Günther Förg
Born 1952 in Füssen, Germany. Died 2013 in Freiburg, Germany.
Works
Editions
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o.T. (Motiv 4), 1992/93
Aquatinta-Radierung in Blau
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Papier: 218,9 cm x 118 cm
Platte: 200 cm x 99,3 cm
Edition: 10 -
o.T. 1., 1992/93
Aquatinta-Radierung in Schwarz
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Papier: 218,9 cm x 118 cm
Platte: 200 cm x 99,3 cm
Edition: 10
CANTO
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Canto, 1990
Portfolio of 7 colored woodcuts
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paper: 86 x 75,8 cm, stocks: 79,5 x 69,5 cm -
Canto, 1990
Portfolio of 7 colored woodcuts
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paper: 86 x 75,8 cm, stocks: 79,5 x 69,5 cm -
Canto, 1990
Portfolio of 7 colored woodcuts
Contact Gallery
paper: 86 x 75,8 cm, stocks: 79,5 x 69,5 cm -
Canto, 1990
Portfolio of 7 colored woodcuts
Contact Gallery
paper: 86 x 75,8 cm, stocks: 79,5 x 69,5 cm -
Canto, 1990
Portfolio of 7 colored woodcuts
Contact Gallery
paper: 86 x 75,8 cm, stocks: 79,5 x 69,5 cm -
Canto, 1990
Portfolio of 7 colored woodcuts
Contact Gallery
paper: 86 x 75,8 cm, stocks: 79,5 x 69,5 cm -
Canto, 1990
Portfolio of 7 colored woodcuts
Contact Gallery
paper: 86 x 75,8 cm, stocks: 79,5 x 69,5 cm -
Canto, 1990
Portfolio of 7 colored woodcuts
Contact Gallery
paper: 86 x 75,8 cm, stocks: 79,5 x 69,5 cm
CAPRI
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Vorblatt
Capri - 6 Cantos
Serie von 6 Farblithographien, 1994Capri - 6 Cantos
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Serie von 6 Farblithographien
Paper: 54 x 80 cm, Stone: 30,5 x 59 cm
Edition: 40 -
Capri - 6 Cantos
Serie von 6 Farblithographien, 1994Paper: 54 x 80 cm, Stone: 30,5 x 59 cm
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Capri - 6 Cantos
Serie von 6 Farblithographien, 1994Paper: 54 x 80 cm, Stone: 30,5 x 59 cm
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Capri - 6 Cantos
Serie von 6 Farblithographien, 1994Paper: 54 x 80 cm, Stone: 30,5 x 59 cm
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Capri - 6 Cantos
Serie von 6 Farblithographien, 1994Paper: 54 x 80 cm, Stone: 30,5 x 59 cm
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Capri - 6 Cantos
Serie von 6 Farblithographien, 1994Paper: 54 x 80 cm, Stone: 30,5 x 59 cm
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Capri - 6 Cantos
Serie von 6 Farblithographien, 1994Paper: 54 x 80 cm, Stone: 30,5 x 59 cm
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HÄUSER UND FENSTER
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Häuser und Fenster #1, 1987
Photo lithograph
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Format: 50,8 x 60,7 cm, im Passepartout: 53,5 x 70,5 cm
Paper size: 50,8 x 60,7 cm,
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Häuser und Fenster #2, 1987
Photo lithograph
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Format: 60,7 x 50,8 cm, im Passepartout: 70,5 x 53,5 cm
Paper size: 60,7 x 50,8 cm,
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Häuser und Fenster #3, 1987
Photo lithograph
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Format: 60,7 x 50,8 cm, im Passepartout: 70,5 x 53,5 cm
Paper size: 60,7 x 50,8 cm,
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Häuser und Fenster #4, 1987
Photo lithograph
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Format: 60,7 x 50,8 cm, im Passepartout: 70,5 x 53,5 cm
Paper size: 60,7 x 50,8 cm,
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Häuser und Fenster #5, 1987
Photo lithograph
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Format: 60,7 x 50,8 cm, im Passepartout: 70,5 x 53,5 cm
Paper size: 60,7 x 50,8 cm,
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Häuser und Fenster #6, 1987
Photo lithograph
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Format: 60,7 x 50,8 cm, im Passepartout: 70,5 x 53,5 cm
Paper size: 60,7 x 50,8 cm,
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Häuser und Fenster #7, 1987
Photo lithograph
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Format: 60,7 x 50,8 cm, im Passepartout: 70,5 x 53,5 cm
Paper size: 60,7 x 50,8 cm,
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Häuser und Fenster #8, 1987
Photo lithograph
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Format: 60,7 x 50,8 cm, im Passepartout: 70,5 x 53,5 cm
Paper size: 60,7 x 50,8 cm,
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Häuser und Fenster #9, 1987
Photo lithograph
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Format: 60,7 x 50,8 cm, im Passepartout: 70,5 x 53,5 cm
Paper size: 60,7 x 50,8 cm,
with passepartout: 70,5 x 53,5 cm
About
BIOGRAPHY
Günther Förg's career began in the early 1970s as a student at the Academy of Fine Art Munich, where he himself became a professor in 1999. In 1992 he exhibited at the documenta in Kassel. The same year he started as a professor at Staatliche Hochschule für Gestaltung in Karlsruhe. In 1996 he won the prestigious Wolfgang Hahn Prize, which is awarded annually by the Gesellschaft für Moderne Kunst at the Museum Ludwig in Cologne. He later was a professor at the Munich Art Academy, where he was a very influential teacher.
ABOUT HIS WORK
Förg was German painter, sculptor and photographer whose works reveal a lifelong fascination with modernism. From the abstract monochrome paintings of his early work to his photographs of culturally or politically relevant architecture, Förg always engaged with the legacy of the great avant-garde movements of the 20th century. Architectual influences can also be detected in his paintings. His iconic grid ("Gitter" in german) paintings from the 1990s manifest an important position in painting in the 20th century, still relevant today.
LATEST EXHIBITHIONS
2023
Hauser & Wirth, ‘Günther Förg. Tupfenbilder,’ London, UK
2022
Galerie Max Hetzler, 'Günther Förg. Exposition Collective 1974-2007', Berlin, Germany
2021
Tarmak22, 'Günther Förg. Mostly Landscapes', Gstaad, Switzerland
Hauser & Wirth, 'Günther Förg. Appearance', Los Angeles CA
Almine Rech Gallery, 'Günther Förg. A Game of Chess', Paris, France
2020
Max Hetzler Gallery, 'Günther Förg', London, UK
Galerie Edouard Malingue, 'Günther Förg', Hong Kong
Galerie Lelong, 'Günther Förg. "Standomi un giorno solo a la fenestra...”', Paris, France
Galerie Bärbel Grässlin, 'Günther Förg. Ohne Titel, 2008', Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Hauser & Wirth, 'Günther Förg. Surface of Bronze', Zurich, Switzerland
Galerie Mikael Andersen, 'Günther Förg. Works 1988-2007', Copenhagen, Denmark
2019
Hauser & Wirth, 'Günther Förg. Works from 1986-2007', New York NY
Luxembourg & Dayan, 'Förg: from and against Modernism (with a response by Fischli & Weiss)', London, UK
Galerie Michael Fuchs, 'Günther Förg. Bleibilder', Berlin, Germany
La Biennale di Venezia, 'Förg in Venice', Palazzo Contarini Polignac at the 58th Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy
Publications
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Günther FörgGünther Förg - Moskau / Moscow
Text by Heinrich Klotz
Language: English, German
288 pages
345 pics.
Günther Förg, Gertrude Klotz and Snoeck Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Cologne -
Günther FörgGünther Förg – 8 Aquatinten 1997 / 98
Katalog6 pages
8 color pics.
Sabine Knust Maximilian Verlag, Munich 1998 -
Günther FörgGünther Förg – 8 Holzschnitte 1990
Katalog13 pages
8 color pics.
Sabine Knust Maximilian Verlag, Munich 1990
