FARBRAUSCH. MARY BAUERMEISTER

Opening: 26 February 2016 

Mary Bauermeister is an internationally renowned artist who was one of the formative figures of the avant-garde scene in the Rhineland in the early 1960s. Her studio in Cologne was a centre for the “new arts”, in music as well as art and architecture. Today the visitors and performers who graced this open studio read like a Who’s Who of the experimental movements in art, literature and music.
1962 she left for New York, together with Karlheinz Stockhausen, whom she had met in Cologne in 1957 and married in 1967. She quickly established herself in New York, becoming very successful there. The most important museums, including MoMA, the Guggenheim and the Whitney in New York as well as the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, acquired her works, which have also been represented in the Whitney Biennial and numerous other exhibitions. 
When she returned to Cologne in the early 1970s, Bauermeister turned away from the commercial art market. As a result, her work only received a lukewarm reception in Germany. However, in 2013, Mary Bauermeister showed early 1950s/60s works at 401contemporary (her first exhibition at the gallery) and was presented at many international art fairs - paving the way for her comeback. 

We look forward to welcoming you to the gallery. Mary Bauermeister will be present and perform at the Opening.
Ralf Haensel