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    Franz Erhard Walther: The Body Draws

     
    Upper Level Galleries
    October 31, 2015 — March 06, 2016
    The Henry presents the first American survey of the influential German artist Franz Erhard Walther (born 1939), featuring nearly 300 pivotal works from the last six decades, many never previously exhibited in the United States.
    The exhibition considers the complex and rich relationship that drawing—in its broadest and most conceptual sense—has had within Walther's entire production since the late 1950s. The flexibility of the medium, as well as its capacity to transform itself without losing its inherent qualities has fascinated the artist since his earliest memories, as has its intrinsic relationship to writing and language.
    Walther—long considered an 'artist's artist'—has influenced the wider discussion about contemporary art practice, while his art has served as a point of origin for many younger artists whose work directly or indirectly expands on diverse aspects of his groundbreaking investigations.
    One of Germany's most prominent artists since the 1960s, Walther's work was included in When Attitudes Become Form (Kunsthalle Bern, 1969) and dOCUMENTA V (Kassel, 1972) both curated by Harald Szeemann. His first American group exhibition in 1970 was Spaces at the Museum of Modern Art. Recent exhibitions include , MUDAM, Luxembourg (2015); WIELS Centre d'Art Contemporain, Brussels (2014) and CAPC Musée d'Art Contemporain de Bordeaux, France (2014); and Dia Art Foundation, New York (2010–12).
    His work is in the permanent collections of Museum of Modern Art, Dia Art Foundation, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Art Institute Chicago, The Centre Pompidou, Walker Art Center, and Musée d'Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean, Luxembourg, Nationalgalerie Berlin, Hamburger Kunsthalle, Kunsthaus Zürich, Museum für Moderne Kunst Frankfurt, Van Abbemuseum Eindhoven, and MAMCO Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain, Geneva.
    The exhibition will feature daily activations of elements from the 1. Werksatz (First Work Set) (1963-69).
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    Franz Erhard Walther
    CREDITS

    Franz Erhard Walther: The Body Draws is organized by Deputy Director of Exhibitions, Collections, and Programs Luis Croquer, with project management by Susan Lewandowski, Manager of Exhibitions and Registration. Major support is provided by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, The Boeing Company, the City of Seattle Office of Arts & Culture, and ArtsFund. The exhibition is also made possible by generous support from Robin Wright, Charlie and Barbara Wright, and Carol Dauber. It is additionally supported through gifts made to the Henry Now Campaign by the Barton Family Foundation in memory of Irving Marcus; Cathy and Michael Casteel; the Jon and Mary Shirley Foundation; William and Ruth True; and the Bagley and Virginia Wright Fund.

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    <p>Franz Erhard Walther. <i>Nachzeichnung</i>. 1971. Pencil on paper. Image courtesy of Galerie Jocelyn Wolff.</p>
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    <p>Henry Deputy Director of Exhibitions, Collections, and Programs Luis Croquer and artist Franz Erhard Walther at the opening of <em>The Body Draws</em>.</p>
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    December 12, 2015
    <p>Courtesy of Daniella White.</p>
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    <p>Activation of the <i>1. Werksatz</i> with students from the Conservatory of Bordeaux - Jacques Thibaud and the School of Higher Education of Art of Bordeaux – EBABX. <i>Franz Erhard Walther: The Body Decides,</i> at CAPC Museum of Contemporary Art, 2014-2015. Photo: Arthur Péquin. Courtesy of the Franz Erhard Walther Foundation. </p>
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    Franz Erhard Walther: Panel Discussion & Activations

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    <p>Franz Erhard Walther. <i>Nachzeichnung</i>. 1971. Pencil on paper. Image courtesy of Galerie Jocelyn Wolff.</p>
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    Updates

    Posted October 13, 2015
    Become Part of Art History

    We need enthusiastic volunteers to activate specific artworks in Franz Erhard Walther: The Body Draws. Volunteers will be trained by the artist and Henry curators to work with Walther's participatory fabric sculpture 1. Werksatz. Activation opportunities are available during the day on Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays, and evening times on Thursdays and Fridays.

    Sign up for a training session on VolunteerSpot. Please email volunteer@henryart.org with any questions. We'll provide free passes to the museum and programs in exchange for your time and effort.

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    October 13, 2015