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Although there were some few major paintings missing that I really would have liked to have seen (or seen again), this is an excellent exhibit. It is worth it alone for the chance to see a full set of the 50 etchings of his “Der Krieg” portfolio of 1924.

Otto Dix
Neue Galerie
March 11-August 30, 2010

http://www.neuegalerie.org/exhibitions/otto-dix

“This spring, Neue Galerie New York presents “Otto Dix,” the first solo museum exhibition of works by this major German artist ever held in North America… More than almost any other German painter, Otto Dix (1891-1969) and his works have profoundly influenced the popular notion of the Weimar Republic. His paintings were among the most graphic visual representatives of?that period, exposing with unsparing and wicked wit the instability and contradictions of the time.”

Art Seen

Sigmar Polke (1941-2010)

June 14, 2010

“Sigmar Polke, an artist of infinite, often ravishing pictorial jest, whose sarcastic and vibrant layering of found images and maverick, chaos-provoking painting processes left an indelible mark on the last four decades of contemporary painting, died (June 10) in Cologne, Germany.”

Other Artists

Tobias Wong (1974-2010)

June 2, 2010

“Tobias Wong, a designer whose outrageous sendups of luxury goods and witty expropriation of work by other designers blurred the line between conceptual art and design, died on Sunday at his home in Manhattan. He was 35. The office of the chief medical examiner in Manhattan ruled the death a suicide.”

Other Artists

Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010)

May 31, 2010

“Louise Bourgeois, the French-born American artist who gained fame only late in a long career, when her psychologically charged abstract sculptures, drawings and prints had a galvanizing effect on the work of younger artists, particularly women, died on Monday in Manhattan, where she lived. She was 98.”