15 febrero 2008 – 18 mayo 2008

Félix Vallotton. Idyll at the abyss

Scenes of adultery against a background of plush and crimson
"With Vallotton there are only two options: you either hate him or adore him." (The Guardian)
"Félix Vallotton, the idol of my sleepless nights!" (Daniel Richter)
Bizarre poses, bashful embraces, silent interiors and revealing shadows – Félix Vallotton’s art is imbued with a biting sarcasm and black humour that established him as an internationally acclaimed avant-garde artist of the modern period. His images are disturbing, revealing and captivating – now just as much as in 1909, when young people were refused admission to his first solo exhibition at the Kunsthaus Zürich because the nude paintings were deemed too shocking. From 15 February to 18 May 2008, the Hamburger Kunsthalle will be showing the work of this detached observer of bourgeois double standards, whose art contained elements that would later feature prominently in Surrealism, New Objectivity and Metaphysical Painting. The exhibition Félix Vallotton. Idyll on the Edge has been organised in cooperation with the Kunsthaus Zürich. It brings together more than 70 paintings and over 50 woodcuts, as well as posters, books, illustrations and vignettes designed by this fascinating but – in Germany at least – largely unknown artist.

dirección

Hamburger Kunsthalle
Glockengießerwall
20095 Hamburg
fon +49 40 428 13 12 00
http://www.hamburger-kunsthalle.de

horarios

Tuesday-Sunday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m. - 9 p.m., closed on Monday.

en el período de 10 dias
comienzo de exposiciones
finalizacion de exposiciones