Museum Brandhorst, from 21 May
21 May sees a new museum open its door in Munich; the building comprising an exhibition area of 3200 square metres, designed by the Sauerbruch Hutton Architects Berlin team of architects, was created with the objective of finding the perfect spatial solution for art exhibitions: the white walls and wooden floors create an atmosphere of a natural and neutral environment. The multi-coloured facade is reminiscent of an example of Abstractionism, thus providing an extra reference to the building's function as a museum.
Museum Brandhorst, alongside other much-respected art institutions, such as Pinakothek der Moderne, Neue Pinakothek and Alte Pinakothek, is part of the so-called Kunstareal complex. The new building, commissioned by the government of the Federal State of Bavaria, was designed to meet the needs of the significant collection of modern and contemporary art owned by Udo and Anette Brandhorst. It was in the early 1970s that the Brandhorst couple launched their collection of works by the most significant artists of the 20th century (the first item they purchased is said to have been a collage of Joan Miró). Today the collection holds examples of practically all of the most interesting artists of the 20th - 21st centuries; Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol, Joseph Boyce, Bruce Nauman, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Damien Hirst and Mike Kelley are but a few of the names represented in the over 700-strong art collection.
One of the greatest treasures of the collection is a selection of examples of Cy Twombly's art (reportedly the largest collection of Twombly's works outside the USA). A separate room has been custom-designed to suit the famous Lepanto twelve-piece series of large-scale works.
It is also essential to note that literature, alongside art, also belonged to the Brandhorsts' range of interests; in a way, their fascination with literature is represented by the original editions of 112 books illustrated by Picasso.
35a Theresienstrasse
www.museum-brandhorst.de
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