Lecture “Axel Rössler and Friends: Lobo-Texas”

14.05.2026, 18:30

Lobo: a remote, long-abandoned small ghost town in the West Texas desert, around a two-hour drive from El Paso. In the middle of nowhere, there are five houses on the verge of decay, a former motel (with a kidney-shaped pool), a disused petrol station, and otherwise mainly desert winds, thorny plants and rattlesnakes.

Why, then, did several people from Frankfurt decide to buy land in this place in 2001? What began as a spontaneous idea developed into a collective project that, over the years, repeatedly became an occasion for gatherings, music, film and art.

Among those involved was Annette Gloser, one of the defining figures of Frankfurt’s off-scene since the 1990s. As a pioneer in creating unconventional, temporary spaces, she continues to develop formats in which people come together and art emerges beyond institutional frameworks. In the exhibition Hidden History, she is represented with the large-scale installation Sierretta Nevada in the foyer of the Frankfurter Kunstverein.

Between improvisation, friendship and the ongoing negotiation with decay and nature, Lobo evolved into a place in which these forms of collective, self-organised practice become particularly tangible.

In the lecture, Axel Rössler and collaborators will speak about the history of Lobo—from its beginnings in Frankfurt bars to the projects realised in the Texan desert.

Admission: €5, including entry to the exhibition. No registration is required.

Please note that the event will take place in German.