Freunde – Friends

March 15 to May 19, 2023
Andreas Christen, Joseph Egan, Robert Mangold, Sylvia Plimack-Mangold, Richard Tuttle

Looking back at over fifty years of gallery work and exhibition activity, the numerous resulting friendships have been an important and meaningful gift. Enduring friendships with artists over several decades are particularly valued, as they are by no means a matter of course.

Robert Mangold had his first solo exhibition with us in 1973. Richard Tuttle took part in the opening exhibition in 1974 following the gallery’s move to a new location. A representative selection of paintings by Sylvia Plimack Mangold was on view in 1978, showing her distinctive conceptual painting. A number of these works later found their way into the collections of important American museums. In 1981, we were able to present a retrospective of Andreas Christen’s work in a large exhibition space, which the gallery temporarily secured for several presentations. In 1992, Joseph Egan joined the gallery. After he came to Zurich on a studio scholarship, we were able to follow his artistic work more closely and with great interest.

The exhibition vividly documents the gallery’s history and present.

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Installation views

Andreas Christen, Joseph Egan, Robert Mangold, Sylvia Plimack-Mangold, Richard Tuttle, Freunde – Friends

Installation view room 4

Installation view office room

Installation view room 1

Installation view room 2

Installation view room 3

Installation view room 4

Works

Andreas Christen
Ohne Titel
1998
20 x 176 x 7 cm
MDF-Platte, weiss gespritzt

Andreas Christen
Ohne Titel
1988
100 x 134 x 9 cm
Epoxy

Joseph Egan
Colorcote
2021
22 x 14 x 11 cm
various paints on wood

Robert Mangold / Robert Mangold Imperfect Circle #2 (yellow) 1973 36.8 x 36.8 cm serigraph on Rives BFK paper Ed. 27/50 Fischbach Gallery, NY Printer John Campione, NY

Robert Mangold
Imperfect Circle #2 (yellow)
1973
36.8 x 36.8 cm
serigraph on Rives BFK paper
Ed. 27/50
Fischbach Gallery, NY
Printer John Campione, NY

Robert Mangold / Robert Mangold Imperfect Circle Within a Polygon (green) 1973 36.8 x 36.8 cm serigraph on Rives BFK paper Ed. 26/50 Fischbach Gallery, NY Printer: John Campione, NY

Robert Mangold
Imperfect Circle Within a Polygon (green)
1973
36.8 x 36.8 cm
serigraph on Rives BFK paper
Ed. 26/50
Fischbach Gallery, NY
Printer: John Campione, NY

Robert Mangold / Robert Mangold 1/2 Manila Curved Area Series W 1968 68.4 x 56.3 cm serigraph with linear screen handcut by the artist on white rag paper Ed. 35/50 Fischbach Gallery, NY Printer: Susan Seedor, Chiron Press NY

Robert Mangold
1/2 Manila Curved Area Series W
1968
68.4 x 56.3 cm
serigraph with linear screen handcut by the artist on white rag paper
Ed. 35/50
Fischbach Gallery, NY
Printer: Susan Seedor, Chiron Press NY

Robert Mangold
3 Square/Loop Study
2015
53.3 x 105 cm
pastel and graphite on paper

Robert Mangold
Two Open Squares Within a Red Area (study)
2016
30.5 x 61 cm
acrylic paint and pencil on panel

Sylvia Plimack Mangold
The Maple Tree
1988
76.8 x 102.2 cm
oil on linen

Sylvia Plimack Mangold
Untitled (Staircase)
1968
45.7 x 61 cm
pencil on paper

Richard Tuttle
Formal Alphabet B
2015
27.2 x 20.3 cm
acrylic on corrugated cardboard, steel nails

Richard Tuttle
Formal Alphabet C
2015
15.4 x 17.9 cm
acrylic on corrugated cardboard, steel nails

Richard Tuttle
Formal Alphabet D
2015
14.1 x 27.4 cm
acrylic on corrugated cardboard, steel nails

Richard Tuttle
Formal Alphabet E
2015
19.3 x 17.6 cm
acrylic on corrugated cardboard, steel nails

Richard Tuttle
Formal Alphabet F
2015
22.8 x 19.8 cm
acrylic on corrugated cardboard, steel nails

Richard Tuttle
Formal Alphabet G
2015
22.2 x 17.5 cm
acrylic on corrugated cardboard, steel nails

Richard Tuttle
Formal Alphabet H
2015
24.3 x 20.8 cm
acrylic on corrugated cardboard, steel nails

Richard Tuttle
Formal Alphabet I
2015
22.1 x 22.4 cm
acrylic on corrugated cardboard, steel nails

Richard Tuttle
Formal Alphabet J
2015
24.1 x 15.3 cm
acrylic on corrugated cardboard, steel nails

Richard Tuttle
Formal Alphabet K
2015
25.4 x 23.1 cm
acrylic on corrugated cardboard, steel nails

Richard Tuttle
Formal Alphabet L
2015
30.2 x 23.2 cm
acrylic on corrugated cardboard, steel nails

Richard Tuttle
Formal Alphabet M
2015
11.8 x 33.1 cm
acrylic on corrugated cardboard, steel nails

New

Gallerynote 1/2024

Exhibition

Dan Flavin (1933–1996) and Will Insley (1929–2011)
March 6 to April 26, 2024

New publications

James Bishop
James Bishop
Publisher: ER Publishing, Edited by Molly Warnock

Joseph Egan
Joseph Egan and Anton Himstedt: Common Ground
Publisher: Josef Albers Museum Quadrat Bottrop, Ulrike Growe

Exhibitions / Insight

INSIGHT #3 spotlights the graphic work of Fred Sandback through three examples from 1974 and 1982.

Joseph Egan, Ptolemäus: Die Welt im Griff? Antike Kartographie und zeitgenössische Kunst, Kunsthaus Grenchen
3. März bis 26. Mai 2024

Dan Flavin, Widmungen aus Licht, Kunstmuseum Basel
2. März bis 18. August 2024

Rita McBride, Momentum,
Dia Beacon, Beacon, NY,
July 1, 2023 to January 2025

Fred Sandback, Kurt Büsser ermöglicht... Erich Buchholz und Fred Sandback, Museum Wiesbaden
19. Januar bis 14. April 2024

Sol LeWitt (1928–2007)
A Wall Drawing Retrospective
Yale University Art Gallery and Williams College Museum of Art
November 16, 2008 – 2033

ANNEMARIE VERNA GALLERY