Opening “Five Friends. John Cage, Merce Cunningham, Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, Cy Twombly”

Museum Brandhorst is delighted to invite you to the opening of the exhibition "Five Friends. John Cage, Merce Cunningham, Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, Cy Twombly".

For the first time, the exhibition “Five Friends” focuses on a circle of artists who had a decisive influence on post-war art in the fields of music, dance, painting, sculpture and drawing. John Cage, Merce Cunningham, Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg and Cy Twombly created a special connection between the artistic genres and media through their intimate exchange.

With over one hundred and fifty works of art, scores, stage props, costumes, photographs and archival materials, the exhibition provides an insight into the interplay between the five befriended artists. Museum Brandhorst is also shedding new light on Cy Twombly’s work, which forms a central focus of the collection.

The exhibition is organized in cooperation with Museum Ludwig in Cologne.

Opening words 
Prof. Dr. Bernhard Maaz | Director General Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
Achim Hochdörfer | Director Museum Brandhorst

Yilmaz Dziewior | Director Museum Ludwig

All speeches will be translated into German Sign Language (DGS).

Followed by a party 
DJ Set: Jean-Biche (Paris/Le Georges Centre Pompidou)