Bernhard Mendes Bürgi. Exhibitions 1982-2016

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A two-page spread from an art catalog. The left page shows two color photographs of gallery installations by Imi Knoebel from 1982, one featuring red paintings and stacked plywood, the other filled with various wooden sculptures. The right page displays a black and white poster for a 1984 exhibition, Une collection imaginaire, listing the names of numerous modern artists.

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A page from a publication listing four art exhibitions from 1991 and 1992. The artists listed are Felix Stephan Huber, Jürgen Drescher, Sherrie Levine, and Gilbert & George. The list includes exhibition dates and collaborating institutions, such as Westfälisches Landesmuseum Münster, Rooseum – Center for Contemporary Art, Malmö, and Gemeentemuseum, Den Haag.

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A page of text detailing four past art exhibitions. The first is Vincent van Gogh, Zwischen Erde und Himmel: Die Landschaften, from April 26 to September 27, 2009. The second is Andy Warhol, The Early Sixties. Paintings and Drawings 1961–1964, from September 5, 2010 to January 23, 2011. The third is Gabriel Orozco, with museums including MoMA and Tate Modern, from April 18 to August 8, 2010. The fourth is Max Beckmann, Landschaften, from September 4, 2011 to January 22, 2012.

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Bernhard Mendes Bürgi. Exhibitions 1982-2016

Exhibitions 1982-2016

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Edited by: Philipp Kaiser

Graphic Design: NORM - Dimitri Bruni & Manuel Krebs

Texts by: Mendes Bernhard Bürgi, Philipp Kaiser

English

June 2025, 152 Pages, 100 colored photos

softcover

200mm x 270mm

ISBN: 978-3-7757-6071-3

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The publication concentrates on Bernhard Mendes Bürgi's more than thirty years of curatorial work. The focus is on a typographically generously designed list of all 110 exhibitions that Bürgi has been responsible for, particularly as director of the Kunsthalle Zürich and the Kunstmuseum Basel, accompanied by many installation views. A detailed discussion with Philipp Kaiser sheds light on the curatorial guidelines, which are contextualized in current events. The special significance of the "ideal solo exhibition," which always emerges anew from a close collaboration with the respective artist, becomes apparent.