The Museum Küppersmühle in Duisburg is presenting the most comprehensive solo exhibition to date of the renowned Spanish sculptor Jaume Plensa. This is the first time in a decade that a German museum has dedicated such a show to him. In the exhibition, visitors can expect to see over 50 impressive sculptures, a selection of his works on paper and wall drawings created especially for the Museum Küppersmühle – a unique encounter with Plensa’s powerful poetic art.

“My work always wants to build bridges, ask questions, bring beauty into people’s everyday lives; create connections between people without skin color, ideology, religion or geography playing a role.”

Plensa is internationally renowned for his impressive works in public spaces, which he has presented on all continents of the world for over 20 years. His “Secret Garden” project in summer 2025 on the occasion of the Salzburg Festival on the city’s Residenzplatz was outstanding. n Germany, he has realized large-scale sculptures in Bonn-Bad Godesberg (“Laurelle am Bahnhof”, 2024), Frankfurt am Main (“Body of Knowledge”, 2010) and Potsdam (“Gläserne Seele”, 2000). He is one of the most important universal artists of our time.

The exhibition at Museum Küppersmühle presents a large sculpture in the entrance area of the building – “Flora”, 2021 – as well as a spectacular installation in the silo room – “Invisible Anna”, 2018: a large, transparent head made of stainless steel rods, whose sublime aura dominates the room.

In eight other rooms, the range of Jaume Plensa’s works in terms of form and content is illustrated with works made from a wide variety of materials. The artist works with marble, alabaster, plastic, cast bronze and iron as well as steel in various scales.

The exhibition is accompanied by an extraordinary large-format publication with exhibition views, an interview with the artist by Walter Smerling and an essay by Clemens Setz.