Following the presentation of Arp’s reliefs and works on paper, in 2019 the focus will be on the creative process of his biomorphic sculptures. Exciting insights into artisanal methods have been passed down to us first of all through his own retrospective depictions and through descriptions of his artist friends.
‘The Nature of Arp’ provides a long-overdue look at the achievements of Jean (Hans) Arp (1886 – 1966), one of the most important and multifaceted artists of the modern era. As a founder of the international Dada movement during World War I, Arp pioneered the use of chance, spontaneity, and collaboration as artistic processes and subsequently...