Mönchengladbach museum mit skulpturengarten

The Museum Abteiberg is a municipal

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for

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in the German city

Mönchengladbach Mönchengladbach (, li, Jlabbach ) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located west of the Rhine, halfway between Düsseldorf and the Dutch border. Geography Municipal subdivisions Since 2009, the territory of Mönchengladbac ...

. Since the 1970s, the museum has been known for its experimental and

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exhibitions, starting with director Johannes Cladders (1967-1985), and also its museum architecture, designed by Austrian architect Hans Hollein - a highpoint of postmodern design.

Directors of the Museum

* 1907‒1933 Carl Schurz * 1933‒1945 Julius Koenzgens * 1945‒1967 Heinrich Dattenberg * 1967‒1985 Johannes Cladders * 1985‒1994 Dierk Stemmler * 1995‒2003 Veit Loers * since 2004 Susanne Titz

Collection

Expressionism Expressionism is a modernist movement, initially in poetry and painting, originating in Northern Europe around the beginning of the 20th century. Its typical trait is to present the world solely from a subjective perspective, distorting it rad ...

* Ernst Barlach, Head of the Güstrow Memorial, 1927 * Wladimir Bechtejew, Two Bathing Women at the Beach, 1910 *

Heinrich Campendonk Heinrich Mathias Ernst Campendonk (3 November 1889 – 9 May 1957) was a painter and graphic designer born in Germany who became a naturalized Dutch citizen. Life Campendonk was born in Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He was the ...

, Shepherdess with Animals, around 1917 *

, Red Shepherd with Animals, 1928 *

Erich Heckel Erich Heckel (31 July 1883 – 27 January 1970) was a German painter and printmaker, and a founding member of the group ''Die Brücke'' ("The Bridge") which existed 1905–1913. His work was part of the art competitions at the 1928 Summer Oly ...

, Street in Berlin, 1911 *

, Beach at Osterholz, 1913 *

, Madmen eating, 1914 *

, Flandric Plains, 1916 *

Alexej von Jawlensky Alexej Georgewitsch von Jawlensky (russian: Алексе́й Гео́ргиевич Явле́нский, translit=Alekséy Geórgiyevich Yavlénskiy) (13 March 1864 – 15 March 1941), surname also spelt as Yavlensky, was a Russian expressioni ...

, Lady with a blue Hat, 1912/13 *

Anton Kerschbaumer Anton may refer to: People *Anton (given name), including a list of people with the given name *Anton (surname) Places *Anton Municipality, Bulgaria **Anton, Sofia Province, a village *Antón District, Panama **Antón, a town and capital of th ...

, Möckernbrücke in Berlin, 1926 *

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (6 May 1880 – 15 June 1938) was a German expressionist painter and printmaker and one of the founders of the artists group Die Brücke or "The Bridge", a key group leading to the foundation of Expressionism in 20th-centur ...

, Female Nude in the Greens, 1914/15 * Wilhelm Lehmbruck, Little Female Torso (Hagen Torso), 1910/11 *

Franz Marc Franz Moritz Wilhelm Marc (8 February 1880 – 4 March 1916) was a German painter and printmaker, one of the key figures of German Expressionism. He was a founding member of ''Der Blaue Reiter'' (The Blue Rider), a journal whose name later b ...

, Landscape with a rainbow, 1913 *

Ewald Mataré Ewald Wilhelm Hubert Mataré (25 February 1887 in Burtscheid, Aachen – 28 March 1965 in Büderich) was a German painter and sculptor, who dealt with, among other things, the figures of men and animals in a stylized form. Career Mataré bega ...

, Large Lying Cow, 1930 * Otto Mueller, Forest, around 1923 *

Heinrich Nauen Heinrich Nauen (1 June 1880, in Krefeld – 26 November 1940, in Kalkar) was a German Expressionist artist. He created oils, watercolors, and prints; as well as murals and mosaics. A large part of his output consists of landscapes and floral stil ...

, Garden, 1913 * Hermann Max Pechstein, Upcoming Thunderstorm, 1919 * Hermann Max Pechstein, Mother and Child (Artist's wife and son), 1920 *

Christian Rohlfs Christian Rohlfs (November 22, 1849 – January 8, 1938) was a German painter and printmaker, one of the important representatives of German expressionism. Early life and education He was born in Groß Niendorf, Kreis Segeberg in Prussia. ...

, God Creating the first Man, 1916 *

, Hunted Man, 1918

Constructivism Constructivism may refer to: Art and architecture * Constructivism (art), an early 20th-century artistic movement that extols art as a practice for social purposes * Constructivist architecture, an architectural movement in Russia in the 1920s a ...

* Willi Baumeister, Plains (The Painter I), 1920 *

Rudolf Belling Rudolf Belling (26 August 1886 – 9 June 1972) was a German sculptor. His work was part of the sculpture event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics. Artistic theories At the very beginning of the 20th century Rudolf Bel ...

, Sculpture 23, 1923/1966 *

Karl Buchheister Karl may refer to: People * Karl (given name), including a list of people and characters with the name * Karl der Große, commonly known in English as Charlemagne * Karl Marx, German philosopher and political writer * Karl of Austria, last Austrian ...

, Variation in Black and White, 1927 * Alexander Calder, Silverwhite, um 1953 *

Otto Coenen Otto is a masculine German given name and a surname. It originates as an Old High German short form (variants ''Audo'', ''Odo'', ''Udo'') of Germanic names beginning in ''aud-'', an element meaning "wealth, prosperity". The name is recorded fro ...

, Still Life with Alarm Clock, 1931 *

, Landscape with a white House, 1932 *

Sonja Delaunay-Terk Sonia, Sonja or Sonya, a name of Greek origin meaning wisdom, may refer to: People * Sonia (name), a feminine given name (lists people named, Sonia, Sonja and Sonya) :* Sonia (actress), Indian film actress in Malayalam and Tamil films :* Sonia ...

, no title, 1916 * Otto Freundlich, Composition in Gray, um 1935 *

Heinrich Hoerle Heinrich Hoerle (1 September 1895 – 7 July 1936) was a German constructivist artist of the New Objectivity movement. Hoerle was born in Cologne. He studied at the Cologne School of Arts and Crafts but was mostly self-taught as an artist. Afte ...

, Rhenian Landscape, 1932 *

, Standing Female Nude, um 1935 * Boris Kleint, Black and White Disk, 1938 *

Frank Kupka Frank or Franks may refer to: People * Frank (given name) * Frank (surname) * Franks (surname) * Franks, a medieval Germanic people * Frank, a term in the Muslim world for all western Europeans, particularly during the Crusades - see Farang Curre ...

, Panneau décoratif, before 1924 *

, Deux Gris I, 1928 * Bart van der Leck, Arbres, 1922/23 * Oskar Schlemmer, Abstract Figure (Grotesque), 1923/64 * Oskar Schlemmer, Three Nudes, 1929 *

Franz Wilhelm Seiwert Franz Wilhelm Seiwert (March 9, 1894 – July 3, 1933) was a German painter and sculptor in a constructivist style. He was also politically active as a communist making significant contributions, both graphic and theoretical to ''Die Aktion' ...

, Feierabend I, 1925 * Nikolaj Michailowitsch Suetin, no title, around 1920 *

Friedrich Vordemberge-Gildewart Friedrich Vordemberge-Gildewart (November 17, 1899, Osnabrück, Germany – December 19, 1962, Ulm) was a German Neo-plasticist (De Stijl) painter. He was one of the first painters to work for his entire career within an abstract style. Lif ...

, Composition Nr. 149, 1945

Dada

Marcel Duchamp Henri-Robert-Marcel Duchamp (, , ; 28 July 1887 – 2 October 1968) was a French painter, sculptor, chess player, and writer whose work is associated with Cubism, Dada, and conceptual art. Duchamp is commonly regarded, along with Pablo Picasso ...

, La Mariée mise à nu par ses Célibataires, même (Boîte verte), 1934 *

, De ou par Marcel Duchamp ou Rrose Sélavy, 1966 * Max Ernst, Arizona-Landscape, nach 1946 * Wasily Kamensky, Mousetrap, 1915 *

Kurt Schwitters Kurt Hermann Eduard Karl Julius Schwitters (20 June 1887 – 8 January 1948) was a German artist who was born in Hanover, Germany. Schwitters worked in several genres and media, including dadaism, constructivism, surrealism, poetry, sound, pain ...

, The Whale, 1924

Informel Informalism or Art Informel is a pictorial movement from the 1943–1950s, that includes all the abstract and gestural tendencies that developed in France and the rest of Europe during the World War II, similar to American abstract expressio ...

* Peter Brüning, Composition 1/59, 1959 * Karl Fred Dahmen, Samum, 1957 * Karl Otto Goetz, Soel, 1964 * Wilhelm Nay, Corroborée, 1954

Photography Photography is the art, application, and practice of creating durable images by recording light, either electronically by means of an image sensor, or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film. It is employed ...

Man Ray Man Ray (born Emmanuel Radnitzky; August 27, 1890 – November 18, 1976) was an American visual artist who spent most of his career in Paris. He was a significant contributor to the Dada and Surrealism, Surrealist movements, although his t ...

, Portrait of James Joyce, 1922/59 *

, Kiki's Lips, 1929/59 *

, Tears, 1933/59 *

, Women with open Hair, 1931/59 *

, Selfportrait with Camera 1931/59 *

, Antique Head with Mirror, 1931/59

Op art Op art, short for optical art, is a style of visual art that uses optical illusions. Op artworks are abstract, with many better-known pieces created in black and white. Typically, they give the viewer the impression of movement, hidden images ...

* Yaacov Agam, Ambiance, 1955 *

Gerhard von Graevenitz Gerhard von Graevenitz (19 September 1934 Schilde, Prignitz/Mark Brandenburg – 20 August 1983, Habkern/Traubachtal) was a German kinetic artist, co-founding member of the Nouvelle Tendance and member of the op-art movement. He also belong ...

, Moving Object, 1971 *

Adolf Luther Adolf (also spelt Adolph or Adolphe, Adolfo and when Latinisation (literature), Latinised Adolphus) is a given name used in German language, German-speaking countries, Scandinavia, the Netherlands and Flanders, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, L ...

, 10 x 10 Concave Mirrors, 1968 *

François Morellet François Morellet (30 April 1926 – 10 May 2016) was a French contemporary abstract painter, sculptor, and light artist. His early work prefigured minimal art and conceptual art and he played a prominent role in the development of geometrical a ...

, Wire Grating, 1959/60 *

Jesús Rafael Soto Jesús Rafael Soto (June 5, 1923 – January 17, 2005) was a Venezuelan op and kinetic artist, a sculptor and a painter. His works can be found in the collections of the main museums of the world, including Tate (London), Museum Ludwig (Germany ...

, Vibration-Object, 1963 *

Victor Vasarely Victor Vasarely (; born Győző Vásárhelyi, ; 9 April 1906 – 15 March 1997) was a Hungarian-French artist, who is widely accepted as a "grandfather" and leader of the Op art movement. His work entitled ''Zebra'', created in 1937, is consi ...

, Alphard, 1957

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Heinz Mack Heinz Mack (born March 8, 1931) is a German artist. Together with Otto Piene he founded the ZERO movement in 1957. He exhibited works at documenta in 1964 and 1977 and he represented Germany at the 1970 Venice Biennale. He is best known for ...

, Silver-Dynamo, 1965 *

, White in White, 1959 *

Otto Piene Otto Piene (pronounced PEE-nah, 18 April 1928 – 17 July 2014) was a German-American artist specializing in kinetic and technology-based art, often working collaboratively. He lived and worked in Düsseldorf, Germany; Cambridge, Massachusetts; a ...

, Whitewhitewhite (Ton I), 1959/60 *

Günther Uecker Günther Uecker (; born 13 March 1930) is a German sculptor, op artist and installation artist. Biography Uecker was born in Wendorf, Mecklenburg.Günther Uecker Günther Uecker (; born 13 March 1930) is a German sculptor, op artist and installation artist. Biography Uecker was born in Wendorf, Mecklenburg.Nouveau Réalisme Nouveau réalisme (French: new realism) refers to an artistic movement founded in 1960 by the art critic Pierre Restany and the painter Yves Klein during the first collective exposition in the Apollinaire gallery in Milan. Pierre Restany wrot ...

Arman Arman (November 17, 1928 – October 22, 2005) was a French-born American artist. Born Armand Fernandez in Nice, France, Arman was a painter who moved from using objects for the ink or paint traces they leave (''cachets'', ''allures d'objet'') to ...

, Les tampons buvards, 1961 * Francois Dufrêne, Eye, 1960 * Raymond Hains, Affiche lacérée sur tôle, 1961 *

Yves Klein Yves Klein (; 28 April 1928 – 6 June 1962) was a French artist and an important figure in post-war European art. He was a leading member of the French artistic movement of Nouveau réalisme founded in 1960 by art critic Pierre Restany. Klein w ...

, Monochrome bleu, 1959 *

, Monogold, 1960 *

, Victoire de Samothrace, 1962 *

Martial Raysse Martial Raysse (born 12 February 1936 in Golfe-Juan) is a French artist and actor. He lives in Issigeac, France. He holds the record for the most expensive work sold by a living French artist. Biography Raysse was born in a ceramicist family in ...

, Supermarket, 1961 *

Mimmo Rotella Domenico "Mimmo" Rotella (Catanzaro, 7 October 1918 – Milan, 8 January 2006) was an Italian artist considered an important figure in post-war European art. Best known for his works of décollage and psychogeographics, made from torn advert ...

, Grande Comp, 1961 * Daniel Spoerri, Tableau piège chez Tinguelay, 1960 * Jean Tinguely, Hommage à Duchamp, 1960 *

Jacques de la Villeglé Ancient and noble French family names, Jacques, Jacq, or James are believed to originate from the Middle Ages in the historic northwest Brittany region in France, and have since spread around the world over the centuries. To date, there are over ...

, no title (Vér), 1962

Pop Art

* Richard Hamilton, Toaster, 1967 *

Roy Lichtenstein Roy Fox Lichtenstein (; October 27, 1923 – September 29, 1997) was an American pop artist. During the 1960s, along with Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, and James Rosenquist among others, he became a leading figure in the new art movement. Hi ...

, Bread in Bag, 1961 *

George Segal George Segal Jr. (February 13, 1934 – March 23, 2021) was an American actor. He became popular in the 1960s and 1970s for playing both dramatic and comedic roles. After first rising to prominence with roles in acclaimed films such as ''Ship o ...

, Man seated at table, 1960 *

Tom Wesselmann Thomas K. Wesselmann (February 23, 1931 – December 17, 2004) was an American artist associated with the Pop Art movement who worked in painting, collage and sculpture. Early years Wesselmann was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Cincinnati. From 1949 ...

, Still Life # 27, 1963 *

Andy Warhol Andy Warhol (; born Andrew Warhola Jr.; August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was an American visual artist, film director, and producer who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. His works explore the relationsh ...

, Campell's Soup, 1962 *

, Louis M., Nr. 10 of 13 Most Wanted Men, 1963

Minimal Art

* Carl Andre, 8001 Mönchengladbach Square 8002 Mönchengladbach Square, 1968 * Donald Judd, no title, 1973 * Bruce Nauman, Forced Perspective, 1975 *

Sol LeWitt Solomon "Sol" LeWitt (September 9, 1928 – April 8, 2007) was an American artist linked to various movements, including conceptual art and minimalism. LeWitt came to fame in the late 1960s with his wall drawings and "structures" (a term he pref ...

, Modular Piece, 1966

Further Departments

Library, classrooms for education, cafeteria (temporarily closed).

Buildings of the Museum

* 1901‒1904 Rooms within the city hall of Mönchengladbach * 1904‒1925 Former Protestant school on the Fliescherberg (demolished) * 1926‒1944 Karl-Brandts-Haus on the Kaiserstraße (demolished in World War II) * 1924‒1934 and 1945‒1982 Oskar-Kühlen-Haus on the Bismarckstraße 97 * since 1982 Städtisches Museum Abteiberg on the Abteistraße

Literature

On the collection of the museum

* Sabine Kimpel-Fehlemann, Walter Kaesbach-Stiftung. 1922‒1937 ‒ Die Geschichte einer expressionistischen Sammlung in Mönchengladbach, Mönchengladbach 1979 * Städtisches Museum Abteiberg Mönchengladbach (Hrsg.), Städtisches Museum Abteiberg Mönchengladbach, Braunschweig 1982 * Städtisches Museum Abteiberg Mönchengladbach (Hrsg.), Sammlung Etzold ‒ Ein Zeitdokument, Mönchengladbach 1986 * Städtisches Museum Abteiberg Mönchengladbach (Hrsg.), Kunst der Gegenwart. 1900 bis 1960, Bestandskatalog, Mönchengladbach 1988 * Städtisches Museum Abteiberg Mönchengladbach (Hrsg.), Kunst der ersten Jahrhunderthälfte. 1900 bis 1960, Bestandskatalog, Mönchengladbach 1990 * Museumsverein Mönchengladbach, Jahresgaben des Museumsvereins. 1972‒1991, Bestandskatalog, Mönchengladbach 1992 * Städtisches Museum Abteiberg Mönchengladbach (Hrsg.), Städtisches Museum Abteiberg, Mönchengladbach 2002 * Städtisches Museum Abteiberg Mönchengladbach (Hrsg.), Skulpturengarten. Museum Abteiberg Mönchengladbach, Mönchengladbach 2003

About the architecture of the museum

* Wolfgang Pehnt, Hans Hollein. Museum Mönchengladbach. Architektur als Collage, Frankfurt am Main 1989 * Museumsverein Mönchengladbach (Hrsg.), 10 Jahre Museum Abteiberg ‒ 90 Jahre Museumsverein, Mönchengladbach 1992

External links

Official website of the municipal Museums Abteiberg Mönchengladbach

Official website of the society on behalf of the museum, Museumsvereins Mönchengladbach

BLOG (Internet-Tagebuch) eines Museumsbesuchs
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