Arnulf Rainer
dal 8/6/2010 al 4/9/2010
Segnalato da
8/6/2010
Arnulf Rainer
Alte Pinakothek, Munich
The Overpainter. On the occasion of the Austrian painter's 80th birthday, a concise exhibition focuses on central work groups, several of which have never before been presented. These include a series of paintings that were expressly created after paintings in the Alte Pinakothek, and which thereby quintessentially take up Rainer's core theme, the dialogue with art. Since the 1950s, Rainer's art has evolved within a dialectical opposition between the poles of a rather tranquil, meditative paint.
Following the exhibition of sculptures by Cy Twombly in 2006, the Pinakothek der Moderne will pay homage to another contemporary artist with an exhibition in the Alte Pinakothek: Arnulf Rainer. On the occasion of the Austrian painter’s 80th birthday, a concise exhibition will focus on central work groups, several of which have never before been presented. These include a series of paintings that were expressly created after paintings in the Alte Pinakothek, and which thereby quintessentially take up Rainer’s core theme, the dialogue with art.
The creative output of Arnulf Rainer, one of today’s most important contemporary artists, is a main pillar of the Pinakothek der Moderne collection. Since the museum’s opening in 2002, examples of his paintings have continuously been presented in various artist spaces where they become part of a stimulating visual discourse with works by Georg Baselitz, Joseph Beuys, Palermo, Willem de Kooning and Franz Kline. The exhibition will deepen and expand upon this aspect of the collection.
Since the 1950s, Rainer’s art has evolved within a dialectical opposition between the poles of a rather tranquil, meditative paint application and a physically vigorous expressiveness. His method of unhurried “overpainting”, which often results in more or less monochromatic paintings, forms a contrast to the gestural and corporeal series such as the finger paintings and face farces, which are executed with greater speed.
In two large, characteristically-classical spaces in the Alte Pinakothek, the contrasts embodied in Rainer’s oeuvre will come alive in their interplay and unique radiance. Important groups from the artist’s extensive body of works on paper will be displayed in the adjacent smaller galleries. The closure of the presentation will also be a highlight of the exhibition: the last space will be dedicated to Arnulf Rainer’s newest works, which were inspired by paintings by Cranach, Giorgione, Rubens, Velazquez and Boucher, and which hang in the Alte Pinakothek . Visitors will thus have the opportunity to view Rainer’s variations in close proximity to the originals. They constitute an invitation to take a walk through the many centuries of paintings on exhibit in the museum. In this way, the exhibition also provides vital impulses for the further activation of the axial relationship between the Pinakothek museums.
The exhibition will be accompanied by two new publications: One volume will compile, for the first time, all of Arnulf Rainer’s writings. These, in Rainer’s own words, “tricks and instructions for use, intended to stave off far worse interpretations of others,” are pointed commentaries relating to the artist’s own creative process. The second volume will be the exhibition catalogue. Despite Arnulf Rainer’s warnings, Barbara Catoir and Corinna Thierolf have dared to try their hand at an introduction to the work.
Further information and images are available by calling
Tine Nehler M.A. Tel. + 49 (0)89 23805 1320 or via email at press@pinakothek.de
Image: Arnulf Rainer Frau aus Flamen, 2010, Black Pencil and Acrylic on Laserprint
© Arnulf Rainer Photo: Robert Zahornicky
Opening 09 June 2010, 19.30
Alte Pinakothek
Barer Straße 29, München
Gallery Hours
Daily except Mon 10 - 18, Tue 10 - 20
Admission: 7 Euros, reduced 5 Euros
Sunday admission 1 Euro