Born 1952 in Füssen, Germany

Died 2013 in Freiburg, Germany

 

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German artist renowned for his experimental oeuvre rooted in the history of art

Günther Förg produced paintings, sculpture and photographs that engage with the formalism of 20th century avant-garde movements.

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Förg continuously explored the pictorial practices of his predecessors, liberally borrowing, imitating and appropriating techniques, tropes and motifs developed by artists such as Blinky Palermo, Barnett Newman, Clyfford Still, Cy Twombly and many others.

Museum exhibitions include Günther Förg: A Fragile Beauty at Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam (2018), travelled to Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas TX (2018); Förg in Venice, at Palazzo Contarini Polignac, 58th Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy (2019); and most recently, Günther Förg: Trunk Road and Branch Roads at the Long Museum West Bund, Shanghai (2023), the artist's first insitutional exhibition in Asia and most comprehensive presentation to date bringing together many major works created throughout his career.