Catalogue of Günther Barth’s Art Activities (1970-2014)

The life and death of the artist Günther Barth

Catalogue of Günther Barth’s Art Activities (1970-2014)

 

DefeatSelf portrait (circa 2004)

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Early painting exhibited as part of a group show (New York, about 1970, shortly after the affair with BW came to an end)

Abstract period , Maeght foundation 1977

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Additional abstract paintings 1977 Maeght Foundation

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Barth’s abstract expressionist period after living in Africa (early 1980’s

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the bird cries

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A brief period Barth labeled (in the military play ground)

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Period of art career in which Barth took control of art galleries and art institutes throughout Europe and North America

The following institutions were part of his empire which he saw as a form of universal ‘Bau Haus’

Kunst-Institut von München

Paris Art Conservatoire

Art des Galeries Monde

Design Institutes

Les Instituts Amalgameted Arts (Paris)

Die Amalgameted Arts Institute (Berlin)

The Amalgameted Arts Institutes (NY)

אמנויות Amalgameted המכונים (Tel Aviv)

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Die Amalgameted Arts Institute (Berlin)

Barth art during the last 15 years including his ‘primitive period’

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He called this painting ‘verzweiflung’ (fear, dread)

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fearsome

Nudes sketches of Liz Mann (art critic)

Liz posed for Barth on numerous occasions before their unrealized affair. Mann had been an enthusiastic supporter of Barth’s art but after being rejected she was a vocal critic who called his primitive art the work of someone who is brain damaged.

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nude