until Sunday January 16 2022

Pinakothek der Moderne
Pinakothek der Moderne Barer Straße 40, München
80333 Monaco
Germany

https://www.pinakothek-der-moderne.de/en/exhibitions/au-rendez-vous-des-amis/

Au Rendez-vous Des Amis.
Modernism in dialogue with contemporary art from the Sammlung Goetz

September 29, 2021 - Janurary 16, 2022

Curated by Oliver Kase (Pinakothek der Moderne - Modern Art Collection), and Karsten Löckemann (Sammulung Goetz)

With its multitude of artistic revolutions and styles, Classical Modernism has been an inexhaustible source of inspiration for successive generations of artists. In the early 20th century, the avant-garde paved the way for a more liberal treatment of colour, line, and perspective, and outlined groundbreaking ideas for a new social community.

These manifold impulses are shown in an exemplary new presentation of the 13 rooms of Classical Modernism, in which some 140 works from the Modern Art Collection and the Ann and Jürgen Wilde Foundation enter into dialogue with 80 contemporary artworks from the Sammlung Goetz. In this way, the focus on painting within the Classical Modernists in the Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen has been widened to include photography, sculpture and works on paper, as well as textile art, some objects being exhibited for the first time.

In this presentation of works in dialogue, particular attention has been placed on the numerous female artists in the Sammlung Goetz who are otherwise not represented here in the field of Classical Modernism. Like the Expressionists Ernst Ludwig Kirchner and Erich Heckel before them, Louise Bourgeois and Huma Bhabha draw on sculptures from Oceania and Africa for inspiration while their focus on the body, gender and identity is from a female perspective. This equally applies to the sculptress Mária Bartuszová, whose fragile plaster objects and organic bronze sculptures are juxtaposed with works by Hans Arp.

Photo detail: Louise Bourgeois, "Couple", 2004