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Richard Gerstl. Inspiration - Vermächtnis CANCELLED

Sunday, 12 Sep 2021 @ 10:00 Past Event
Richard Gerstl. Inspiration - Vermächtnis CANCELLED
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Richard Gerstl had a keen interest in the international art that he was able to see at the Vienna Secession and in the Miethke Gallery. But his critical, rebellious attitude was surely just as influenced by his great regard for the New Music emerging from the circle of composers around Arnold Schoenberg, and by his fascination for literature, language and philosophy. The work of this young artist was too radical for his contemporaries, however, and he found it almost impossible to exhibit during his lifetime. He took his own life at the age of just 25, leaving behind some 80 paintings.Today, Gerstl is regarded as the first Austrian Expressionist, and his pioneering works have acquired more and more international recognition in recent years. The story of Gerstl’s rediscovery is closely bound up with the Kunsthaus Zug. As the artistic director of the Galerie Würthle, which belonged to Fritz and Editha Kamm-Ehrbar in Zug, Fritz Wotruba was able to acquire Gerstl’s estate. With the exhibitions and loans they organised, Wotruba and the Kamms made a major contribution to getting the artist better known. Today, the Kunsthaus Zug owns the second-largest collection of Gerstl paintings after the Leopold Museum in Vienna. The exhibition “Richard Gerstl. Inspiration – Legacy” situates the artist in the context of the art of subsequent generations. How did artists react to Gerstl’s work after 1960? By contrasting his works with those of Günter Brus, Otto Muehl and contemporary artists, this exhibition will accentuate the topicality of Gerstl’s Expressionist oeuvre. His artistic environment of the time will be illustrated by works from the collection of the Kunsthaus Zug by artists such as Gustav Klimt, Edvard Munch and Egon Schiele.This exhibition will translate their historical perspective into the present day, and demonstrate the explosive force that Gerstl’s oeuvre still possesses. “Richard Gerstl. Inspiration – Legacy” is a collaboration with the Leopold Museum Vienna. A book was published jointly by both museums to accompany the exhibition.
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