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11/4/2006

Classical Modernism

Daimler Contemporary, Berlin

Constructivism and Concrete Art

The group of Classical Modern works in the DaimlerChrysler Collection, started in 1977 by the purchase of a painting by Willi Baumeister, includes mainly painting, but also sculpture, wall objects and graphics. They present an image of the development of art to the 1960s, relating mainly to South-West Germany
(The Stuttgart avant-garde - from Holzel to the Bauhaus - the 'Concrete' artists: the Ulm Hochschule fur Gestaltung, the Zurich Concrete Artists, links with 'De Stijl').

The Classical : Modern exhibition follows four principal lines. First come about thirty works showing the progress of the Stuttgart Holzel circle, starting with two paintings from Holzel's early Stuttgart years (1908/14) and followed chronologically with works by his above-mentioned pupils..

A second line of argument explores aspects of monochrome work and colour-field painting dating from 1950 to 1987 in monographic groups of works by Adolf Fleischmann, Rupprecht Geiger, Josef Albers and large-format individual works by Gunter Fruhtrunk.

The third main strand is devoted to examples of constructive and concrete art. Here Richard Paul Lohse's 1949 stripe picture sets the chronological starting-point, and the line extends to Max Bill's 1972 caput mortuum.

The fourth line of argument follows the a principle of DaimlerChrysler Collection exhibitions which is to place Classical Modernist works of pieces by post-war avant-garde artists in a dialogue with works of contemporary art.

List of Artists

Max Ackermann
Josef Albers
Jean Arp
Willi Baumeister
Max Bill
Adolf Fleischmann
Gunter Fruhtrunk
Rupprecht Geiger
Hermann Glockner
Camille Graeser
Adolf Holzel
Johannes Itten
Ida Kerkovius
Norbert Kricke
Verena Loewensberg
Richard Paul Lohse
Otto Meyer-Amden
Lothar Quinte
Oskar Schlemmer
Anton Stankowski
George Vantongerloo
Friedrich Vordemberge-Gildewart

Special Guests:
Liam Gillick
Esther Hiepler
Jonathan Monk
Olivier Mosset
Philippe Parreno
Gerwald Rockenschaub
Anselm Reyle
Gunter Scharein
Ben Willikens

DaimlerChrysler Contemporary
Haus Huth
Alte Potsdamer Strasse 5 10785 Berlin
Opening hours: daily 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.

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