Ludger Gerdes would have turned 70 in 2024, and the Kunsthalle Münster would like to take this as an opportunity to focus on his work and contextualize it with an exhibition in the Stadthausgalerie.
Gerdes was a versatile practitioner: a painter, sculptor and photographer, but also a writer and theorist. He turned to these media episodically to develop his enduring aesthetic and philosophical investigation into the possibilities of artistic autonomy in public space.While studying at the Düsseldorf Academy in the early 1980s, Gerdes befriended a group of artists who shared an interest in sculpture, architecture and model making. Thomas Schütte was one of the members of this group, who became known as model makers. Gerdes was instrumental in the intellectual direction of the group and wrote extensively about their work in the context of utopian political philosophy, aesthetics and architecture. In the guided tour, Lisa Petersohn provides insights into Gerdes' artistic positions and invites you to visit Thomas Schütte's cherry column after the exhibition.
It is not necessary to register in advance.
Curators: Matthew Hanson + Merle Radtke
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