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until 06.06.| #4662ARTatBerlin | Galerie Michael Haas shows from Wednesday, 30. April 2025 (Opening: 02.05.) a solo exhibition by the artist Arnulf Rainer.
Arnulf Rainer (1929 in Baden near Vienna) is an important representative of European post-war art and is known for his ‘overpaintings’ developed in the 1950s, in which he reworks existing paintings, photographs or prints. His works deal with existential themes, including death. Since 1977, he has dealt with this theme in large-format cross series, among other things.
“The cross has become my basic figure. I simply can’t think of anything else, that challenges me so much and makes me work so hard and diligently, so I take it up again and again.”
Arnulf Rainer’s works are represented in numerous museums and galleries worldwide, including the Nationalgalerie Berlin, the Tate Gallery in London, the Albertina in Vienna, the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich, the Centre Pompidou in Paris and the Museum of Modern Art in New York..
Arnulf Rainer, Schwarze Übermalung, 1953/54, Oil on canvas, 92.6 x 75.5 cm. Photo: Jörg von Bruchhausen
The Arnulf Rainer exhibition will show works from the cross series as well as earlier overpaintings. The exhibition can be seen on the occasion of Gallery Weekend 2025 at Niebuhrstraße 5 in Berlin-Charlottenburg.
Please also note the special opening hours throughout the weekend.
Opening: Friday, 02. May 2025, from 6 to 9 pm
Exhibition dates: Wednesday, 30. April to Friday, 06. June 2025
Special opening hours Gallery Weekend Berlin 2025:
Thursday, 01 May 2025, 11 am – 6 pm
Saturday, 03 May 2025, 11 am – 7 pm
Sunday, 04 May 2025, 11 am – 6 pm
Image caption title: Arnulf Rainer, Dark Figure, 1990/91, Oil on wood, 198.5 x 121.5 cm. Photo: Lea Gryze
Exhibition Arnulf Rainer – Galerie Michael Haas | Zeitgenössische Kunst in Berlin | Contemporary Art | Ausstellungen Berlin Galerien | ART at Berlin
