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Al Taylor, born in 1948. did not differentiate between his two- and three- dimensional compositions: for him, it was drawings in space.
His «Hanging Puddles» are abstract lines of steel ribbons that unfold in space. For the series «The Peabody Group», Taylor has written on paper, in ink and paint, the contours of dog urine puddles found on sidewalks and thus turned them into art.
Roni Horn uses patch maps for his self-mapping surveys, drawing them with pigments and pencils before cutting them out and recomposing them into abstract patterns that give the impression of architectural constructions. This poetic minimalism strikes with its fragile and delicate beauty.
The exhibition provides an insight into essential aspects of the dialogue between drawing and sculpture of European and American modernity.
Picasso’s «Sylvette» is a vibrant and hypnotic example, as is Klein’s work, whose mythical blue feminine forms seem to give shape to the canvas.
The Hubert Looser Collection, with the strength of line, volume and material, is an essential jewel in the world of the Kunsthaus Zürich, whose extension will be completed by the end of 2020.
An unforgettable Swiss trip...
Yves Klein, ANT 37, vers 1960 Pure pigment and synthetic resin on paper on canvas, 79 x 29.5 cm Hubert Looser Collection,
© The Estate of Yves Klein / 2019 ProLitteris, Zurich