Re-Inventing Piet: Mondrian and the Consequences
From clothing and cosmetics packaging to watches, T鈥憇hirts, bags, and even entire fa莽ades of buildings鈥攚ho is not familiar with the catchy and quickly recognizable design of everyday objects which are based as uninhibitedly and bluntly appropriate the abstract compositions of one of the most important artists of the twentieth century: Piet Mondrian? Time and again, he called for art and life to be linked; and indeed, his works and their variations have visually invaded countless areas of life. Based on works from his most important creative period, the exhibition offers an insight into the multifaceted exploration of Piet Mondrian鈥檚 main neoplastic work through around 120 artworks and objects.
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From clothing and cosmetics packaging to watches, T鈥憇hirts, bags, and even entire fa莽ades of buildings鈥攚ho is not familiar with the catchy and quickly recognizable design of everyday objects which are based as uninhibitedly and bluntly appropriate the abstract compositions of one of the most important artists of the twentieth century: Piet Mondrian? Time and again, he called for art and life to be linked; and indeed, his works and their variations have visually invaded countless areas of life. Based on works from his most important creative period, the exhibition offers an insight into the multifaceted exploration of Piet Mondrian鈥檚 main neoplastic work through around 120 artworks and objects.
Artists on show
- Bart van der Leck
- François Morellet
- Gerrit Rietveld
- Gregor Hildebrandt
- Hal Busse
- Ivan Argote
- Jean Gorin
- John Bodin
- Jörg Sasse
- Kurt Schwitters
- Lee Krasner
- Marlow Moss
- Mary Heilmann
- Mathieu Mercier
- Melissa Gordon
- Philippe Calia
- Piet Mondrian
- Remy Jungerman
- Sarah Morris
- Saul Leiter
- Sophie Taeuber-Arp
- Sylvie Fleury
- Tadashi Kawamata
- Theo van Doesburg
- Tom Sachs
- Wladislaw Strzeminski
- Yaacov Agam
- Yves Saint Laurent
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Based on works from his most important creative period, the exhibition offers an insight into the multifaceted exploration of Piet Mondrian鈥檚 main neoplastic work through around 150 artworks and objects.
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