This photograph by Cindy Sherman shows her herself dressed up as a fantastic creature. Her hair is a wig, which protrudes to all sides, her skin is covered with a fine-grained yellowish-green paste, on her nose sits a clumsy cap.
Sammlung Goetz

Jürgen Klauke – Cindy Sherman

The similarities between the artistic strategies of Jürgen Klauke and Cindy Sherman are striking. The duo exhibition in Sammlung Goetz highlights the commonalities and differences in the photographic works of the two protagonists.

By holding an extensive exhibition of works by two artists who do not know each other, Ingvild Goetz has conducted an interesting experiment. The dynamic dialogue that develops between the works by the Cologne and New York artists in Sammlung Goetz shows that the risks involved were worthwhile. The parallels between the artistic strategies of Klauke and Sherman are striking. Both artists work primarily with photographs of themselves in staged situations, situations in which they grapple with different roles and images. Both work simultaneously as actors, directors, designers and photographers. While Sherman uses elaborate costumes to reference historical art and film models and continually tries out new changes of identity, Klauke always remains the provocative player of himself. The exhibition offers an extensive overview of the photographic works of both artists from the last 30 years. These include central work groups such as Klauke's Physiognomien (1972/73) and Inneres Milieu (1991), as well as a selection of Cindy Sherman's Untitled / Film Stills (1977-1980) and Untitled / History Portraits (1990).

Jürgen Klauke – Cindy Sherman

80 pages, 93 ill., softcover
German/English
1994, Kunstverlag Ingvild Goetz GmbH, Hamburg
ISBN 3-89322-674-5

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Works from the Sammlung Goetz place the phenomenon of gestural art within an international context. After the end of World War II and in an auspicious political climate, one of the most innovative artist groups of the 20th century, Gutai (concrete, spontaneous, direct), evolved in Japan. The Gutai group was founded in 1954 with the aim of moving beyond the realm of abstraction and exploring the possibilities of pure creativity. Works by Toshio Yoshida and Chiyu Uemae, among others, will be presented. This project is a continuation of the joint cooperation between the Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen and the Sammlung Goetz under the title Sammlung+Goetz.

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