Galerie Michael Werner is delighted to present the exhibition Markus Lüpertz - Veränderungen in der Malerei der siebziger Jahre. On view are among others five large-scale variations of the pergola topic from 1970.
The exhibition will be on view from July 11 until August 1, 2025.
Press release
Galerie Michael Werner is delighted to present the exhibition Markus Lüpertz - Veränderungen in der Malerei der siebziger Jahre.
On view are five large-scale variations of the pergola topic from 1970. Markus Lüpertz’ early works engaged with the German tradition of landscape painting and its political instrumentalization. The harsher landscapes of the late 1960s and early 1970s deconstruct the idyllic notion of nature promulgated by e.g. Dürer and turn it on its head. Works such as Lüpertz’ monumental series Late Summer I–IV or Pergola – dithyrambic – Leafy canopy II tell a different story: These landscapes are seething.
A key to this is to be found in Florence. After winning the Villa Romana Prize in 1970, Lüpertz spent a year in the Tuscan city. There, the architecture of the Mussolini regime was ubiquitous, and unlike the hesitant culture of remembrance in West Germany Italian filmmakers like Rossellini or Pasolini were busy dissecting the links to the Nazi occupying forces; they thus broke a taboo, something at the time seemingly still unthinkable in Germany. It was a catalytic experience for Lüpertz: Visible in his images now is that selfsame green coloring both Wehrmacht helmets and landscapes.
The exhibition will be on view from July 11 to August 1, 2025, at the groundfloor of Galerie Michael Werner Berlin. Opening hours are Tuesday to Friday, 11 am – 6 pm, and Saturday, 10 am – 4 pm.
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