Mondrian and De Stijl
dal 13/4/2011 al 14/8/2011
Segnalato da
13/4/2011
Mondrian and De Stijl
Stadtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus und Kunstbau, Munich
The Lenbachhaus exhibition Mondrian and De Stijl is the first major museum show in Germany devoted to this pioneering avant-garde group. The exhibition was developed in cooperation with The Hague Gemeentemuseum, home to the world's largest collection of paintings by Piet Mondrian. One focus of the exhibition is Mondrian's development towards abstraction. A second focus is De Stijl's interdisciplinary approach, which will be shown with period furniture, clothes, and architectural drawings and models.
Curated by Helmut Friedel / Matthias Mühling
With the exception of the Bauhaus, probably no other art movement of the first half of the twentieth century has had such a pervasive influence on our everyday lives as the De Stijl group around Piet Mondrian and Theo van Doesburg. Mondrian, who along with Wassily Kandinsky and Kasimir Malevich one of abstract painting’s founding fathers, created strictly geometrical paintings that have become icons of modernism. Their characteristic structure of black grids into which fields of primary colours are inserted has long assumed a life of its own in art as well as in fashion, advertising and popular culture. Pieces of furniture, such as Gerrit Rietveld’s "Red and Blue Chair" (c. 1923) also enjoys the status of design classics.
Founded in 1917 in Leiden, the journal De Stijl was edited by Theo van Doesburg until 1928 and attracted artists and critics not only from the Netherlands but also from Italy, Germany and the Soviet Union among others. The prime objective of this international group was an intervention in public space. The range of topics discussed in this magazine accordingly was broad, reaching from the fine arts to architecture and urban planning to design. Film, theatre, music and literature also featured strongly.
The Lenbachhaus exhibition Mondrian and De Stijl is the first major museum show in Germany devoted to this pioneering avant-garde group. The exhibition was developed in cooperation with The Hague Gemeentemuseum, home to the world’s largest collection of paintings by Piet Mondrian. One focus of the exhibition is Mondrian’s development towards abstraction. After early works in the circle of the neo-impressionist luminists in Domburg, from 1912 Mondrian worked on more and more abstract compositions based on studies of trees and architecture. Important examples will be shown in this exhibition. His later neoplastic period is also represented by numerous key works, including the programmatically titled Tableau 1 (1921), in which he completely broke with symmetry and proportion. A second focus is De Stijl’s interdisciplinary approach, which will be shown with period furniture, clothes, and architectural drawings and models.
PROGRAMME
Tuesday, May 3, 2011, 7pm
Lecture (in German)
Von De Stijl bis L'Oréal Studio Line - Die seltsamen Wege einer Idee
Matthias Mühling
Chief Curator Art after 1945 and curator of the exhibition
Tuesday, May 10, 2011, 7 pm
Lecture and Film Screening (in English)
De Stijl and Film
Stuart Comer
Curator, Film, Tate Modern, London
Tuesday, May 24, 2011, 7 pm
Lecture (in German)
Verkehrszeichen, Farbleitsysteme, Piktogramme. Was De Stijl mit funktionaler Verkehrsregelung zu tun hat
Daniela Stöppel
Assistant Professor at the Department for New and Contemporary Art History at LMU Munich
Tuesday, June 7, 2011, 7 pm
Talk (in English)
De Stijl in and out of the studio
Hans Janssen, Chief Curator Modern Art, Gemeentemuseum The Hagueand Michael White, Professor for Art History, University of York
*Location: E.ON Energie AG, Briennerstraße 40, 80333 Munich
Admission free. Participation only after registration: T +49 (0)89 233
320 29 or E-Mail fuehrungen-lenbachhaus@muenchen.de*
GUIDED TOURS
Curator-led tour (in German)
Thursday, May 19, 2011, 7 pm
Matthias Mühling and Felicia Rappe
Curators of the exhibition
(in German)
Curator-led tour (in German)
Thursday, July 28, 2011, 7 pm
Karin Althaus and Helena Pereña
Chief Curator 19. Century and Assistant Curator
(in German)
Public Guided Tours (in German)
With the Munich Adult Education Centre (MVHS)
Every Friday and Saturday, 4 pm / € 3 per person plus admission fee
*Registration for all Public Guided Tours, Private Tours and Group Visits
T +49 (0)89 233 320 29 or E-Mail: fuehrungen-lenbachhaus@muenchen.de*
Guided Tours for School Classes
Within our special opening hours, Tuesday-Friday 8:30-10 am, with the Munich Museum Education Centre - MPZ
60 or 90 minutes with practical exercises
Fees: € 33 for 60 minutes, www.mpz.bayern.de
Please book your guided school class tour at T +49 (0)89 12 13 23 23 or
E-Mail: buchung@mpz.bayern.de
CHILDREN'S PROGRAMME
with KuKi - Kunst für Kinder e.V.
Museum Treasure Hunt
"Red, yellow, blue, line and flat. A new art for a new time"
Drawing in front of the originals at the exhibition for children aged 6 to 10
April 30 / May 14 / May 28 / June 11 / July 2 / July 23 / August 6 /
August 13, 2011
2-3.30 pm | Kunstbau | tour fee: € 2 | admission fee: free (for
participating children) / reduced € 4 (for accompanying adults) | meeting point: Kunstbau
Munich Art Investigators
"Piet Mondrian and the De Stijl Group through the Magnifying Glass"
A three-day art and media workshop for art investigators aged 8 to 15
June 20-22, 2011 | 11 am-5 pm | Kunstbau and E.ON Energie AG, Briennerstraße 40 | participation fee (incl. admission ticket,
material): € 18 per day / € 48 for 3 days | meeting point: Kunstbau | please bring your own packed lunch
Munich Museum Travels
"Piet Mondrian and De Stijl. Art factory in red, yellow and blue"
Five all-day art workshops for artists and art explorers aged 7 to 13
August 1-5, 2011 | 10 am-3 pm | Kunstbau and E.ON Energie AG, Briennerstr. 40 | participation fee (incl. admission ticket, material): € 11 per day / € 50 for 5 days | meeting point: Kunstbau | please bring your own packed lunch
*Please register for the Children's Programme:
KuKi - Kunst für Kinder e.V.
T +49 (0)89 361 08 171 or E-Mail: schatzsuche@kuki-muenchen.de*
Subject to alteration
PUBLICATION
A comprehensive catalogue, published by Hatje Cantz, Ostfildern, will accompany the exhibition.
Edited by Helmut Friedel and Matthias Mühling.
With essays by Hans Janssen, Franz Kaiser, Matthias Mühling, Felicia Rappe and Michael White.
AUDIO GUIDE
An audio guide in English developed especially for the exhibition by its curators features background information on the artworks. The charge for the audio guide is included in the entrance fee.
Dr. Anuschka Koos
Leitung Kommunikation
Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus und Kunstbau München
Postanschrift: Nymphenburgerstrasse 84, 80636 München
T +49 89 233 32020
F +49 89 233 32003
presse-lenbachhaus@muenchen.de
Press preview Thursday, April 14, 11 am
Speakers:
Helmut Friedel, Director of Lenbachhaus and Kunstbau München
Hartmut Geldmacher, Chairman of the Board of Management E.ON Energie AG
Matthias Mühling, Curator of the exhibition
Stadtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus und Kunstbau
Luisenstrasse 33 - Munich
Opening hours: 16.4. - 15.8.2011 / Tue – Sun 10 am – 6 pm