"R.B. Kitaj (1932-2007) Obsessions"
Press Invitation to the Press Conference
Press Release, Thu 6 Sep 2012
On Thursday, 20 September the Jewish Museum Berlin will open the first comprehensive exhibition of the American artist R.B. Kitaj´s oeuvre since his death five years ago. The exhibition brings together loans of leading museums and private collections from around the world, including the MoMA in New York, the Tate in London and the Thyssen-Bornemisza collection in Madrid. One hundred thirty paintings, prints and drawings from all periods of his oeuvre are shown in 13 theme rooms. For the first time it was possible to include material from R.B.Kitaj´s personal archive, the "Yellow Studio" in Los Angeles. The artist´s bequest at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) holds important clues for the decryption of the multi-layered pictures, which to this day are considered both provocative and mysterious.
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Press Conference and Preview:
| When | Thursday, 20 September 2012 |
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| Press Conference | 11 am, Old Building, ground level, Auditorium |
| With | Cilly Kugelmann, Program Director of the Jewish Museum Berlin Eckhart J. Gillen, Curator of the exhibition Tracy Bartley, Director of the R.B. Kitaj Studio in L.A. |
| Preview | from 10 am, Old Building, first level |
Our museum blog "Blogerim בלוגרים" features a new series with articles on R.B. Kitaj, written by curators and employees of the museum.
At the press conference, the catalog is available at a reduced price of 12 €. Bookshop edition 48 €, museum edition 34 €. The catalog is available in English and in German. 256 pages, 200 color pictures, illustrations and five fold-out panels, Kerber Verlag Bielefeld/Berlin 2012.
The audioguide provides recordings of texts written by R.B. Kitaj on selected works. Radio journalists will receive excerpts of the recorded material on CD-ROM.
Opening Night:
Of course you are also invited to the opening night on Thursday, 20 September 2012 at 7 pm. Welcome speeches will be given by Cilly Kugelmann, Program Director of the Jewish Museum Berlin and Moritz van Dülmen, Managing Director of the Kulturprojekte Berlin GmbH. Additional speakers will be Eckhart J. Gillen, Curator of the exhibition, Katja Blomberg, Manager of the Haus am Waldsee and Tracy Bartley, Director of the R.B. Kitaj Studio.
| When | Thursday, 20 September 2012 |
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| Exhibition Opening | 7 pm |
An exhibition of the Jewish Museum Berlin in cooperation with Kulturprojekte Berlin GmbH.
