Louisiana Visits Franz Gertsch

A book's table of contents is displayed side-by-side in two languages on a white background. The left column, titled Inhaltsverzeichnis, is in German and printed in black text. The right column, titled Table of Contents, is the English translation printed in purple text. Both columns list chapter titles with their corresponding page numbers.

A book opened to a two-page spread showing a foreword. The left page, numbered 6, is in German with the heading Vorwort. The right page, numbered 7, is the English translation with the heading Preface.

A two-page spread from an art book. On the left is Konrad Klapheck’s painting, Die Logik der Frauen, showing a monumental black sewing machine against a solid blue sky. On the right is Franz Gertsch’s painting, Mireille, Colette, Anne, depicting three women from behind in brightly colored red, yellow, and blue tops and skirts against a black background.

A reproduction of Andy Warhol's iconic 1967 Pop Art silkscreen print of Marilyn Monroe, featured on a white page. The close-up portrait uses bold, flat colors: her hair is bright yellow, her skin is pink, her lips are red, and the background is a solid, vibrant magenta.

A two-page book spread displaying two paintings by Andy Warhol. On the left is Shadow, 1979, an abstract vertical composition in black and white. On the right is Close Cover Before Striking, 1962, a pop art painting of a red and white Coca-Cola matchbook cover.

A minimalist, color-blocked sign divided into two vertical panels. The left panel is lime green. The right panel is light purple and features bold, black, sans-serif text stacked vertically, reading RAUM, 2A, and ROOM, indicating Room 2A in German and English.

An open book spread shows two contrasting abstract paintings. On the left, Gerhard Richter’s 1025 Farben features a precise grid of hundreds of small, multicolored rectangles. On the right, Per Kirkeby’s Beatus-Apokalypse is an expressive, gestural painting with thick brushstrokes in earthy tones, purple, and yellow.

A two-page spread from an art book, pages 84 and 85, displaying two abstract artworks against a white background. On the left, a piece by Gerold Miller features a thick, rounded, square frame made of color blocks in black, orange, and magenta around a white center. On the right, a piece by Frank Stella shows a geometric pattern of repeating horizontal stripes in red, yellow, and blue, arranged in an angular shape that creates a sense of perspective. Each artwork has a caption below it with details.

A two-page book spread displaying two minimalist collages by Franz Gertsch from 1969. On the left, a figure with white hair and a yellow body is set against an orange background. On the right, the same composition is shown with a pink body and off-white hair against a blue background.

A diptych of two color photographs against a white background. On the left, a close-up of a person's bare torso has German words and diagrams projected onto the skin in white light. On the right, a hand rests on a surface, partially covered by a dark shadow with a bright, oval-shaped cutout of light on its back.

A two-page book spread. The left page features a photograph of large, sculptural icebergs floating in dark water under a misty gray sky. The right page displays an abstract painting of a dramatic landscape with a dark sky, a body of water, and a coastline rendered in bold strokes of red, yellow, and pale green, dotted with dark trees. Captions are visible below each artwork.

A book spread displays two abstract paintings. On the left, Victor Vasarely's Zilah features bold, interlocking blue shapes on a black background. On the right, Auguste Herbin's Jaune is a colorful grid of geometric shapes, including circles, triangles, and squares in various hues like yellow, red, and blue.

Louisiana Visits Franz Gertsch

Post-War and Contemporary Art in Dialogue

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Edited by: Anna Wesle

December 2024, 160 Pages, 80 Photos

Hardcover

248mm x 297mm

ISBN: 978-3-7757-5908-3

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New insights into an extraordinary collection

The Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Humlebæk, Denmark, is one of the most popular museums in Europe. It owns an outstanding collection of 20th- and 21st-century art. Fortyfive of these top works by about thirty artists—paintings, prints, drawings, and photography—are on display at the Museum Franz Gertsch in Switzerland from fall 2024. The selection focuses on works and art movements that can be linked to the life and work of the Swiss painter and graphic artist Franz Gertsch (1930-2022). These include international Pop Art and the American trends of Color Field and Hard-Edge Painting. In addition, individual works of contemporary and Scandinavian art from the Louisiana collection extend the dialog between the museums and artistic generations into the present.

Anna Wesle (*1980) studied art history and modern English literature in Tübingen, Oxford and Vienna, and cultural management in Basel. She has worked at the Museum Franz Gertsch in Burgdorf since 2008, since 2010 as curator, and has organized numerous exhibitions on Gertsch and 20th and 21st century art.

EXHIBITION
Museum Franz Gertsch
September 21, 2024-March 2, 2025