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Rupprecht Geiger is one of the most important abstract artists of the German, post-war avant garde. During his lifetime, colour, especially the colour red—in all its nuances and shadings, luminosity, and energy—was the main theme of his works. This is demonstrated not only in Geiger’s paintings, but also in his colour spaces which make the colour an experience.

SCHAUWERK Sindelfingen will host a comprehensive retrospective of the artist, with artworks from the Schaufler Collection’s extensive inventory, supplemented by numerous works from the Geiger Archive as well as other paramount loans. The focus of the exhibition will be on paintings and colour spaces such as Rote Trombe (Red whirlwind), and the São Paulo Raum (São Paulo room), which was created in 2001 for the São Paulo Art Biennial in Brazil. Sketches, models, diaries, pigment samples, and tools will provide insights into the way the artist worked.

Rupprecht Geiger (1908–2009, Munich) first studied architecture then turned to painting as a self-taught artist. As co-founder of the painting group ZEN 49, he was one of the pioneers of abstract painting in post-war Germany. As early as 1948 he created images in a non-rectangular format, even before the American “shaped canvases.” In subsequent years colour became the central motif of his works.

In cooperation with the Archiv Geiger and the Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz.

The exhibition will be shown from 20 October 2018 to 3 March 2019 in modified form at the Museum Gunzenhauser, Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz.