Lucian Freud und das Tier/ and the animal

Having become famous as the “painter of flesh” with his nudes and portraits, Lucian Freud has attracted immensely increased interest once again in recent years. Freud, who spoke of his human models as “clothed animals,” also engaged more closely with non-human animals in his work. In doing so he made no distinction between his models, since with both – animals and humans alike – he was in search of their true nature. Through selected works, the book thus illuminates three phases in Freud’s œuvre: at the outset, the formation through dead bodies; then the animal as companion, and bound up with this the turn towards the portrait; and finally the English subjects with their depictions of dogs and horses. By concentrating the exhibition on depictions of animals, a new view of Lucian Freud’s artistic development and creative work is to be set in motion. Exhibition and book invite a fresh look at the works of the ninth winner of the Rubens Prize of the City of Siegen in 1997, whose work is ever present through the permanent loans from the Lambrecht-Schadeberg private collection at the Museum für Gegenwartskunst Siegen.

Exhibition:
Museum für Gegenwartskunst Siegen, 1/3 – 7/6/2015