MeuserDie Frau reitet und das Pferd geht zu Fuß

This catalogue presents the first comprehensive survey of the work of the German artist Meuser (*1947), who studied at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf from 1968 to 1972, took part in documenta IX in 1992 and in the same year became a professor at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Karlsruhe. Found objects usually provide the starting material for Meuser’s sculptures, wall objects, pictures and installation works. Massive construction elements such as T-beams, steel gratings, shelving systems and metal plates are worked by Meuser with intense, predominantly monochrome coats of paint, and individual objects are arranged in compositions that are as considered as they are seemingly casual. Meuser’s works explore the aesthetic potential of things beyond their function, as well as the sign character of industrially produced forms, without being figurative. The catalogue brings together works from the late 1970s to the present, among them numerous pieces from international collections. In close collaboration with the artist, these are presented in installation views in relation to the particular architectural conditions of the Kunsthalle. The catalogue is the first comprehensive monographic presentation in years.

Exhibition:
Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, 10/5 – 20/7/2008