Alchemy and Arabesque

Installation view of Alchemy and the Arabesque at Museum Frieder Burda in Baden-Baden in Germany, dated 2017.

Sigmar Polke  Installation view of Alchemy and Arabesque at Museum Frieder Burda in Baden-Baden, Germany (2017)

Solo exhibition at the Museum Frieder Burda in Baden-Baden, Germany

2017

February 11 – June 25, 2017

Sigmar Polke: Alchemy and Arabesque presented Sigmar Polke's work through the lens of his engagement with unusual materials, techniques, and compositions, highlighting the experimental and inquisitive approach that characterizes his practice.

The exhibition was accompanied by a publication featuring texts by Helmut Friedel and Barbara Vinken and an interview with the artist by Bice Curiger. Published by Schirmer | Mosel

Read more: a profile of Polke in The New York Times ahead of the presentation of 90 works in the Palazzo Grassi during the 2007 Venice Biennale