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July 6, 2006 – July 29, 2006

Drawings by Georg Baselitz, Antonius Höckelmann, Jörg Immendorff, Per Kirkeby, Anselm Kiefer, Markus Lüpertz and ar. Penck

May 5, 2006 – June 23, 2006

March 31, 2006 – April 28, 2006

The Daniel Blau Gallery is proud to exhibit fine works of renowed artists of the 19th and 20th century, as Auguste Rodin ( 1840–1917), Francis Picabia (1879–1953), Jean Fautrier (1898–1964), Lucio Fontana (1899-1968), Alberto Giacometti (1901–1966) and Andy Warhol (1928-1987).

The monumental head, Tete de Iris, by Auguste Rodin (1890, 61 x 30,5 x 37,5 cm), roughed out of bronze, is an impressionistic portrait with a surface played upon by light and shadow. The distorted mouth relates to the portraits of Cezanne. Originally conceived as the head of one of the damned for the iconic Gates of Hell, Rodin also cast it as separate, complete work of art.

Francis Picabia, revered as one of the more innovatic artists of the 20th century, was influenced by and left an impact on the Cubism and Dada Movements. Acrobat (1949, oil on canvas 64,5 x 53,3 cm) one of his most expressive paintings, evokes a stirring elation.Crucifixion (1927, oil on canvas, 162 x 130 cm) the pendant of which can be seen at the Vatican, and an early portrait from 1928 (28, x 27 cm) by the Informel pioneer Jean Fautrier will be shown at „The Spring Show“.

Lucio Fontana´s life-sized sculptures Angeli of 1956/57 (wire, plaster and gold leaf, each 180 x 60 x 77 cm) were made for the chapel of a Milan kindergarten designed by the architect Marco Zanuso. Intended to hold an altar hanging, these and other large sculptures of this period are rarely to be seen on the art market. There is a related sculpture, a Madonna, in the Vatican Museum.

The gallery continues to show the broad creative span of Andy Warhol, one of the most compelling artists of the 20th century. Sydney Janis (1967, synthetic polymer and silk screen on primed canvas, 193 x 450 cm), the imposing triptych of the famous New York gallerist epitomizes the spirit ofWarhol´s most famous phase, POP ART. The large drawing Man (1960/61, graphite an coloured pencil on Strathmore paper, 73,7 x 58, 5 cm) the sculpture You´re In (Silver Coke Bottle) (1964/67, silver paint on a glass bottle with metal cap), Campbell´s Soup Can (1964/1967, solid aluminium and silkscreen) and the GE-paintings (each 40,6 x 50,8), of the middle of the eighties will be exhibited.

February 3, 2006 – February 28, 2006

December 2, 2006 – December 31, 2006

From time immemorial, mankind has dreamt of exploring space. In the 1960s, it finally became possible to observe the universe not only from the surface of our planet but, thanks to space travel, from outside of the Earth’s atmosphere. As very few people were given the opportunity to make the trip, however, these moments of immense significance for the whole human race were photographed for documentary purposes. From 2 to 31 December, Galerie Daniel Blau is proud to be showing photographs which document man’s very first ventures into space.

The images exhibited are extremely rare, being contemporary original vintage prints of pictures taken by ‘photographers’ like Neil Armstrong.

In addition to prints showing the surface of the moon and other heavenly bodies, we are presenting the first photographs of the Earth ever to be taken from space — images which revolutionized our whole way of seeing the world.

The graceful, other-worldly beauty of the prints makes them true works of art. They play with, and even change, viewing habits when they show white land against a black sky; the viewer watches fascinated as undreamed-of landscapes unfold before him.

In addition to countless black-and-white prints, we are also showing some particularly rare colour photographs and outsized formats.

October 10, 2005 – October 16, 2005

September 9, 2005 – October 1, 2005

Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1952, John Lurie moved to New York in 1976. With his brother, Evan, he formed the musical group The Lounge Lizards in 1978.

In the mid-80’s, Lurie scored and starred in the cult classic films Stranger than Paradise and Down by Law. He has scored countless films, and was nominated for a grammy for his score on Get Shorty. In the late 1990’s, Lurie directed and acted in his own television series, ‘Fishing with John’, which has been described as ‘Jacques Cousteau on LSD’. Lurie has been drawing and painting for 30 years.

Illness has caused him to stop playing music and for the last three years he has focused his creative energies, entirely on painting. Lurie adds: “I like to draw and paint. It is a river to me. I am not an Indian.”

November 27, 2008 – December 30, 2008

May 12, 2005 – July 5, 2005

April 8, 2005 – April 30, 2005

The gallery is priviliged to present, for the first time, key sculptural works from Ferdinand Anton’s private collection of Ancient American Art.

Ferdinand Antons great love of pre-columbian art began in the early 1950’s, during his time as a cultural correspondent for the BBC. Through Henry Moore, he became acquainted with the art of ancient american cultures. From 1949 to 2003 he received international acclaim for his archivements as an archaeologist, journalist, author, photographer, director, as well as uncompromising adviser and expert to collectors, museums and professionals. His numerous publications andcuratorial work for national and internatinal institutions contributed significantly to a renewed interest in the art of cultures that were largely forgotten or neglected.In showing selected works from his excellent private collection we hope to do justice to Ferdinand Anton’s great expertise and appreciation of art made by these facinating cultures.