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"GERMAN EXPRESSIONISM 1900-1930: MASTERPIECES FROM THE NEUE GALERIE COLLECTION" TO OPEN FEBRUARY 2013

Colorful Expressionist Works Exploring Themes of Primitivism and Modernity to Show in Tandem with Important Gift of Decorative Objects

NEW YORK (January 7, 2013) — From February 7 to April 22, 2013, the Neue Galerie New York will present "German Expressionism 1900-1930: Masterpieces from the Neue Galerie Collection," an exhibition of prized works that will examine themes of primitivism and modernity, two poles of Expressionism that artists employed to free themselves from the academic conventions of the nineteenth century.

“FERDINAND HODLER: VIEW TO INFINITY” TO OPEN AT NEUE GALERIE

Largest-Ever American Exhibition on Swiss Artist to Include Landscapes,
Self-Portraits, Symbolist Works, and Drawings

NEW YORK (June 11, 2012)–From September 20, 2012, to January 7, 2013, the Neue Galerie New York will present “Ferdinand Hodler: View to Infinity,” the largest American exhibition ever devoted to this major Swiss artist. The organizing curator for the Neue Galerie is Jill Lloyd, a distinguished scholar who has assembled several important shows for the museum, including “Van Gogh and Expressionism”. Hodler was admired by such Austrian artists as Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele, whose work is essential to the Neue Galerie collection. The exhibition is co-organized by the Fondation Beyeler, Basel, where it will be on view from January 27 to May 26, 2013. The organizing curator for the Beyeler is Ulf Küster.

GUSTAV KLIMT: 150TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION TO OPEN MAY 2012

Exhibition Honors Artist with Display of Major Paintings, and Never-Before-Seen Photographs

NEW YORK (March 26, 2012) – Throughout 2012, Austria is celebrating the 150th birthday of Gustav Klimt with exhibitions devoted to his work.  Several Viennese museums, including the Albertina, the Belvedere, the Kunsthistorisches, the Leopold, and the Wien Museum, are honoring different aspects of Klimt’s extraordinary legacy. The Neue Galerie is joining in these celebrations with a special summer 2012 installation of his work.

"HEINRICH KUEHN AND HIS AMERICAN CIRCLE: ALFRED STIEGLITZ AND EDWARD STEICHEN" TO OPEN APRIL 2012

Exhibition Focuses on Landscapes, Portaits and Still Lifes of Major Austrian Photographer, Alongside Works by his Important American Peers

NEW YORK (January, 19 2012)—From April 26 to August 27, 2012, the Neue Galerie New York will present “Heinrich Kuehn and His American Circle: Alfred Stieglitz and Edward Steichen,” an exhibition focusing on the luminous work of this important Austrian photographer. The organizing curator for the project is Dr. Monika Faber, a distinguished scholar of photography.

“THE RONALD S. LAUDER COLLECTION: SELECTIONS FROM THE 3RD CENTURY BC TO THE 20TH CENTURY/GERMANY, AUSTRIA, AND FRANCE” TO OPEN OCTOBER 2011

Collection of Museum Co-Founder on Public View for First Time in Celebration of Neue Galerie 10th Anniversary

NEW YORK (September 23, 2011)–On October 27, 2011, Neue Galerie New York will open an exhibition devoted to the collection of its co-founder. “The Ronald S. Lauder Collection: Selections from the Third Century BC to the 20th Century/Germany, Austria, and France” will provide a rare glimpse into this private art collection. The exhibition, which also celebrates the tenth anniversary of the founding of Neue Galerie New York, will be on view through April 2, 2012.

NEUE GALERIE DESIGN SHOP PRESENTS OPIUM KIMONO DESIGNED BY MADELINE WEINRIB ATELIER

NEW YORK (February 14, 2011)—In conjunction with the Neue Galerie’s upcoming exhibition, “Vienna 1900,” the museum Design Shop has collaborated with renowned textile designer Madeline Weinrib to create an exclusive kimono. Tailored from a hand-woven ikat fabric, the silk/cotton kimono is inspired by turn-of-the-century Austrian fashion, and conveys the Eastern influence on early 20th-century Viennese design.

“VIENNA 1900: STYLE AND IDENTITY” TO OPEN FEBRUARY 2011

Major Loan Exhibition of Paintings, Drawings, Decorative Arts, and Fashion to Fill All Gallery Spaces

NEW YORK (December 3, 2010)—On February 24, 2011, the Neue Galerie New York will open the exhibition “Vienna 1900: Style and Identity,” including more than 150 paintings, sculpture, works on paper, fashion, and decorative art objects. Among the highlights are the paintings Hope II (Vision), 1907-08 by Gustav Klimt, Lotte Franzos, 1909, by Oskar Kokoschka, and Laughing Self-Portrait, 1908, by Richard Gerstl, and key decorative artworks by Otto Wagner, Josef Hoffmann, Koloman Moser, and Adolf Loos.

"POSTCARDS OF THE WIENER WERKSTÄTTE: SELECTIONS FROM THE LEONARD A. LAUDER COLLECTION" TO OPEN OCTOBER 2010

Exhibition Celebrates Gift from Philanthropist Leonard A. Lauder of Nearly 1,000 Postcards to Neue Galerie

NEW YORK (September 1, 2010)—From October 7, 2010, to January 17, 2011, the Neue Galerie will present “Postcards of the Wiener Werkstätte: The Leonard A. Lauder Collection.” This will be the first major museum exhibition ever held in the United States devoted exclusively to the postcards produced by the Wiener Werkstätte. The work in the exhibition is drawn exclusively from The Leonard A. Lauder Collection and coincides with the gift of nearly 1,000 of these postcards to the Neue Galerie.

"FRANZ XAVER MESSERSCHMIDT 1736-1783: FROM NEOCLASSICISM TO EXPRESSIONISM" TO OPEN SEPTEMBER 2010

Neue Galerie Collaborates with Musée du Louvre, Paris, on Landmark Exhibition

NEW YORK (August 9, 2010)—From September 16, 2010 to January 10, 2011, the Neue Galerie will present an exhibition of work by the eighteenth-century artist Franz Xaver Messerschmidt. Organized by Guilhem Scherf, chief curator of sculpture at the Musée du Louvre, the exhibition will be on view first at the Neue Galerie, then travel to the Louvre, where it will be on view beginning in late January 2011. This will be the first major museum show in the United States devoted exclusively to this artist. The exhibition is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.

"Otto Dix" to open March 2010

First Major Exhibition Ever Held in North America Focusing on Iconic Twentieth-Century German Painter

NEW YORK (January 15, 2009)—On March 11, 2010, Neue Galerie New York will open “Otto Dix,” the first one-man museum exhibition of works by German artist Otto Dix ever held in North America. The show will contain over 100 masterpieces from the United States, Canada, and Europe, and will fill all the exhibition spaces in the museum. It will run through August 30 at the Neue Galerie before travelling to the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, where it will be on view from September 20, 2010, to January 2, 2011.