Louisiana catalog, Franz Gertsch Blow-Up, published in conjunction with the exhibition in summer, 2024.
This summer’s big Louisiana exhibition will be the first comprehensive presentation in Scandinavia of Franz Gertsch (1930-2022). In the second half of the 20th century, the Swiss artist shaped a new, special concept of realism and rose to international fame for his photorealistic paintings and woodcuts.
Using both extreme close-up and a special way of distancing, and mixing abstraction and figuration, Franz Gertsch created a personal and unique take on reality, while seemingly and at all times guarding some close-kept secret.
The exhibition has to a large extent been created in close collaboration with the artist before his passing in December 2022. This was the last exhibition he would personally help prepare and is also set to be the first major posthumous presentation of his work. It has been realized with generous support from the Franz Gertsch Museum in Burgdorf and will subsequently travel to Deichtorhallen in Hamburg.
Dimensions: H 30.5 cm x 21.5 cm
Pages: 153
Language: English
Release year: 2024
Publisher: Louisiana Publications