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At the end of the 1960s, a number of young artists working in the United States began making realist paintings based directly on photographs. With meticulous detail, they portrayed the objects, people, and places that defined both urban and suburban contemporary American life. Various terms were used to describe this art, chief among them Hyperrealism and Photorealism.
Unlike their contemporaries the Pop artists, the Photorealists did not present their ubiquitous, and in many cases mundane, subject matter in an ironic manner. Rather, they stayed more or less faithful to the mechanical reproductions that served as their point of departure. Using a variety of methods to translate photographic information onto the canvas, these artists produced vivid images of such themes as reflective shop windows, shiny cars, sugary foodstuffs, and family vacations, often on a scale vastly larger than their source materials.
Chuck Close
Klaus, 1976
Watercolor on paper on canvas
203.2 x 147.3 cm
Collection Sydney und Frances Lewis
© Chuck Close, courtesy PaceWildenstein, New York
Picturing America: Photorealism in the 1970s, the first major showing of Photorealism in Germany in nearly thirty years, features thirty-two paintings, a number of them the most iconic works of the period, by seventeen artists: Robert Bechtle, Charles Bell, Tom Blackwell, Chuck Close, Robert Cottingham, Don Eddy, Richard Estes, Audrey Flack, Ralph Goings, Ron Kleemann, Richard McLean, Malcolm Morley, John Salt, and Ben Schonzeit. At once deeply nostalgic and incredibly fresh, the works in this exhibition provide a snapshot of both this important chapter in art history and a particular moment in American history. The exhibition will acknowledge the recognition accorded to American Photorealism in Germany during the 1970s through the inclusion of numerous works collected by Peter and Irene Ludwig and a portfolio of ten lithographs produced in conjunction with Documenta 5, which included a major presentation dedicated to the movement.
Curator
Dr. Valerie L. Hillings
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York
Location
Deutsche Guggenheim
Unter den Linden 13/15
10117 Berlin
Opening hours
Daily 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Thursdays to 10 p.m.
Including Deutsche Guggenheim SHOP and Deutsche Guggenheim CAFE
Admission
| Adults | | € 4 |
| reduced | | € 3 |
| Children under 12 | | Admission free |
| School classes | | Admission free |
| School classes with guided tours | | € 25 |
| Groups up to 20 | | € 35 |
| Family Card | | € 8 |
| Mondays | | Admission free |
Catalogue and Edition
The catalogue Picturing America: Photorealism in the 1970s (German/English) accompanies this exhibition and can be purchased for EUR 28.
Edition No. 46 Picturing America (the album) (2009), an album with found objects, works and contribution by artists of the exhibition, can be purchased exclusively at the Deutsche Guggenheim SHOP (price upon requenst) (edition of 50 copies and 35 A.P., partially signed), (030) 20 20 93 -15 / -16.
Guided tours
Daily Lectures - Daily 6 p.m. (free guided tour)
I like Mondays Lectures - Mondays 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and 4 to 7 p.m. (free short guided tours)
Lunch Lectures - Wednesdays 1 p.m. (Guided tours on selected themes followed by a lunch)
Brunch Lectures - Sundays 11.30 a.m. (Guided tours on special themes followed by a brunch)
Special guided tours in German and English, as well as tours for children and school classes are available. Information and booking: (030) 20 20 93-19 or berlin.guggenheim@db.com. Ticket reservation: (030) 20 20 93-11
Deutsche Guggenheim Club
Information on Deutsche Guggenheim’s friendship circle at our homepage or at (030) 202093-19.
Deutsche Guggenheim SHOP
700 articles: catalogues, design articles, toys, etc.
Deutsche Guggenheim SHOP
Deutsche Guggenheim CAFE
Drinks, brunch/snacks: varying menu.
Public transport to the exhibition
Subway: Stadtmitte (U2) and Französische Straße (U6)
S-Bahn: Brandenburger Tor (S1, S2), Friedrichstraße (S3, S5, S7, S9, S75)
Bus 100, 200, TXL
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