Mike Litt in conversation with Julia Stoschek

How are you, Düsseldorf?

Our new podcast "Alle Rhein" for culture in times of Corona - now every week on Friday until further notice: Our host Mike Litt talks to Düsseldorfers from the art and culture scene. He has set up a home studio especially for this purpose.
What Mike Litt wants to know: How do the talk guests experience the surreal time of isolation? What projects are they working on anyway? And what do they miss most about Düsseldorf?
In Episode 5, Mike talks to Julia Stoschek.

Julia Stoschek is one of the most important art collectors in the world. The heart of her unique collection of media art has always been at home in Düsseldorf. In the Corona era, she digitally shared part of it with art enthusiasts around the world.

Why it is important to her to share art, why she will always remain connected to Düsseldorf, and what she appreciates about the metropolis on the Rhine in her private life as well - Julia Stoschek tells us in this candid conversation with Mike Litt for "Alle Rhein!". 

Julia Stoschek, who opened her "Julia Stoschek Collection" in 2007 in a converted industrial building in the Oberkassel district, says: "Düsseldorf has a very special and evolved bourgeoisie, which has been involved with art for centuries and has an education in art that we don't know like that in Berlin."

The conversation also revolves around the art academy, the Rhine bridges and the Rhine. "I think it's insanely beautiful to be at the harbor in the evening," Stoschek says. "I love Robert's Bistro. A perfect summer evening starts there!"

You can now find the works from the JSC online: www.jsc.art/

More about: Museums & Exhibitions in Düsseldorf

Our host

Mike Litt was born in the US state of Virginia and lived in Bochum for many years. The globetrotter usually works in Cologne but lives with his family in the beautiful Düsseltal district of Düsseldorf. He is a radio presenter (1Live, WDR 2, DLF Nova), a DJ with Mayday festival experience and an author (‘The loneliest DJ in the world’). For our podcast, he holds fascinating conversations with other people from Düsseldorf’s cultural scene.

Photos:
Cover Julia Stoschek © Peter Rigaud
Mike Litt © [email protected]
Music / Sound: Christian Moster / Mike Litt