Geometry in the Twentieth Century: The Daimler Collection

Presented by Mercedes Benz Argentina, Malba - Fundación Costantini is showing geometry in the twentieth century in the Daimler Art Collection, an abstract picture of trends in twentieth century art. It contains a selection of 120 works from the Daimler Art Collection, one of the most important corporate collections in the world, especially committed to the ideas and works of the Bauhaus, Constructivist art, minimalism in Europe and America.
 
Since its inception in 1977, the collection has been incorporated works of great relevance to propose a tour of the artistic trends and the most important groups of the twentieth century, with a clear orientation towards abstract-constructivist positions, conceptual and minimalist. Taking as its starting point the fundamental tendencies of modernism in southern Germany in the 90s also includes works by young American and European artists.
 
The Malba exhibition includes works by famous international artists like Josef Albers, Oskar Schlemmer, Hans Arp, Max Bill, George Vantongerloo, Johannes Itten, Gerwald Rockenschaub, Liam Gillick, Hermann Glöckner, Mathias Goeritz, Thomas Lenk, Sol Lewitt, Kenneth Noland, Julian Opie, Charlotte Posenenske, Sylvie Fleury, François Morellet and Heinz Mack, among others.

Curator: Renate Wiegaher