The first exhibition of the Annemarie Verna Galerie took place in April 1969. The year 1971 marked the first time we participated in the Art Basel fair. Over the subsequent decades, we have been present with an exhibition stand in Basel every year.
This connection between the history of our gallery and the history of Art Basel is of considerable significance to us. Without a doubt, we have developed a clear and distinct exhibition concept, which allows us to create special and new accents time and again. Hence, our most important group exhibition of the year is staged in Basel, and it is a matter of great importance to us to show each and every work in the appropriate manner and to integrate each work in the overall context.
For 2017 we are presenting an exhibition within our exhibition as a special focal point. It involves a group of thirteen works by Richard Tuttle (1941*) from 2015 bearing the title ‘Formal Alphabet A-M’. These brilliant pieces take up aspects that characterize his early works. We are reminded of ‘Alphabet’ in the holdings of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
James Bishop, who will be celebrating his ninetieth birthday this year, is represented with a large-format work from 1969 as well as paintings on paper.
Further important works by Antonio Calderara, Joseph Egan, Giorgio Griffa, Donald Judd, Sol LeWitt, Robert Mangold, Sylvia Plimack Mangold, Fred Sandback and Jerry Zeniuk along with other artists of the gallery round out our show.
We would also like to draw your attention to our exhibition in the gallery, which is especially worth a visit: Giorgio Griffa (1936*) Works 1972–1983
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James Bishop
Brown / Red
1969
189.5 x 188.5 cm
oil on canvas
James Bishop
Untitled
15 x 9.6 cm
oil and pencil on paper
James Bishop
Untitled
16.2 x 12.7 cm
oil on paper
James Bishop
Untitled
16.6 x 17.3 cm
oil on paper
James Bishop
Untitled
18.2 x 20.4 cm
oil on paper
James Bishop
Untitled
1977
19.9 x 15.7 cm
oil on paper
Antonio Calderara
Attrazione quadrata grigia in colore luce grigio
1964–1965
27 x 27 cm
oil on wood panel
Antonio Calderara
Rettangoli di colore
1967
9 x 27 cm
oil on wood panel
Antonio Calderara
Orizzonte
1968–1969
27 x 9 cm
oil on wood panel
Andreas Christen
Untitled
2002
150 x 150 cm
MDF-Platte, weiss gespritzt
Joseph Egan
local color
2017
40 x 37.5 x 4.5 cm
various paints on wood
Giorgio Griffa
Linee orizzontali
1975
236 x 303 cm / 92.9 x 119.3 in
acrylic on light canvas (canapa)
Donald Judd
Untitled (89-48)
1989
50 x 100 x 50 cm
douglas fir plywood
Donald Judd
Untitled (89-48)
1989
50 x 100 x 50 cm
douglas fir plywood
Donald Judd
Untitled
1976
35.7 x 43 cm
pencil on paper
Sol LeWitt
Horizontal Lines, Black on Colors
2005
152.4 x 153.7 cm / 60 x 60.5 in
gouache on paper
Sol LeWitt
Horizontal Bands (More or Less)
2002
154 x 147 cm
gouache on paper
Sol LeWitt
Horizontal Brushstrokes
2003
39 x 115 cm / 15.25 x 45.2 in
gouache on paper
Robert Mangold
Double Line Column
2005
2304.8 x 76.2 cm / 120 x 30 in
acrylic and pencil on canvas
Robert Mangold
Three Color Frame Painting
1985
92 x 81.3 cm / 36.25 x 32 in
acrylic and pencil on paper
Robert Mangold
Red-Green Ellipse/Black Frame
1988
76.8 x 111.8 cm
acrylic and pencil on paper
Rita McBride
Parking Garage (L)
2011
28.5 x 47 x 62 cm
bronze sandcasting
Ed. 1/3
Rita McBride
Parking Garage (L)
2011
28.5 x 47 x 62 cm
bronze sandcasting
Ed. 1/3
Rita McBride
Parking Garage (L)
2011
28.5 x 47 x 62 cm
bronze sandcasting
Ed. 1/3
Ree Morton
Don’t worry, I’ll only read you the good parts
1975
137 x 66 cm / 54 x 26 in
oil on celastic
Sylvia Plimack Mangold
Untitled
1977
51 x 51 cm
pencil and acrylic on canvas
Glen Rubsamen
Kimbo
2013
61 x 45.7 cm
acrylic on panel
Fred Sandback
Untitled
1974
162.6 x 304.8 x 15.2 cm
red acrylic yarn, untwisted, four strands (install with 3/16” drill bit)
Richard Tuttle
Formal Alphabet A
2015
13.7 x 36.2 cm
acrylic on corrugated cardboard, steel nails
Richard Tuttle
Formal Alphabet B
2015
27.2 x 20.3 cm
acrylic on corrugated cardboard, steel nails
Richard Tuttle
Formal Alphabet C
2015
15.4 x 17.9 cm
acrylic on corrugated cardboard, steel nails
Richard Tuttle
Formal Alphabet D
2015
14.1 x 27.4 cm
acrylic on corrugated cardboard, steel nails
Richard Tuttle
Formal Alphabet E
2015
19.3 x 17.6 cm
acrylic on corrugated cardboard, steel nails
Richard Tuttle
Formal Alphabet F
2015
22.8 x 19.8 cm
acrylic on corrugated cardboard, steel nails
Richard Tuttle
Formal Alphabet G
2015
22.2 x 17.5 cm
acrylic on corrugated cardboard, steel nails
Richard Tuttle
Formal Alphabet H
2015
24.3 x 20.8 cm
acrylic on corrugated cardboard, steel nails
Richard Tuttle
Formal Alphabet I
2015
22.1 x 22.4 cm
acrylic on corrugated cardboard, steel nails
Richard Tuttle
Formal Alphabet J
2015
24.1 x 15.3 cm
acrylic on corrugated cardboard, steel nails
Richard Tuttle
Formal Alphabet K
2015
25.4 x 23.1 cm
acrylic on corrugated cardboard, steel nails
Richard Tuttle
Formal Alphabet L
2015
30.2 x 23.2 cm
acrylic on corrugated cardboard, steel nails
Richard Tuttle
Formal Alphabet M
2015
11.8 x 33.1 cm
acrylic on corrugated cardboard, steel nails
Jerry Zeniuk
Untitled (Nr. 301)
2008
160 x 160 cm
oil on canvas
Freunde – Friends
March 15 to May 19, 2023
James Bishop
James Bishop
Publisher: ER Publishing, Edited by Molly Warnock
Joseph Egan
Joseph Egan and Anton Himstedt: Common Ground
Publisher: Josef Albers Museum Quadrat Bottrop, Ulrike Growe
INSIGHT #3 spotlights the graphic work of Fred Sandback through three examples from 1974 and 1982.
Andreas Christen, Joseph Egan, Jerry Zeniuk, Quadrat Bottrop. The Collection, Josef Albers Museum Quadrat Bottrop,
April 30 to September 3, 2023
Giulio Paolini, A come Accademia, Accademia Nazionale di San Luca, Rome
April 19 to July 15, 2023
Rita McBride, Particulates, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles
March 26 to November 25, 2023
Sylvia Plimack Mangold, Leaves in the Wind, 125 Newbury Gallery, New York
April 13 to June 3, 2023
Fred Sandback, Simple Facts, Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin
March 31 to September 17, 2023
Joseph Egan, Fliessende Farben Fliessende Linien, Galerie Stahlberger, Weil am Rhein
June 23 to August 18, 2023
Sol LeWitt (1928–2007)
A Wall Drawing Retrospective
Yale University Art Gallery and Williams College Museum of Art
November 16, 2008 – 2033