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until 25.04. | #4613ARTatBerlin | Galerie Michael Haas shows from Saturday, 15. March 2025 (Opening: 14.03.), a solo exhibition by the artist Günter Haese.
The German sculptor Günter Haese (1924-2016) had already been active for some time before he achieved a rocket-like breakthrough as an artist. In the winter of 1960/61, he dismantled a clock – and discovered a fascinating new material inside it. From 1962 onwards, he used these watchmaking materials – delicate metal plates, parts and wires, fragile springs – for his sculptures. He joins and solders together delicate towers, spheres and cubes and other fantastic shapes with extreme care. Although Haese himself did not conceive them as kinetic works, the pieces react sensitively to external influences. Even a light breeze sets them into subtle vibration.
His choice of materials is not only an absolutely unique selling point, Haese’s work hits a nerve. His first exhibition at the Museum Ulm was followed in 1964 by an invitation to participate in documenta III in Kassel and the leap to America: a solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, which also immediately purchased several works for its own collection. Further stops on his extraordinary journey through the world’s most important exhibitions include the Biennale in Venice and São Paulo, the World Exhibition in Montreal, Canada, several appearances at the Triennale in Fellbach as well as participation in the 20th Exhibition of Metal Sculptors of Japan and numerous other presentations in renowned national and international museums. The Marlborough Gallery has represented him since 1965. Haese cannot and does not want to follow the shift in the art market in the 1980s towards the mass production of artworks in well-staffed studios. He worked alone on his sculptures and created an œuvre of an estimated 400 to 500 works before his death. He received numerous prizes and an honorary professorship from the state of Schleswig-Holstein.
Opening: Friday, March 14, 2025, from 6 to 9 pm
Exhibition dates: Saturday, March 15 to Friday, April 25, 2025
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Title image caption: Günter Haese, Santos, 1987, Brass and phosphor bronze, 39,5 x 19,5 x 12 cm. Foto: Jörg von Bruchhausen
Exhibition Günter Haese – Galerie Michael Haas | Zeitgenössische Kunst in Berlin | Contemporary Art | Exhibitions Berlin Galleries | ART at Berlin
