Anniversary exhibition: Arnulf Rainer celebrates for 95 years with arts highlights

Anniversary exhibition: Arnulf Rainer celebrates for 95 years with arts highlights

The Austrian artist Arnulf Rainer, born on December 8, 1929 in Baden, celebrates his 95th birthday this year with a grandiose anniversary exhibition at the Arnulf Rainer Museum. This look, "that nothing against everything" is titled, devotes itself to its early works and the iconic croats, which are among the highlights of his creative time. Rainer, a pioneer of the Informel, began in the 1950s with the overpainting and developed his very own style, which is characterized by the opposites of creation and destruction. According to arnulf-rainer museum.at , the exhibition from November 23, 2024 to October 2025 shows a part of the important collection by Helmut Zambo, which was taken over in 2024 by the State collections in Lower Austria.

provocation as art

Arnulf Rainer is known for his provocative overpaintings, which often question religious symbols and social norms. As early as 1961, he was convicted in Wolfsburg due to the public overpainting of a award -winning picture. Despite the reviews, he was recognized by orders and honorary documents. The artist, who is often referred to as the "enfant terrible" of the art scene, is now an internationally recognized talent and belongs in joint exhibitions even in addition to sizes such as Picasso or Bacon. For example, his art was recognized in the Center Pompidou in Paris and the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich, as noe.orf.at At the opening of the anniversary exhibition,

Rainer itself was not present, which is due to his health difficulties. With its 95 works from the Zambo collection, the exhibition also throws light on the various creative periods of Rainer's - from surrealistic work to his famous blind drawings to the striking overpaintings that made him world famous. The art collector Zambo, who has put together an extensive collection for years, has accompanied Rainer since his beginnings and is convinced of the artistic meaning of the overpaintings that he calls "royal images".