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Must-See Art Guide: Munich
This week's guide includes Larry Clark, Nicholas Nixon, and more.
Alissa Darsa
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Perhaps best known for its annual Oktoberfest celebration, the largest folk festival in the world, Germany’s third-largest city has recently experienced an uptick in tourism, particularly in the summer months, which kick off with NIGHT ART. Situated on the banks of the River Isar, Munich has the benefits of a small town, offset by the prestige of its world-class sights, in particular its art galleries and museums.
The $120 million, 22,000-square-meter Pinakothek der Moderne museum doubles down on photography this month, with shows by pioneering photographer Eadweard Muybridge and renowned American artist Nicholas Nixon. When viewed side by side, these two shows are an exercise in complimentary contrasts, with Nixon standing at one end of a legacy whose groundwork was laid, in part, by his 19th-century predecessor. Thomas Ruff‘s photography, on display at Galerie Rüdiger Schöttle, more directly pays tribute to its roots, referencing historical techniques through an appropriation of the female nude. In these works, Ruff scanned old photographs, digitally inverted the color scale, and created blue-tinted images the size of the original negatives, deliberately calling attention to the digitalized world and the disappearance of analogue materials. Also featuring photographic works is Galerie Klüser, with a series by French-born artist Klavdij Sluban. The exhibition, “Hauteville House Guernsey,” presents haunting black and white images, which are the result of the year spent by Sluban at Victor Hugo’s former home on the Channel Island of Guernsey. At the same time, the gallery is presenting panoramic, expressive drawings of the Swiss mountains by contemporary artist and expat Jonathan Bragdon.
After making stops in Paris and New York, Larry Clark‘s acclaimed solo show “They Thought I Were But I Aren’t Anymore” debuted at Galerie Karl Pfefferle last month, with works spanning his career from 1961 to the present. For a change of pace, stop by Galerie Andreas Binder, featuring paintings by Chinese-born, Munich-based artist Haiying Xu in which she combines personal memories of China with her experiences of life in Germany.
Whatever brings you to Munich this month, there is plenty to see. So enjoy your Weißwurst with a side of art.
Exhibition: “Harriet Korman: Developing Format – Malerei und Zeichnung 2010–2014”
When: March 19–May 23, 2015 (last call)
Where: Häusler Contemporary, Maximilianstraße 35, Munich, 80539 Germany
Exhibition: “Marc Quinn: Frozen Garden”
When: April 17–May 23 (last call)
Where: Galerie Thomas Modern, Türkenstraße 16, Munich, 80333 Germany
Exhibition: “Dennis Koch: World is square (knust kunz editions)”
When: April 29–May 31, 2015
Where: Sabine Knust Galerie Maximilian Verlag, Theresienstraße 48, Munich, 80333 Germany
Exhibition: “Thomas Ruff”
When: April 17–June 6, 2015
Where: Galerie Rüdiger Schöttle, Amalienstraße 41, Munich, 80799 Germany
Exhibition: “Stephan Balkenhol”
When: April 17–June 6, 2015
Where: Galerie Rüdiger Schöttle, Amalienstraße 41, Munich, 80799 Germany
Exhibition: “Johannes Wende: Kabinettstücke”
When: February 26–June 10, 2015
Where: Galerie Biedermann, Barer Straße 44, Munich, 80799 Germany
Exhibition: “Christian Eckart – Herbert Hamak – Adrian Schiess: Reflections of Light”
When: March 19–June 13, 2015
Where: Galerie Tanit, Maximilianstraße 45, Munich, 80538 Germany
Exhibition: “Larry Clark: THEY THOUGHT I WERE BUT I AREN’T ANYMORE”
When: April 23–June 13, 2015
Where: Galerie Karl Pfefferle, Reichenbachstraße 47-49, Munich, 80469 Germany
Exhibition: “Haiying Xu: Du und Sie und Wir”
When: May 8–June 20, 2015
Where: Galerie Andreas Binder, Knöbelstraße 27, Munich, 80538 Germany
Exhibition: “Karin Sander”
When: May 21, 2015–June 20, 2015
Where: Barbara Gross Galerie, Theresienstraße 56 Hof 1, Munich, 80333, Germany
Exhibition: “Jacqueline Ditt & Mario Strack – Edition 14”
When: October 11, 2014–June 27, 2015
Where: universal arts Galerie Studio GmbH, Orffstraße 35a, Munich, 80637 Germany
Exhibition: “CHARLES POLLOCK. Works from the 1950s and 1960s”
When: March 26–June 30, 2015
Where: American Contemporary Art Gallery, Maximilianstraße 29, Munich, 80539 Germany
Exhibition: “Nicholas Nixon: The Brown Sisters: 40 Years”
When: March 23–July 5, 2015
Where: Pinakothek der Moderne, Barer Straße 40, Munich, 80333 Germany
Exhibition: “Petri Niemelä: The Essence of Beauty”
When: May 8–July 29, 2015
Where: Galerie der Moderne Stefan Vogdt, Kurfürstenstraße 5 und 7, Munich, 80799 Germany
Exhibition: “LÄNDLICHES SCHARMÜTZEL. Ein Rencontre zwischen Heinz Braun und Richard Vogl”
When: May 20–July 31, 2015
Where: Galerie van de Loo Projekte, Gabelsbergerstraße 19, Munich, 80333 German
Exhibition: “Jonathan Bragdon”
When: May 21–July 31
Where: Galerie Klüser, Türkenstraße 23, Munich, 80799 Germany
Exhibition: “Hauteville House Guernsey: Klavdij Sluban | Victor Hugo”
When: May 21–July 31
Where: Galerie Klüser, Georgenstraße 15, Munich, 80799 Germany
Exhibition: “Eadweard Muybridge. Animal Locomotion”
When: April 23–October 4, 2015
Where: Pinakothek der Moderne, Barer Straße 40, Munich, 80333 Germany
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