Kunstmuseum Appenzell:
"ALLIANZEN. Arp / Taeuber-Arp / Bill"
May 5 – October 6, 2024
Alliances sheds light on the role and involvement of Hans Arp, Sophie Taeuber-Arp and Max Bill in important artists' groups and magazines in the 1930s and 1940s.
In collaboration between the Kunstmuseum Appenzell and the Fondazione Marguerite Arp, an exhibition has been created that highlights the friendship and collaboration between Hans Arp (1886-1966), Sophie Taeuber-Arp (1889-1943) and Max Bill (1908-1994). In a period characterised by the struggle for avant-garde art, groups of artists gained in importance, giving rise to collective forms of communication, pioneering ideas and works of art.
This exhibition at the Kunstmuseum Appenzell illustrates the commitment of avant-garde artists' groups to non-objective art. It features portfolio works that were created as joint artistic and publishing productions during or in the years before the Second World War – at a time when the artistic vanguard was increasingly marginalised. Activities included the production of print series, the publication of books and magazines and participation in exhibitions. Paintings, sculptures and reliefs by Arp, Taeuber-Arp and Bill, some of which were included in important historical exhibitions, are included in the exhibition. Letters complement the presentation and shed light on the interaction between the three protagonists. Most of the works originate from the Fondazione Marguerite Arp and the collection of Chantal and Jakob Bill, as well as from institutional and private collections.
