Neo Rauch Dromos Painting 1993-2017

Neo Rauch (b. Leipzig, 1960) is one of the most important artists of today. His work, which took the art world by storm, is entirely out of step with the apparently predictable rhythm of developments in the arts over the past few decades. 65 works by Neo Rauch from international collections will be on display at Museum de Fundatie from 21 January 2018.

Interview Neo Rauch - Frankfurter Allgemeine

_{Neo Rauch and Ralph Keuning in conversation at the opening of Neo Rauch Dromos Painting 1993-2017, January 20, 2018.}

_{RTV Oost, OverUIT de Kunst, January 21, 2018.}

Volle Kanne, ZDF

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Reportage door 3sat (Das Böse bannen)

_{Neo Rauch, Dromos, 1993, oil on canvas, 250 x 198,5 cm, private collection © Neo Rauch / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn. (Photograph: Uwe Walter, Berlin).}

Neo Rauch studied with Arno Rink at the renowned Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst in Leipzig, at a time when Germany and Europe were still divided. As a result of the focus on painting in Leipzig, the art that emerged from there was isolated from the trends in the art world. The work of Neo Rauch broke out of that isolation, and has been attracting international acclaim since the 1990s.

_{Neo Rauch, Die Kontrolle, 2010, oil on canvas, 300 x 420 cm, private collection, Basel, © Neo Rauch / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn (Photograph: Uwe Walter, Berlin).}

Neo Rauch’s complex paintings transport the viewer to an apparently familiar world where, on closer inspection, the feeling of familiarity soon disappears to be replaced by confusion, and sometimes unease. Human existence in all its facets, in interaction and in isolation, washes over us in a host of forms, often rooted in the Central Europe of yesteryear.

_{Neo Rauch, Mars, 2002, oil on canvas, 250 x 210 cm, private collection, © Neo Rauch / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn (Photograph: Uwe Walter, Berlin).}

Neo Rauch fills his paintings with dream images, visions, guides and companions. The dynamic of his paintings connects with our feel for life. They become part of us, housemates, as if they breathed, inspiring ideas on a daily basis thanks to their unavoidable or comforting presence. Neo Rauch’s work celebrates the power of art and painting, and elevates looking at paintings to a basic human need.

_{Artist’s Cut Neo Rauch, Gefährten und Begleiter. Director: Nicola Graef, 2016. Painting: Der Lehrling, 2015. Courtesy Weltkino Filmverlei GmbH, Leipzig / Lona•media, Berlin. Info: neorauch-derfilm.de.}

_{Neo Rauch, Vater, 2007, oil on canvas, 200 x 150 cm, Sammlung Ruth © Neo Rauch / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn. (Photograph: Uwe Walter, Berlin).}

Neo Rauch Dromos Painting 1993-2017 is a retrospective that begins with his first solo show at Galerie Eigen + Art in Leipzig in 1993, and then meticulously traces the development of his work to the present day. The title of the exhibition is taken from one of his earliest paintings. Dromos is a concept from Ancient Egypt, signifying the road flanked by sphinxes that led to the temple. The exhibition will also include paintings from Neo Rauch and Rosa Loy’s private collection ‘Perlmutt’, underlining the private nature of the exhibition.

_{Neo Rauch, Gewitterfront, 2016, oil on canvas, 150 x 100 cm, Museum de Fundatie, Zwolle and Heino/Wijhe Collection. Acquired with financial support from BankGiro Loterij, the Rembrandt Association (partly thanks to their Titus Fund), the Mondrian Fund and VSBfonds. © Neo Rauch c/o Pictoright Amsterdam 2018 (Photograph: Uwe Walter, Berlin).}

_{Neo Rauch, Der Former, 2016, oil on canvas, 200 x 150 cm, ACT Art Collection, Berlin © Neo Rauch / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn. (Photograph: Uwe Walter, Berlin).}

A catalogue has been published to accompany the exhibition. Neo Rauch Dromos Painting 1993-2017 is on sale in the museum shop. Copies can also be ordered directly from publishers Hatje Cantz or, using the ISBN number (978-3-7757-4381-5), from all good bookshops.

_{Photo header: portrait of Neo Rauch in front of Hüter der Nacht, 2014, oil on canvas, 300 x 250 cm, © Neo Rauch / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn. (Photograph: Uwe Walter, Berlin). Courtesy Galerie EIGEN+ART Leipzig/Berlin, David Zwirner New York/London.}

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