SEX NOW

5 September 2025 - January 2026

Sex can be beautiful, exciting, provocative and political. With the exhibition ‘SEX NOW’, the NRW-Forum Düsseldorf invites visitors to rediscover sexuality in all its complexity. A central starting point of the exhibition is the observation that the sex industry has changed in recent years from a predominantly male-dominated industry to a more female-dominated industry. What are the reasons for this change?

In their works, artists, designers and activists show visions of a world in which sexuality exists free of stigma, shame and prejudice. They explore how sexual liberation and personal freedom have evolved in the 21st century.

From latex fashion, furniture design, queer photography, media art and Japanese woodcuts to dolls, machines and toys: In eleven themed rooms, the exhibition stages an intimate, critical and creative dialogue about sexuality and society, telling of erotic fantasies and new realities.

Curator: Alain Bieber, artistic director of NRW-Forum Düsseldorf

SEX NOW

Duration: 5 September 2025 - January 2026
Opening: 4 September 2025, 7 pm
Press-Preview: 4 September 2025, 11 am

Curator: Alain Bieber, Artistic Director of the NRW-Forum

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