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“Comic Grotesque: Wit and Mockery in German Art, 1870-1940” to open October 15

More than 70 Works from Private and Public Collections Assembled for Major Loan Exhibition

NEW YORK (September 13, 2004)—On October 15, the Neue Galerie opens "Comic Grotesque: Wit and Mockery in German Art, 1870-1940," an exhibition that explores an important but often neglected aspect of early twentieth-century German art: humor. Among the artists being presented are Arnold Böcklin, Hannah Höch, Paul Klee, Alfred Kubin, and Emil Nolde. In addition to paintings, drawings, posters, and sculpture, the exhibition features a room devoted to the groundbreaking films of Karl Valentin. Connections among the visual arts, cabaret culture, and satirical journals are also considered. The exhibition will remain on view through February 14, 2005.

“Arcadia And Metropolis: Masterworks of German Expressionism from the Nationalgalerie Berlin” opens March 12

Exhibition Features Major Paintings by Otto Dix, George Grosz, and Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

NEW YORK (February 4, 2004)—On March 12, the Neue Galerie opens “Arcadia and Metropolis: Masterworks of German Expressionism from the Nationalgalerie Berlin,” a selection of important paintings from one of Germany’s great collections of twentieth-century art. Covering the period from 1907 to 1926, the exhibition demonstrates German artists’ varied responses to their country’s abrupt encounter with industrialization and urbanization. It has been organized by Dr. Roland März, curator at the Nationalgalerie Berlin. The exhibition will remain on view through June 7.

"Viennese Silver: Modern Design, 1780-1918" opens October 17

NEW YORK (September 12, 2003)—On October 17, the Neue Galerie opens "Viennese Silver: Modern Design, 1780-1918," an exhibition of more than 180 extraordinary objects of daily use. Many of these pieces are being shown in the United States for the first time. The exhibition will remain on view at the Neue Galerie through February 16, 2004. It will then travel to the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, where it will open in November 2004. The curator of the exhibition is Christian Witt-Dörring.

"From Expressionism to the Bauhaus: Highlights from The Museum of Modern Art" opens June 27

NEW YORK (April 21, 2003)—On June 27, 2003, the Neue Galerie opens "From Expressionism to the Bauhaus: Highlights from The Museum of Modern Art," an exhibition of paintings, drawings, and design objects from one of the great collections of twentieth-century art in the world. The exhibition is organized by the Neue Galerie, in conjunction with the curatorial staff of The Museum of Modern Art. It will remain on view through September 15, 2003.

“Christian Schad and the Neue Sachlichkeit" opens March 14

NEW YORK (February 3, 2003)—On March 14, the Neue Galerie opens "Christian Schad and the Neue Sachlichkeit," an exhibition of more than 100 paintings, drawings, and photo-based works. This will be the first major exhibition in the United States devoted to the work of the German-born artist. It will be on view through June 9.

“Dagobert Peche and the Wiener Werkstätte” opens October 11

Exhibition Features More than 400 Decorative Works by Seminal Viennese Designer

Wide Range of Objects Includes Furniture, Jewelry, Ceramics, Fabrics, and Wallpaper

NEW YORK (July 22, 2002)—On October 11, Neue Galerie New York opens its first major loan exhibition devoted to the decorative arts, "Dagobert Peche and the Wiener Werkstätte." This exhibition, which is on view from October 11, 2002, to February 10, 2003, will fill the third-floor galleries. Peche is much less known today than he was in his own time, when he was described by Josef Hoffmann as "Austria's greatest genius in ornamentation since the days of the Baroque."

"New Worlds: German and Austrian Art 1890-1940" to open June 28

Critically Acclaimed Exhibition that Inaugurated Neue Galerie New York Returns for Summer Viewing

Special Section Devoted to Drawings by Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele

NEW YORK (May 24, 2002)-"New Worlds: German and Austrian Art, 1890-1940," the critically acclaimed exhibition that inaugurated Neue Galerie New York in autumn 2001, will go on view again from June 28 to September 1, 2002. Among the featured artists will be such leading Austrian figures of that era as Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, Oskar Kokoschka, and artists of the Wiener Werkstätte. German movements such as the Brücke, the Blaue Reiter, Neue Sachlichkeit, and the Bauhaus will also be explored. The collection and exhibitions will extend to a wide range of media, including painting, sculpture, works on paper, and decorative arts.

"Oskar Kokoschka: Early Portraits From Vienna and Berlin, 1904-1915" opens March 15

Exhibition Features More than 70 Paintings and Works on Paper by Major Figure of Expressionism

Museum Expands Programming to Include Lectures, Film, Chamber Music, and Cabaret Series

NEW YORK (March 8, 2002)—On March 15, 2002, Neue Galerie New York opens its first major loan exhibition, "Oskar Kokoschka: Early Portraits from Vienna and Berlin, 1909-1914." This exhibition, which is on view from March 15 to June 10, 2002, will fill the third-floor galleries. After being on view at the Neue Galerie, the exhibition travels to the Hamburger Kunsthalle from July 5 to September 29, 2002. The guest curator of the exhibition is Dr. Tobias Natter, Keeper of the 20th-Century Collection of the Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna.

Neue Galerie New York to open November 2001

Museum for German and Austrian Art Specializing in Fine and Decorative Arts of the Early Twentieth Century

Landmark Building at Fifth Avenue and 86th Street

NEW YORK (October 12, 2001)-On November 16, 2001, a new institution will take its place along New York's Museum Mile. Neue Galerie New York is a museum devoted to German and Austrian art, in particular the art created in Germany and Austria in the early part of the twentieth century. Among the featured artists will be such leading Austrian figures of that era as Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, Oskar Kokoschka, and artists of the Wiener Werkstätte.