FRANKFURT.- The Frankfurt/Rhine-Main region is home to an outstanding potential through the abundance and quality of contemporary photography and its related media in its collections and institutions. In order to highlight this, the international Triennial RAY Fotografieprojekte Frankfurt/RheinMain was created in 2010 as a unique cooperation which will return after the first three successful editions from 3 June to 12 September, 2021 and is dedicated to the topic of IDEOLOGIES. Six institutions and eight curators are collaboratively planning and developing a kaleidoscope of exhibitions and a variety of other activities. The international Triennial RAY 2021 is also expanding. Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation, DZ BANK Kunstsammlung, Fotografie Forum Frankfurt, Frankfurter Kunstverein, Museum Angewandte Kunst and Museum MMK für Moderne Kunst will show selected contributions and a wealth of newly commissioned positions in the RAY Exhibitions. Additionally RAY Partners in the Rhine-Main region will complement the program with individual projects. RAY 2021 will open with an international RAY Festival, which will welcome photo enthusiasts, artists and visitors of all ages from 3 to 5 June, 2021. The summer of 2021 will become the RAY 2021 Photography Summer.

RAY 2021 Dates

• RAY 2021 Grand Opening
Wednesday, 2 June, 2021, 7 p.m.

• RAY 2021 Party
Wednesday, 2 June, 2021, 8 p.m

• RAY 2021 Festival
Thursday, 3 June to Saturday, 5 June, 2021

• RAY 2021 Exhibition Period
3 June to 12 September, 2021

RAY 2021 Curators
• Anne-Marie Beckmann (Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation)
• Christina Leber (DZ BANK Kunstsammlung)
• Alexandra Lechner (Darmstädter Tage der Fotografie)
• Celina Lunsford (Fotografie Forum Frankfurt)
• Franziska Nori (Frankfurter Kunstverein)
• Susanne Pfeffer with Anna Sailer (Museum MMK für Moderne Kunst)
• Matthias Wagner K (Museum Angewandte Kunst)

RAY 2021 Exhibitions
• Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation
• DZ BANK Kunstsammlung
• Fotografie Forum Frankfurt
• Frankfurter Kunstverein
• Museum Angewandte Kunst
• Museum MMK für Moderne Kunst

RAY 2021 Partner Projects
• Historisches Museum Frankfurt
• Kunst- und Kulturstiftung Opelvillen Rüsselsheim
• Kunstforum der TU Darmstadt
• Marta Hoepffner-Gesellschaft für Fotografie e.V. im Stadtmuseum Hofheim
• Museum Giersch der Goethe-Universität
• Nassauischer Kunstverein Wiesbaden