bildstrecke Robert Mangold and Urs Raussmüller by Fabio Fabbrini Since the 1960s, Mangold has been creating unique paintings with a large-scale effect, irritating forms and unusual colors. He placed the elements of painting in a tense relationship to one another, to the space and to the observers, and thus brought forth a completely new effect in paintings… [more]
essay Bruce Nauman Flour Arrangements, 1966 by Christel Sauer The seven photos on the wall show static situations of a similar appearance, slightly out of focus, with a greenish hue and at first sight enigmatic motifs, whose physical properties and dimensions are almost impossible to divine. We wonder what we are looking at: aerial shots of formations in the ocean? Police photos of confiscated cocaine? [more]
essay Bruce Nauman The True Artist Is an Amazing Luminous Fountain (Window or Wall Shade), 1966 by Christel Sauer In 1966 Nauman made a standard roller blind the support for a statement about the nature of the artist. The work’s appearance is almost dignified and presents a bizarre contrast to the pink plastic blind – just as does the cryptic message of the text… [more]
video Mario Merz Jürgen Buchinger at Raussmüller Video by Jürgen Buchinger A very personal view on Urs Raussmüller’s installation of Mario Merz’s works and their connection with the surrounding space… [more]
