Ralph Gleis
Ralph Gleis is General Director of the Albertina and curator of numerous exhibitions of art from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
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A tiger shark in formaldehyde. A diamond-encrusted skull. Damien Hirst is one of the most important contemporary artists and a legend in the Young British Artist movement of the 1990s. He planned his iconic paintings, sculptures, and installations ... -
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LEONARDO / DÜRER
Renaissance Master Drawings on Colored Ground"Dürer’s Praying Hands" is one of the world’s most popular artworks. Few artists have changed the art world more profoundly than Leonardo and Dürer. Both bring their subjects to life with breathtaking virtuosity, ... -
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In 1867, Monet (1840–1925) turned his back on tradition when he focused on the bustling life of Paris from the balcony of the Louvre. He was fascinated by the present in the growing French capital rather than the old masters. In a series of ... -
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Secessions
Klimt - Stuck - LiebermannAt the end of the 19th century the term “Secession” stood for the artistic beginnings of modernism. Art was surging forward towards freedom. Avant-garde artists showed their new creative works in the exhibitions of the Secession. In ... -
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Gustave Caillebotte
Painter and Patron of ImpressionismThe painting Paris Street, Rainy Day by Gustave Caillebotte (1848–1894) is an icon of Impressionism.This volume presents the work in the context of Caillebotte’s innovative artistic work, introducing him as a driving force in the ... -
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This volume presents the art of light in all its facets. Using materials such as mirrors, black light, neon tubes and glass bottles, Brigitte Kowanz created objects and spatial artworks in which she staged light. “What is light?” is the ...