Wolfgang Laib and the Collection of Kunsthaus Zürich

Description

Laib's works engage in a transhistorical dialogue with about thirty pieces from the collection - from the Middle Ages to the 20th century. Notably, positions by Fra Angelico (circle), Matteo di Giovanni, Philippe de Champaigne, Claude Monet, Ferdinand Hodler, Alberto Giacometti, Constantin Brancusi, Giorgio de Chirico, Wassily Kandinsky, Verena Loewensberg, Piet Mondrian, Barnett Newman, Mark Rothko, Robert Ryman, Sophie Taeuber-Arp, and Lee Ufan will be displayed. Around fifty central works by Laib allow visitors to discover his visual language: a large pollen work, a brahmanda (stone sculpture in the shape of an egg), a milk stone, a ziggurat, a wax room that visitors can walk through, rice houses, a lacquered staircase, as well as other sculptures, drawings, and photographs. Additionally, the exhibition features significant works of Asian art, particularly from India - including an important Jain marble statue of Jina Rishabha, loaned especially from the Museum Rietberg. Note: This text was translated by an automatic translation software and not by a human translator. It may contain translation errors.

Highlights

• Dialogue between Wolfgang Laib's works and masterpieces of Kunsthaus Zürich
• Over fifty works by Laib, including sculptures and installations
• Presentation of a Jain marble statue of Jina Rishabha

General Information

The exhibition presents Wolfgang Laib's works in interaction with a selection of pieces ranging from the Middle Ages to the 20th century. It includes works by great masters such as Claude Monet and Alberto Giacometti, as well as significant works of Asian art.

Location

Heimplatz 1/5, 8001 Zürich, Switzerland

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