Munch and Expressionism

February 18-June 13, 2016
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An exhibition examines Edvard Munch’s influence on his German and Austrian contemporaries, as well as their influence upon him. The show will offer a compelling new look at works by the Norwegian artist, whose painting The Scream has become a symbol of modern angst.  The exhibition will be comprised of approximately 35 paintings and 50 works on paper from both public and private collections worldwide. The German artists included in the exhibition are Max Beckmann, Erich Heckel, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Gabriele Münter, and Emil Nolde, and the Austrians included are Richard Gerstl, Oskar Kokoschka, and Egon Schiele.

Berlin Metropolis: 1918-1933

October 1-January 4, 2016
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On October 1, 2015, Neue Galerie New York will open "Berlin Metropolis: 1918-1933," an exhibition devoted to Berlin during the Weimar period. The show explores the city using a multi-media approach, revealing this complex period through painting, drawing, sculpture, collage, photography, architecture, film, and fashion. Approximately 300 works will be on display, organized into five thematic groupings: The Birth of the Republic; A New Utopia; The "Neue Frau," or New Woman; The Crisis of Modernity; and Into the Abys

Degenerate Art: The Attack on Modern Art in Nazi Germany, 1937

13th March 2014 - 30th June 2014
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The Neue Galerie New York will present “Degenerate Art: The Attack on Modern Art in Nazi Germany, 1937.” This will be the first major museum exhibition devoted to the infamous display of modern art by the Nazis since the presentation originated by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1991. The exhibition will contrast so-called “degenerate” art with officially sanctioned art of the period, while providing the historical and intellectual context of the notorious Munich exhibition in 1937.

The show is being organized by Dr. Olaf Peters, a board member of the Neue Galerie, Professor of Art History in Halle, curator of the 2010 exhibition “Otto Dix” at the Neue Galerie, and a distinguished scholar and historian in the field. It will be presented on the third floor of the museum in our special exhibition galleries and will include approximately 40 paintings, 20 works on paper and several posters, photographs, and documents.

Kandinsky and the Total Work of Art: From Blaue Reiter to Bauhaus

3rd October 2013 - 10th February 2014
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Vasily Kandinsky (1866-1944) was a transformational figure in the history of modern art. Alongside his development of a revolutionary abstract style, Kandinsky demonstrated an ambition to go beyond conventional easel painting. This exhibition charts how the artist’s large paintings with musical and theatrical associations from the Blaue Reiter years developed into large-scale Bauhaus environments. The artist’s 1922 Juryfreie murals will be re-created for the exhibition, enabling visitors to “walk inside” a Kandinsky painting.

Over 80 works comprise this exhibition, including large-scale paintings, rare drawings, and decorative objects. These are drawn from the permanent collection of the Neue Galerie, and augmented by major loans from The Museum of Modern Art, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Fondation Beyeler, Walker Art Center, and Centre Georges Pompidou. Central to this exhibition is a gallery devoted to a reconstruction of Kandinsky’s murals for the Juryfreie Kunstschau (Jury-Free Art Show) held in Berlin in 1922, a utopian project designed by Kandinsky and executed by his Bauhaus students. Other notable works in the exhibition include the large-scale paintings Composition V (1911), Fugue (1914), and the four wall paintings for Edwin Campbell’s New York apartment (1914).