Ilse Walther-Dulk
Eliam Kraiem
Yun-Han Su
Truman Capote
Le Corbusier
Crotty Mike
Hubert Steiner
Georges von Gucht
Rhizomatiks Research
Friedrich W. Block
Bruce Odland
Clara S. Rueprich
Random International
Jean Weinfeld
Craig Harris
Masao Kohmura
Bruno Ruviaro
Helmut Dorner
Leonie Rök
Bonjour Interactive Lab
DJ Subsonic
Alex Grillo
Pond
Barbara Anne Hawkins
Marianne Wasserburger
Laurie Spiegel
Fanzhi Zeng
Werner Fritsch
Vladimir Tarasov
Steve Porcaro
Yilataa-Chor Yilataa-Chor
Christoph Keller
Jochen Bader
Wolfgang Lorenz
Mike Rutherford
Pioneers of Electronic Music
Romuald Hazoumè
Gerald R. Blomeyer
Yoram S. Carmeli
Frank Halbig
Julia T. S. Binter
Peter Chevalier
Ma Qiusha
Alexandra Andreeva
Ge Gan-Ru
Neozoon
Florian Kaufmann
Monty Sunshine
JohnTilbury JohnTilbury
Bruno Bosteels
Philip Modest Schambelan
Henk Vijselaar
Arleen Schloss
Victric Thng
Elisaweta Masserova
A. Ospennikow
Stereo Drama
Pedro Neves Marques
John Walker
Carmen Piazzini
Gothic Voices
Nick Aikens
Luise Wiesenmüller
Minka Roustcheva
Arash Riahi
Iona Brown
Zsolt Olejnik
Simon Rackham
Javier Ariza
Małgorzata Potocka
Katharina Kassner
Simon Rowland-Jones
Kohei Matsunaga (aka NHK yx Koyxen)
Hermen Maat
Gustav Kluge
Julius Baruch
Wolfgang Zacharias
Tom Sherman
Maria Koupilová-Ticha
Toy-Team
Julien Goumaz
Stephanie Pelz
Hellberg Duo
Gotot Prakosa
Simo Lazarov
Nevin Aladag
Redlock & Friday Dunard
M. Descombey
Willem de Ridder
Stephan Wunderlich
Irmela Sandt
Daryl Lindsey
Glenn Greenwald
Klemens Bobenhausen
Dor Aloni
Jack Walworth
Oliver Jahraus
Ed Lee
Jack Yu
Elektronisches Studio der Musikakademie Basel
Zyi ZyiZeitlin
Pietro Sanguineti
James ´Blood´ Ulmer Trio
Alexandra Munroe
Tom Scott
Fokke Moerel
Lotte Schreiber
Nirit Peled
David Goodland
Barbara Kamienska
Eichenberger and The Mytha Horns
Reinhard Bek
Bressemer & Alia
Rem Koolhaas/OMA
B. C. Sidharth
Clara Aciolo
Peter Lloyd
James Clarke
Merle Kröger
Matthias Fitz
Graham Hearn
Larissa Pschetz
Ando Hiroshige
Mino Cinelu
Herbert Distel
Ulrich Johannes Beil
Karl Sigmund
Alexey Bogolepov
Achim Thorwald
Irene Sibbing
Eva Hild
Heike Großmann
Peter Hill
Anna-Lena Dörr
Manfred Mohr
Paul M. Smith
Robert Indiana
Michael Mandiberg
Stuart Hamblen
Marcella Lista
Expanded Grammophone Project
Bernadette La Hengst
I. Wasilewski
Nik Kozub

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