The Presence of the Line
dal 17/3/2009 al 20/6/2009
Segnalato da
17/3/2009
The Presence of the Line
Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich
A Selection of New Acquisitions from the 20th and 21st Centuries. Drawings and prints by 120 artists spanning all generations and from the most varied of backgrounds come face to face in this exhibition that can be seen as an encore to the jubilee show, held at the Staatliche Graphische Sammlung on the occasion of its 250th anniversary last year. These selected works, which were not included in the jubilee show for conceptual reasons, provide a tantalising insight into the most recent history of new acquisitions.
Drawings and prints by 120 artists spanning all generations and from the
most varied of backgrounds come face to face in this exhibition that can be
seen as an ‘encore’ to the jubilee show, held at the Staatliche Graphische
Sammlung on the occasion of its 250th anniversary last year. These selected
works, which were not included in the jubilee show for conceptual reasons,
provide a tantalising insight into the most recent history of new
acquisitions.
The line – in all its forms of expression – has been the dominant medium
since the early days of drawing. This juxtaposition of works does not aim at
any strict classification into art-historical categories. Instead, like a
florilegium of individual sheets by well and lesser known artists,
unexpected correlations can be discovered. Drawings by such legendary
20th-century artists as Matisse, Laurens and Masson, and works by equally
famous protagonists such as Kelly, LeWitt, Darboven, Beuys, Chillida and
Artschwager are shown next to those of the younger and youngest generations,
including Ellenrieder, Heath, Ortwed, Shishkin, Stegmaier and Terfloth. A
playfully open dialogue emerges that calls on the viewer’s creative phantasy
and emphasizes the importance of the line in drawing for younger generations
of artists, too.
A catalogue will be available (edited by Michael Semff and Andreas Strobl,
and assisted by Frédéric Bußmann) with illustrations of all exhibited works
and an appendix with biographies of the artists.
Image: Maria Lindberg, Lost balloons, 1996. Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2009
Head of Press Tine Nehler, M.A
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Press Preview: 18.03.2009, 11.00
Opening: 18.03.2009, 18.30
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