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sculptors working today. Presented solely at MoMA, this
WORLD-CLASS ART United States in over 20 years and will feature a selection of
will be the first museum survey of Schütte’s work in the

rarely seen works, in addition to those for which he is well
known. Thomas Schütte is organized by Paulina Pobocha,
former Associate Curator, Department of Painting and
COMPREHENSIVE
RETROSPECTIVE OF GERMAN Sculpture, MoMA, and current Robert Soros Senior Curator
at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; and Caitlin Chaisson,
CONTEMPORARY ARTIST Curatorial Assistant, Department of Painting and Sculpture,
THOMAS SCHÜTTE MoMA.

EXHIBITION BRINGS TOGETHER OVER 100 WORKS SPANNING
FIVE DECADES, AND EXAMINES SCHÜTTE’S ARTISTIC Born in Oldenburg, Germany, in 1954, Schütte studied at the
PRODUCTION ACROSS MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES Kunstakademie Düsseldorf with Gerhard Richter and a cohort
of artists at the academy that included Katharina Fritsch, Isa
Genzken, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, and others. His
The Museum of Modern Art announces a retrospective of early work offered a critique of then-dominant Minimalist
German contemporary artist Thomas Schütte, which will and Conceptual art while deeply engaging with cultural and
provide a holistic survey of his career from 1975 to the historical content. Schütte’s two-pronged approach considers
present. On view in the Steven and Alexandra Cohen Center both the short and long histories of art and embeds them
for Special Exhibitions from September 29, 2024, through within broader narratives, resulting in a body of work that is
January 18, 2025, the exhibition will include Schütte’s both visually and conceptually arresting. This exhibition will
sculptures, drawings, prints, and experiments in architecture. consider the common thread that binds these seemingly
Taking aesthetics, form, and history as its focus, the exhibition unrelated objects - ranging from figurative sculpture to
aims to provide a deeper understanding of the artist’s practice intimate watercolors and architectural models - and what they
and introduce new audiences to one of the most significant reveal about art and the culture in which they were made.

Thomas Schütte. Pringles, 2011. Pringles chip and matchbox. 1 3/8×1 7/8×2
3/4"(3.5×4.8×7 cm). Collection the artist, Düsseldorf. Photo: Luise Heuter. © 2024
Thomas Schütte / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

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