Bernd Slutzky

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Bernd Slutzky founded the gallery in Frankfurt in 1972, parallel to a graphic edition, the "graphics-Verlag. Nowadays a focal point of the gallery's work is the presentation of, and research into print graphics from the 1960s and 1970s. This revolves around artists who were represented in René Block 's legendary exhibition in 1964 in Berlin , "The graph of Capitalist Realism" (The Graphics of Capitalist Realism), examined as KP Brehmer, Gerhard Richter, Sigmar Polke, Konrad Wolf and Lueg Vostell.

Thomas Bayrle 's work, including print graphics and multiples from the 1960s to 1980s, represents another focus. Bayrle, born in 1937 in Berlin and in-between Richter and Polke in age, developed his own formal language based on graphic principles. In terms of theme there are many points in common with the "graphics of capitalist realism."

Angelika Platen, photographer and photo artist, what part of this young generation of artists from 1968 until 1974 and created expressive artist portraits. Galerie Bernd Slutzky arranged the transfer of an extensive collection, including portraits of Georg Baselitz, Joseph Beuys, Palermo (Peter Heisterkamp), Sigmar Polke, Arnulf Rainer, Gerhard Richter, Günther Uecker, Andy Warhol and others, to the Museum of Modern Art in Frankfurt (MMK) and it is now important to part of the Museum's collection.

As artists of the younger generation, John Hüppi, Karin and Tobias Rehberger Kneffel continue the gallery's critical reception program with graphics and multiples.

The "New Figuration" (New Figuration) artists represent yet another position. An impressive number of works of outstanding quality by Walter Stohrer, Horst Antes, Heinz Schanz, John Grützke, Franz Ringel and Anna Bella Geiger are on display. Figurative artists of the younger generation included in the gallery's program are Heiko Herrmann, Michael Mohr and Erdogan Bulut.


The gallery was founded in 1972 by Bernd Slutzky, established parallel to a graphic edition, the "graphics-Verlag, Frankfurt am Main. One focus of the gallery work is today the presentation and study of prints of the 60s and 70s. Here artists are at the center, which had 1964 Berlin René Block on legendary exhibition "The graphics of the capitalist realism" represented: KP Brehmer, Gerhard Richter, Sigmar Polke, Konrad Wolf and Lueg Vostell.

Thomas Bayrle together with prints and multiples of the 60's to 80 years, a further focus. Bayrle, born in Berlin in 1937 and settled in age between Richter and Polke, developed a completely unique form of language based on graphical basic concepts. Thematically, this show is a lot of points of contact with the "graphic of the Capitalist Realism."

Angelika Platen, photographer and photo artist, has accompanied this young generation of artists from 1968 to 1974 and created expressive portraits of artists. An extensive collection of portraits of Georg Baselitz, Joseph Beuys, Palermo (Peter Heisterkamp), Sigmar Polke, Arnulf Rainer, Gerhard Richter, Günther Uecker, Andy Walhol and another was in the Galerie Bernd Slutzky at the Museum of Modern Art in Frankfurt ( MMK) mediates and is now an important part of the collection.

John Hüppi, Karin and Tobias Rehberger Kneffel continue as an artist of the younger generation with graphics and multiples, the critical reception, the gallery program.

Another position are the artists of the "New Figuration". Work of Walter Stohrer, Horst Antes, Heinz Schanz, John Grützke, Franz Ringel, Anna Bella Geiger are represented in an impressive quality and quantity. Of the younger generation of figurative artists, the gallery Heiko Herrmann, Michael Mohr and Erdogan Bulut in the program.

represented artists

Thomas Bayrle      Johannes Hüppi      Karin Kneffel      KP Brehmer      Konrad Lueg      Angelika Platen      Sigmar Polke

Tobias Rehberger      Gerhard Richter      Walter Stöhrer      Wolf Vostell