From Warhol to Mangold: Selected Works from a Private Collection: Group Exhibition

 

Miquel Barceló (b. 1957, Felanitx, ES)

Barceló is a contemporary Spanish artist known for his experimental approach to painting and sculpture. Whether utilizing bleach, organic matter, or even live insects, Barceló’s Neo-Expressionist oeuvre explores decomposition, light, and the natural landscape. His work is both abstract and cerebral, as evidenced by his broad range of paintings, ceramics, and installations. The artist’s works are held in the collections of the Guggenheim (Bilbao), the Museum of Modern Art (New York), and the Reina Sofia National Museum (Madrid), among others.

 

Alexander Calder (b. 1898, Pennsylvania, US)

Calder was an American artist best known for his groundbreaking mobiles—kinetic sculptures that move with air currents—and his vibrant stabiles. His innovative approach extended to painting, wire sculpture, and jewelry, along with significant works on paper, where he explored abstract forms and vibrant colors. Influenced by his engineering background, Calder pioneered kinetic art and played with balance and motion in all media. Though often associated with Surrealism and Abstract Expressionism, he resisted strict labels. His works are featured in major collections such as MoMA (New York), Centre Pompidou (Paris), and Tate Gallery (London).

 

Francesco Clemente (b. 1952, Naples, IT)

Clemente is a contemporary Italian artist known for his dreamlike paintings based on esoteric themes of sexuality and spirituality. Working across oil painting, installation, and watercolor, Clemente’s works are characterized by their formal experimentation with symbols, portraiture, and the human figure. His experience in traditional papermaking and miniature painting has had a lasting impact on his work. Categorized as a Neo-Expressionist artist during the 1980s, Clemente has largely shunned the restrictive label of movements and styles. Today, the artist’s works are held in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art (New York), the Art Institute (Chicago), the Kunstmuseum Basel, and the Tate Gallery (London), among others.

 

Urs Fischer (b. 1973, Zurich, CH)

Fischer is a conceptual artist whose practice traverses the fields of painting, sculpture and installation, in a multifaceted body of work that eludes formal or generic categorisation and echoes the shifting moods of Dada, Pop Art and Conceptualism. He has shown at the Venice Biennale in 2003, 2007 and 2011 and at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (2013); Centre Pompidou, Paris (2004) and Museo Jumex, Mexio City (2022) amongst others.

 

Robert Indiana (b. 1928, Indiana, US)

Indiana was an American artist known for his bold use of text, numbers, and symbols, most famously his LOVE series, which became an iconic part of Pop Art. Working across painting, sculpture, and printmaking, Indiana’s work explored themes of identity and American culture, influenced by his early experience with signage. Though associated with Pop Art, he resisted strict categorization. His works are featured in major collections, including the Museum of Modern Art (New York), Whitney Museum of American Art, and Tate Gallery (London).

 

Robert Mangold (b. 1937, New York, US)

Mangold is an American artist known for his minimalist, geometric paintings that explore form, line, and color. His large-scale works feature simple shapes like circles and rectangles intersected by hand-drawn lines. Influenced by his background in architecture, Mangold focuses on spatial relationships and abstraction, often associated with Minimalism. His works are in major collections such as the Museum of Modern Art (New York), the Guggenheim Museum (New York), and the Tate Gallery (London).

 

Joan Miró (b. 1893, Barcelona, ES)

Miró was a Catalan artist known for his surreal, dreamlike works that explore themes of fantasy, nature, and the subconscious. Working across painting, sculpture, ceramics, and printmaking, Miró’s art is characterized by its use of abstract forms, bold colors, and playful symbols. His early experiences with Catalan folk art and his fascination with automatism and surrealism deeply influenced his approach to visual expression. While often associated with Surrealism, Miró resisted strict categorization, instead developing a unique visual language that bridged abstraction and figuration. Today, his works are held in major collections including the Museum of Modern Art (New York), the Art Institute of Chicago, the Kunstmuseum Basel, and the Tate Gallery (London), among others.

 

Oscar Murillo (b. 1986, Valle del Cauca, COL)

Murillo is a contemporary Colombian artist known for his dynamic, politically charged works that explore themes of migration, labor, and globalization. Working across painting, installation, video, and performance, Murillo’s art is characterized by its use of raw materials, gestural marks, and symbolic references to cultural displacement and identity. His background in printmaking and his experience as an immigrant have had a lasting impact on his work. While often linked to abstract expressionism and social critique, Murillo resists strict categorization, creating art that blends personal and global narratives. His works are held in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art (New York), the Tate Gallery (London), the Stedelijk Museum (Amsterdam), and the Museo de Arte Moderno de Bogotá, among others.

 

Richard Prince (b. 1949, Panama Canal Zone, PA)

Prince is a contemporary American artist known for his provocative explorations of appropriation and the recontextualization of American popular culture. Working across photography, painting, and installation, Prince’s works are characterized by their use of borrowed imagery—such as advertisements, celebrity photos, and cartoons—challenging notions of authorship and originality. His early involvement in re-photographing magazine ads had a lasting impact on his career. Often categorized within the Pictures Generation of the 1980s, Prince has consistently resisted strict movement labels, focusing instead on themes of consumerism, fame, and identity. Prince’s works are held in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art (New York), the Whitney Museum of American Art (New York), the Guggenheim Museum (New York), and the Tate Gallery (London), among others.

 

Edward Ruscha (b. 1937, Nebraska, US)

Ruscha is a contemporary American artist known for his innovative integration of text and image, exploring themes of language, landscape, and American culture. Working across painting, drawing, photography, and bookmaking, his bold, graphic style often features striking letters set against expansive backgrounds. Influenced by his background in graphic design, Ruscha's work transcends strict categorization, focusing on identity and consumerism. Today, his works are held in major collections, including the Museum of Modern Art (New York), the Art Institute of Chicago, the Getty Center (Los Angeles), and the Tate Gallery (London).

 

Philip Taaffe (b. 1955, New Jersey, US)

Taaffe is a contemporary American artist known for his intricate, layered paintings that combine abstraction with cultural and historical motifs. Working across oil painting, printmaking, and collage, Taaffe’s vibrant works feature complex patterns and diverse materials, reflecting his interest in artistic traditions from Islamic art to Surrealism. While often associated with postmodernism, he resists strict categorization, focusing on a fluid exploration of form and meaning. Today, his works are held in major collections, including the Museum of Modern Art (New York), the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Guggenheim Museum (New York).

 

Cy Twombly (b. 1928, Virginia, US)

Twombly was an American artist known for his expressive, gestural paintings that explore themes of memory, mythology, and language. Working primarily in oil painting and drawing, his works are characterized by frenetic scribbles, layered textures, and vibrant colors that resemble spontaneous writing. Influenced by classical literature and ancient history, Twombly created a unique visual language that merges abstraction with personal narrative. Today, his works are held in major collections, including the Museum of Modern Art (New York), the Guggenheim Museum (New York), the Tate Gallery (London), and the Centre Pompidou (Paris).

 

Andy Warhol (b. 1928, Pennsylvania, US)

Warhol was a leading figure in the Pop Art movement. Like his contemporaries Roy Lichtenstein and Robert Rauschenberg, Warhol responded to mass-media culture of the 1960s. His silkscreens of cultural and consumer icons — including Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, Campbell’s Soup Cans, and Brillo Boxes — would make him one of the most famous artists of his generation. Moving to New York to pursue a career in commercial illustration, the young artist worked for magazines such as Vogue and Glamour. Today, his works are held in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art (New York), and the Tate Gallery (London), Beyeler Foundation (Basel) among many others.

 

Terry Winters (b. 1949, New York, US)

Winters is a contemporary American artist known for his intricate paintings and drawings that explore the intersections of nature, science, and abstraction. Working primarily in oil and ink, Winters’ works are characterized by their detailed patterns, organic forms, and a blend of mathematical and biological imagery. His background in biology and interest in systems theory have had a lasting impact on his artistic practice. While often associated with the Neo-Expressionist movement of the 1980s, Winters resists strict categorization, focusing instead on the interplay of structure and spontaneity in his work. His pieces are held in major collections, including the Museum of Modern Art (New York), the Whitney Museum of American Art (New York), the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the Art Institute of Chicago, among others.