25 January 2008 – 12 May 2008

rupprecht geiger - Stocking Up on Colour for New Energy

the munich artist rupprecht geiger (*1908) is one of the leading figures in german post-war art; he took part four times in the documenta in kassel. simple geometric forms such as the circle, square, rectangle and oval, as well as luminous colours and strong contrasts are characteristic for his art. geiger paints abstract 'images in space', where colour and light are of central importance: 'the sole topic of my painting is colour, it alone is the motif'. the colour red is the embodiment of pure light, pure energy and vital force for the artist. though red does not equal red for rupprecht geiger: it starts with a light yellow and ends with a deep violet.
on his 100th birthday the haus der kunst is paying tribute to the artist with an installation, where, besides two large colour sails, the famous 'rote trombe' [red dust devil] will be on display: an enormous tent-like object under which visitors can 'stock up on red' for a few minutes.

Address

Haus der Kunst
Prinzregentenstrasse 1
80538 München
phone +49 89 21 12 70
http://www.hausderkunst.de

Opening Hours

Daily 10 a.m. - 8 p.m., Thursday till 10 p.m.

Description of the Museum

Built in 1932 as substitute for the legendary Münchner Glaspalast, after Hitler's seizure of power the exhibitions "Entarteten Kunst" (Degenerated Art) became infamous. Since 1949 there are exhibited many great retrospectives

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