Marisa Merz (*1926) and Mario Merz (1925–2003)
The frequent visits of Marisa and Mario Merz in Zurich, especially in the 1970s and 1980s, each became an extraordinary event. The same applies to our visits to Turin and Milan. Our unusual friendship was intense and demanding.
Yet it would be wrong to think that the result of these encounters would have been regular exhibitions in the gallery. It always took many pathways and detours to show one or more works with us.
But the 1977 exhibition “vento preistorico delle Montagne Gelate” and the 1979 presentation “irritabile irritato” remain unforgettable.
The Merz Room, on view from February 22, is both homage and remembrance.
December 6, 2018 to February 9, 2019
It would certainly be true to say that the fifty years of exhibition history at the Annemarie Verna Galerie began with a strong connection to Italy, to its early and then-contemporary avant-garde: Lucio Fontana, Piero Manzoni and more than anyone else Antonio Calderara, the maestro, born in 1903.
Up until his death in 1978, numerous exhibitions were held, and the friendship, veneration and respect associated with this wonderful artist personality are central elements that imbued the first decade of the gallery's history with atmosphere and meaning. Forty years have passed since Antonio Calderara’s death. A small group of works is now intended as a remembrance.
Giorgio Griffa, born in 1936, was present in Zurich with many exhibitions in our gallery, especially in the 1970s and early 1980s. His inimitable artistic achievement, his fundamental groundwork with the possibilities and building blocks of painting, made it possible to transport a convention into an exciting and contemporary present. Five large-format watercolors and pen and ink drawings from 1972 to 1977 demonstrate this in an exemplary manner.
September 29 to November 24, 2018
Bringing together our friends and the works of the artists with whom we have been connected for many years is the most beautiful task there is. Over the coming weeks, the gallery will be offering a carefully chosen tour through an important part of our program.
The entrance area contains an intimate conversation between works by Andreas Christen, Richard Francisco, Jerry Zeniuk and Glen Rubsamen.
The first large gallery space is dedicated to a presentation of a sculpture and drawings by Fred Sandback.
Then the two smaller rooms follow with works and groups of works by Joseph Egan, Ree Morton and Richard Tuttle, as well as James Bishop, Giulio Paolini and Robert Mangold.
The second larger gallery space awaits with an expansive ensemble of works by Sylvia Plimack Mangold and Robert Mangold.
Installation view room 1
Installation view office room
Installation view room 1
Installation view room 1
Installation view room 1
Installation view room 1
Installation view room 1
Installation view room 1
Installation view room 2
Installation view room 2
Installation view room 2
Installation view room 2
Installation view room 2
Installation view room 3
Installation view room 3
Installation view room 3
Installation view room 4
Installation view room 4
James Bishop
Untitled
1956
21 x 25.3 cm
oil on paper
James Bishop
Untitled
16.2 x 12.7 cm
oil on paper
Antonio Calderara
Costellazione
1968
54 x 54 cm
oil on wood panel
Antonio Calderara
Acquarello
1969
28 x 21.5 cm
watercolor and pencil on paper
Antonio Calderara
Piccola storia di nove quadrati
1971
22 x 22 cm
watercolor and pencil on paper
Antonio Calderara
Senza titolo
1973
27 x 27 cm
oil on wood panel
Andreas Christen
Ohne Titel
1960
99 x 99 cm
resin on masonite
Andreas Christen
Ohne Titel
1959
70 x 70 cm
resin on masonite
Joseph Egan
in the pines
2018
22 x 31 x 2.5 cm
oil paints on wood
Joseph Egan
boardwalk
2018
30 x 27.5 x 2.5 cm
various paints on wood
Joseph Egan
Living Daylights
2018
47 x 37 x 6.5 cm
painted wood and painted panel
Joseph Egan
Wümmet
2018
30.5 x 32.5 x 2.5 cm
oil paints on wood
Joseph Egan
cello
2018
25.5 x 19.5 x 2.5 cm
oil paints and gold leaf on wood
Joseph Egan
true blue
2012
50 x 28 x 6 cm
various paints on wood
Giorgio Griffa
Senza Titolo
1977
46 x 61.8 cm
watercolor on paper
Giorgio Griffa
Senza Titolo
1972
47.7 x 57.7 cm
watercolor on paper
Giorgio Griffa
Senza Titolo
n.d.
48.5 x 68.5 cm
watercolor on paper
Giorgio Griffa
Senza Titolo
1972
50.9 x 72.3 cm
ink on paper
Giorgio Griffa
Senza Titolo
51 x 72 cm
ink on paper
Giorgio Griffa
Senza Titolo
1975
12.5 x 16 cm
acrylic on canvas
Robert Mangold
Double Line Column 2
2005
304.8 x 76.2 cm
acrylic and pencil on canvas
Robert Mangold
Green Frame / Gray Ellipse
1987
76.2 x 106.7 cm
acrylic and pencil on paper
Mario Merz
Untitled (Le Zampe di Torino)
1981
148 x 381 cm
acrylic and charcoal on canvas
Mario Merz
Untitled
1986
148 x 98 cm
pencil, gouache, charcoal and collage on paper
Mario Merz
Untitled
1986
148 x 98 cm
pencil, gouache, charcoal and collage on paper
Marisa Merz
Untitled
1982
24 x 18 cm
pencil and colored crayon on canvas
Marisa Merz
Untitled
1985
22 x 16 cm
pencil on canvas
Marisa Merz
Untitled
1985
22 x 16 cm
pencil on canva
Giulio Paolini
Ni le soleil ni la mort
1993
64 x 48 cm
collage on paper
Giulio Paolini
Elegia
1969
16 x 16 x 11 cm
Plaster cast with mirror fragment
Sylvia Plimack Mangold
Winter Elm
1995
52.7 x 50.2 cm
etching and aquatint
Edition 20/30
Sylvia Plimack Mangold
Untitled (September 23, 1990)
1990
76.2 x 38.1 cm
watercolor on paper
Sylvia Plimack Mangold
Untitled (October 1, 1990)
1990
76.2 x 38.7 cm
watercolor and graphite on paper
Sylvia Plimack Mangold
The Locust Trees
1988
152.4 x 203.2 cm
oil on linen
Fred Sandback
Untitled
1982
65 x 90.6 cm
pencil and pastel on paper
Richard Tuttle
Mists II
1985
40 x 33 x 13 cm
various materials (wood, cardboard, foil, wire)
Richard Tuttle
Four Horsemen (1)
2018
40.6 x 55.9 cm
acrylic and graphite on paper
Richard Tuttle
Four Horsemen (2)
2018
40.6 x 55.9 cm
acrylic and graphite on paper
Richard Tuttle
Four Horsemen (3)
2018
40.6 x 55.9 cm
acrylic and graphite on paper
Richard Tuttle
Four Horsemen (4)
2018
40.6 x 55.9 cm
acrylic and graphite on paper
Richard Tuttle
Title IV for wall
1978
74.9 x 56.5 cm
pencil and watercolor on paper collage
Richard Tuttle
Untitled
1971
35.5 x 28 cm
Watercolor and pencil on paper
Richard Tuttle
Untitled
1973
22.8 x 14.8 cm
ink on paper
Richard Tuttle
5th Drawing for Heiner Friedrich Show
1973
28 x 21.5 cm
ink on paper
Richard Tuttle
Tin piece
1967
26 x 26.5 cm
galvanized iron
Jerry Zeniuk
Untitled
2006
40 x 40 cm
oil on canvas
Richard Tuttle
50 Years of Collaboration
September 25, 2024 to February 21, 2025
Richard Tuttle
Complete Interviews 1970–2022
Edited and with a Preface Interview by Dieter Schwarz
Glen Rubsamen
The Petrified Forest
Publisher: Glen Rubsamen
INSIGHT #3 spotlights the graphic work of Fred Sandback through three examples from 1974 and 1982.
Rita McBride, Momentum,
Dia Beacon, Beacon, NY,
July 1, 2023 to January 2025
Ree Morton with Natalie Häusler,
To Each Concrete Man,
Kunstmuseum Bochum, Germany
October 11, 2024, to February 23, 2025
Sol LeWitt (1928–2007)
A Wall Drawing Retrospective
Yale University Art Gallery and Williams College Museum of Art
November 16, 2008 – 2033