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InformELLE Künstlerinnen der 1950er/60er Jahre – InformELLEs: Women Artists and Art Informel in the 1950s/60s

  • Edited by: Hessen Kassel Heritage , Kunsthalle Schweinfurt and Emil Schumacher Museum
Languages: German, English
Published/Copyright: 2025
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Bilingual edition (English/German) / Zweisprachige Ausgabe (deutsch/englisch)

Informal art developed into the dominant art movement in Europe from the early 1950s to the early 1960s. The art historical view of this art movement, which is detached from classical principles of form and design, has so far mostly focused on its male representatives. The volume now takes a new look at the art of Informel and honors high-profile positions by 16 female artists. In addition to well-known names such as Maria Lassnig, Brigitte Meier-Denninghoff, Judit Reigl and Maria Helena Vieira da Silva, long-forgotten artists are being rediscovered. Using art-sociological questions about networks, participation in exhibitions and reception, the mechanisms of the art world are also investigated.

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Exhibitions “Forgotten artistic positions of the 50s and 60s”
Neue Galerie Kassel: 11.10.2024 – 26.1.2025
Kunsthalle Schweinfurt: 20.2.2025 – 22.6.2025
Emil Schumacher Museum, Hagen: 31.08.2025 – 11.01.2026

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„Und nun also die Frauen des Informel – spannende Wiederentdeckungen sind den Kuratoren Ulrich Etscheid und Roland Knieg von der Hessen Kassel Heritage zusammen mit der Sammlungsleiterin der Neuen Galerie in Kassel, Dorothee Gerkens, zu verdanken. Außerdem ist ihnen ein hervorragender Ausstellungskatalog gelungen, der einen vertiefenden Einblick in die Jahre nach dem Wiederaufbau ermöglicht.“ (Charlotte Wahler in: https://www.mainpost.de/regional/schweinfurt/kunsthalle-stellt-mit-ausstellung-informelle-kuenstlerinnen-in-den-fokus-art-11718455 (26.02.2025))

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Hardcover published on:
October 21, 2024
Hardcover ISBN:
9783422802797
Edition:
Sonderband der Reihe
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
Main content:
256
Coloured Illustrations:
160
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