YES TO ALL. Die Schenkung Paul Maenz Gerd de Vries für das Kupferstichkabinett
In the organizer's words:
"Yes to all" is how the Kupferstichkabinett and the Graphische Gesellschaft zu Berlin, the friends of the Kupferstichkabinett, have enthusiastically and gratefully accepted a generous donation from the two former Cologne gallery owners Paul Maenz and Gerd de Vries over the last two years. Around 900 works on paper, dating from the 1960s to the present day, were donated to the museum. Now the civic commitment of the two donors is being honored with the exhibition "YES TO ALL".
The exhibition comprises a selection of 200 works, including drawings, sketches, print portfolios, collages, posters, letters and postcards, and is based on the focal points of the donation.
Writing systems
The exhibition tour begins with a chapter on language-based works of conceptual art from the 1960s and 1970s. It formed the starting point for the gallery activities of Paul Maenz and Gerd de Vries, which began in 1970, and is represented extensively in the donation. In the "YES TO ALL" exhibition, works on paper by Art & Language, Robert Barry, Hanne Darboven, Hans Haacke, Joseph Kosuth and Marthe Wéry will be on display, complemented by a contemporary conceptual position in the form of Saâdane Afif.
Hans-Peter Feldmann's quite ordinary pictures
With the donation, almost all of Hans Peter-Feldmann's editions have been added to the Kupferstichkabinett's collection, meaning that a separate chapter in the exhibition is dedicated to this artist. The booklets and brochures with pictures of everyday objects and situations produced from 1968 onwards are on display, as are Feldmann's hand-colored photocopies of Old Master paintings and a selection of his posters, books and postcard series. A veritable stream of images oscillating between triviality and high art awaits visitors.
Giulio Paolini & the Italian Transavanguardia
The exhibition tour continues with Giulio Paolini, a representative of conceptual art and Arte Povera in Italy, who also marks the transition to the subjective and expressive art of the Italian Transavantguardia. This movement is represented by works by Sandro Chia, Francesco Clemente, Enzo Cucchi and Salvo.
The New Wild Ones
The German counterpart to Italian expressive art can be found in the painting of the Neue Wilden. Maenz and de Vries were particularly committed to the Cologne artists of the "Mülheimer Freiheit", including Peter Bömmels, Walter Dahn and Jiří Georg Dokoupil, whose drawings and prints are present in large numbers in the donation and thus also in the exhibition. With Martin Disler and Anselm Kiefer, artists of expressive art who work independently of "Mülheimer Freiheit" are also exhibited.
Polyphonic and international in the past and present
The exhibition reflects a broad spectrum of sometimes contradictory artistic trends that shaped art in the late 20th century and continue to have an impact today. Western-influenced art history can thus be experienced as a polyphonic, international network that permeates different temporal levels.
Artists in the exhibition
Saâdane Afif, Art & Language, Francesco Barocco, Robert Barry, Peter Bömmels, Monica Bonvicini, Sandro Chia, Francesco Clemente, Enzo Cucchi, Walter Dahn, Hanne Darboven, Martin Disler, Jiří Georg Dokoupil, Hans-Peter Feldmann, Hans Haacke, Anselm Kiefer, Joseph Kosuth, Jonathan Monk, Bruce Nauman, Giulio Paolini, Thomas Ruff, Salvo, Thomas Schütte, Marthe Wéry and many more.
Publication
The exhibition is accompanied by a comprehensive catalog, generously sponsored by the Hollweg Foundation, Bremen.
Exhibition and catalog concept: Dr. Jenny Graser, 2020-2024 Curator of Contemporary Art, Kupferstichkabinett der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin
A special exhibition of the Kupferstichkabinett - Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
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Regular admission €8.00, reduced admission €4.00; free admission for children and young people up to and including the age of 18.
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