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Exhibition catalogues from museum shows supported by the american contemporary art GALLERY -
Established in 1986, the american contemporary art GALLERY is a family-run gallery dedicated to museum-quality exhibitions.
Rooted in the spirit of American Abstract Expressionism – with its freedom of expression, emotional immediacy, and spiritual depth – we champion the legacies of the estates and foundations we represent and embrace artists whose work resonates with the values of the movement. When thematically compelling, we place American art in dialogue with artists from around the world, creating cross-cultural perspectives that enrich both past and present narratives.
Education is at the core of our mission: through our exhibitions, publications, and events, we aim to deepen understanding and appreciation of the art we present. Since 1986, we have played a key role in advancing the cultural presence of American Abstract Expressionism in Europe, contributing to over 50 museum exhibitions, supporting scholarly publications, and collaborating with institutions through loans and curatorial expertise.
Guided by intimacy, trust, and close ties within the art community, our aim is not only to engage collectors and institutions, but to inspire them – through art that endures.
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Selected Museum Exhibitions
We are honored to have played a role in the following museum exhibitions.
1995
Pollock/Siqueiros, Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, September 30 – December 3, 1995
1997–1998
Malerei des amerikanischen abstrakten Expressionismus, Pfalzgalerie Kaiserslautern, November 2, 1997 – January 4, 1998
1999–2000
Kunst im Aufbruch – Abstraktion zwischen 1945–1959, Wilhelm-Hack-Museum, Ludwigshafen, October 18, 1999 – January 31, 2000
2000
Das Gedächtnis der Malerei, Aargauer Kunsthaus, Aarau, August 27 – November 19, 2000
Abstract Expressionist Painters in Conrad Marca-Relli’s World, Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt, March 12 – May 1, 2000
2001
Amerikanischer Expressionismus in Amerika (traveling exhibition)
Pfalzgalerie Kaiserslautern: April 1 – June 4, 2001
Ulmer Museum: June 23 – August 19, 2001
2001–2002
Claude Monet und die Moderne, Kunsthalle München, November 23, 2001 – March 10, 2002
Richard Pousette-Dart – The Living Edge (traveling exhibition)
Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt: August 18 – September 30, 2001
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: January 20 – March 31, 2002
Boca Raton Museum of Art: April 17 – June 16, 2002
Da Kandinsky a Pollock, Museo Cantonale d’Arte, Lugano, September 29, 2001 – January 6, 2002
2002
The Irascibles, Centro Cultura Candiani, Venice-Mestre, March 23 – June 30, 2002
Young Art from New York: Loren Munk and Philip Smith, Museum Moderner Kunst Wörlen, Passau, June 15 – August 18, 2002
L’America di Pollock / Jackson Pollock a Venezia, Museo Correr, Venice, March 23 – June 30, 2002
2004–2005
Action Painting – Arte Americana 1940–1970, Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Modena, November 20, 2004 – March 6, 2005
2005–2006
École de New York, MAMAC, Nice, December 8, 2005 – March 5, 2006
2006
New York, New York. Fifty Years of Art, Grimaldi Forum Monaco, July 14 – September 10, 2006
(with Otto Hübner as curator for Abstract Expressionism and an essay by Kirstin Hübner)
2007
Richard Pousette-Dart (traveling exhibition)
Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice: February 17 – May 20, 2007
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York: September 17 – September 25, 2007
Galleria Gottardo, Lugano: October 8 – December 21, 2007
(with an essay by Kirstin Hübner)
2008–2009
Adolph Gottlieb – Sculptures (traveling exhibition)
MAMAC, Nice: September 20, 2008 – February 1, 2009
Pfalzgalerie Kaiserslautern: February 28 – June 1, 2009
2010
Peggy Guggenheim e la nuova pittura americana, Museo San Marco ARCA, Vercelli, February 20 – May 30, 2010
Le Grand Geste, Sammlung Museum Kunstpalast Düsseldorf, April 10 – August 1, 2010
2010–2011
Adolph Gottlieb: A Retrospective, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice, September 4, 2010 – January 9, 2011
Das Geistige in der Kunst, Museum Wiesbaden, October 31, 2010 – February 27, 2011
2013
Hans Hofmann – Magnum Opus, Museum Pfalzgalerie Kaiserslautern, March 9 – June 17, 2013
Richard Pousette-Dart: The Circle – Vom Punkt zum Kosmos, Museum Pfalzgalerie Kaiserslautern, August 17 – November 18, 2013
(with an essay by Kirstin Hübner)
Abstraction Américaine, Fondation Fernet-Branca, Saint-Louis, June 2 – September 22, 2013
Augustus Francis: Natural Abstraction, Fondation Fernet-Branca, Saint-Louis, June 2 – September 22, 2013
Margaret Francis: Natural Light, Fondation Fernet-Branca, Saint-Louis, June 2 – September 22, 2013
2015
Charles Pollock: Una Retrospettiva, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice, April 23 – September 14, 2015
(with an essay by Kirstin Hübner)
2016
Postwar Era. A Recent History, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice, January 23 – April 4, 2016
(Homages to Jack Tworkov and Claire Falkenstein)
2017
Pollock der Ältere. Meister der Farbe, Museum Pfalzgalerie Kaiserslautern, August 23 – October 29, 2017
(with an essay by Kirstin Hübner)
2019–2020
Hans Hofmann: The Nature of Abstraction (traveling exhibition)
UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA): February 27 – July 21, 2019
Peabody Essex Museum, Salem: September 21, 2019 – January 5, 2020
2021
Charles & Jackson Pollock, Society of Four Arts, Palm Beach, January 30 – March 28, 2021
2022
Charles Pollock, FRAC Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, May 20 – September 18, 2022
2022–2023
Hans Hofmann – Chimbote 1950
Museum Pfalzgalerie Kaiserslautern: April 9 – September 18, 2022
Museum Lothar-Fischer, Neumarkt i.d. Oberpfalz: October 23, 2022 – January 29, 2023
2024
Jackson Pollock: The Early Years, Musée National Picasso, Paris, October 15, 2024 – January 19, 2025
2025
Poesie des Lichts. Richard Pousette-Dart, Museum Frieder Burda, May 17 – September 14, 2025
