Andrea ZittelPersonal PatternsHL HE Dialog–Haus Esters
As one of the most important artists of her generation the American Andrea Zittel has redefined sculpture as part of everyday life. The first solo exhibition in Germany since twenty years, that was conceived and developed in close collaboration with the artist, takes over Haus Esters. Zittel’s transdisciplinary practice, manifested in her visual as well as personal patterns, meets Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s built utopia of a new life, erected in 1927.
Since the 1990s, Zittel has been exploring the space around her in “test sites for investigative living”—first in the density of New York and later in the vastness of the Californian desert. For an entire season, for example, she wore her own Uniform every day; later, she built her compound and studio complex A-Z West. Her experimental works are based on her interest in human needs, especially as they take shape in designs. Influenced by the avant-gardes of the early twentieth century, Zittel develops simple, futuristic furniture, fashion, and architecture, often acting as a one-woman enterprise. Art and life, as well as artist, private person, and entrepreneur merge in her work. Zittel has furnished Haus Esters with international loans and works tailored specifically to the spaces. Her works oscillate between function and abstraction, sounding out private versus social spaces. By that they open new perspectives onto ways of life and values that seem self-evident—but are not necessarily so. The exhibition will be documented with a catalogue in German and English.
Curator: Juliane Duft
Personal Patterns is part of the HLHE Dialogue exhibition series, in which the oeuvres of Sonia Delaunay and Andrea Zittel are being shown alongside each other in the fall of 2022 under the guiding theme of Living Abstraction. With these two pioneering positions that transcend the boundaries between art and everyday life, the avant-garde of the early twentieth century meets the present.
We ask for your understanding, that the interior of the Hellerau Garden House, equipped by Zittel in the framework of her permanent installation, is not accessible during the winter months due to weather conditions.
Funders
with the support of
Illhill (Krefeld)
Cultural Partner
© Andrea Zittel, photo: Dirk Rose
Watercolour, gouache, paper
© Andrea Zittel, Courtesy the artist and Sprüth Magers, photo: Timo Ohler
© Andrea Zittel, photo: Dirk Rose
© Andrea Zittel, photo: Dirk Rose
© Andrea Zittel, photo: Dirk Rose
© Andrea Zittel, photo: Dirk Rose
© Andrea Zittel, photo: Dirk Rose
© Andrea Zittel, photo: Dirk Rose
© Andrea Zittel, photo: Dirk Rose
© Andrea Zittel, photo: Dirk Rose
© Andrea Zittel, photo: Dirk Rose
© Andrea Zittel, photo: Dirk Rose
Sculpture garden, collection Kunstmuseen Krefeld & Freunde der Kunstmuseen Krefeld e.V.
© Andrea Zittel, photo: Dirk Rose
Sculpture Garden, collection Kunstmuseen Krefeld & Freunde der Kunstmuseen Krefeld e.V.
© Andrea Zittel, photo: Dirk Rose
Perpendicular Planar Carpet Bench, 2019
Haus Esters Gartenhaus
Dauerleihgabe der Freunde der Kunstmuseen Krefeld e.V.
© Andrea Zittel / photo: Dirk Rose / Kunstmuseen Krefeld
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Past related programme
- Andrea Zittel, Sonia Delaunaymit Führungen und Workshops(more)More–Haus Esters, Haus Lange
11:00 - 11:30 am Short tour: Sonia Delaunay
11:30 - 12:00 am Short guided tour: Andrea Zittel
12:00 - 12:30 pm Short guided tour: Sonia Delaunay
12:30 - 1 pm Short guided tour: Andrea Zittel
2 - 5 pm Workshop for children and adults
2 - 3 pm Curator's tour: Sonia Delaunay with Katia Baudin
3 - 4 pm Curator's tour: Andrea Zittel with Juliane Duft
4 - 5 pm Architecture tour with reference to Sonia Delaunay and Andrea Zittel with Thomas Janzen
- Eine andere Moderne: Sonia Delaunay, Andrea ZittelMoreHaus Esters, Haus Lange
- Andrea Zittel, Sonia DelaunayMoreHaus Esters, Haus Lange
- Andrea ZittelFällt leider ausMore
- Gespräch zu Andrea Zittelmit Nina Möntmann und Juliane DuftFällt krankheitsbedingt leider ausMoreHaus Esters
- Sonia Delaunay, Andrea ZittelMoreHaus Esters, Haus Lange
- Kunst-für-Klein-und-Groß-FührungFÄLLT AUS WEGEN KRANKHEIT(mehr)MoreHaus Esters, Haus Lange
Interaktiver, spielerischer Museumsrundgang mit künstlerischem Teil
Mit der Krefelder Familienkarte ist der Eintritt frei!
1x im Monat samstags, 14 Uhr, 05.11., 03.12., 07.01., 04.02. - Sonia Delaunay, Andrea ZittelMoreHaus Esters, Haus Lange
- Andrea Zittel, Sonia DelaunayMoreHaus Esters, Haus Lange
- Das Formale und das Soziale bei Andrea ZittelMoreHaus Esters
- KuratorinnenführungAndrea Zittelmit Juliane Duft (mehr)MoreHaus Esters
Kuratorinnenführungen
Hier erfahren Sie, was die Menschen, die hinter den Ausstellungen stehen motiviert und bewegt. Ein besonderer Blick in die Ausstellungen und hinter ihre Kulissen. - Andrea ZittelMoreHaus Esters
- Sonia Delaunay, Andrea ZittelEinführungen für Lehrer*innen und Erzieher*innen
(mehr)
Eintritt freiMore–Haus Esters, Haus LangeBildungspartnerschaften
Schulen können mit den Kunstmuseen Krefeld Bildungspartnerschaften schließen. Durch eine Verankerung der Museumsbesuche im Curriculum der Schule erfahren die Kooperationspartner eine besondere Betreuung.
Info/Kontakt: thomas.janzen@krefeld.de
Nutzen Sie die Kunstmuseen als außerschulischen Lernort auch eigenständig. Der Eintritt ist für Kinder und Jugendliche bis 18 Jahren frei. Wir stellen gerne Materialien zur Verfügung.
Weitere Infos zu den schulischen Angeboten unter: thomas.janzen@krefeld.de
Tel.: 02151 97558112 www.kunstmuseenkrefeld.de/de/education - Maison Sonia. Sonia Delaunay and the Atelier SimultanéAndrea Zittel. Personal PatternsWe are very pleased to invite you to the opening of the exhibitions Maison Sonia und Andrea Zittel. (more)
Free AdmissionMoreHaus Esters, Haus LangeThe exhibitions take place in the framework of the dialogue series between Haus Lange and Haus Esters under the theme Living Abstraction. Andrea Zittel will be present.
Speakers
Dr. Gabriele König (Cultural officer of the city of Krefeld)
Jasmina Merz (Kunststiftung NRW)
Jan Kleinewefers (Entrepreneur, private donor)
Katia Baudin (Director Kunstmuseen Krefeld)
Dr. des. Waleria Dorogova (Co-curator Maison Sonia)
Juliane Duft (Curator Andrea Zittel)
