Museum Würth, Künzelsau
December 18, 2023 - October 27, 2024
11 a.m. - 6 p.m. daily
Admission free
Anthony Caro (New Malden near London 1924–2013 London) and Eduardo Chillida (San Sebastián 1924–2002 San Sebastián) number among the most eminent sculptors of the 20th century. Their works are represented in renowned collections and museums worldwide and have long since enriched the Würth Collection. The artists would both have turned 100 in 2024. Museum Würth is taking this as an opportunity to bring their respective oeuvres to life with around 70 selected sculptures and mural works.
With their sculptures, which reflect their own respective individual artistic styles, Caro and Chillida transcended existing boundaries. These two artists are hailed as representatives of sculptural abstraction and significantly contributed to the development of modern sculpture.
The exhibition was created in close cooperation with the families of the two artists, as well as the Anthony Caro Centre and Museo Chillida Leku. Along with the holdings of the Würth Collection, it displays a number of selected works on loan in order to demonstrate the entire spectrum of development in these two sculptors’ works over a period of several decades.
The film "Anthony Caro" from the series "theEYE" can be seen in our exhibition during opening hours. It provides an insight into the artist's work. In interview, Anthony Caro speaks about the development of his art from the bronze figures of the 1950s through the many variations of his work with metals, his hybrids of sculpture and architecture, and his large-scale, multi-part responses to the paintings of Old Masters and the worlds of myth and Christianity. (approx. 26 min.)
Anthony Caro,High Altar, 2009-2010, Würth Collection Inv. 15023 © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2024 Photo: Philipp Schönborn, München
Eduardo Chillida, Gravitación / Gravitation, 1993, Würth Collection Inv. 3427 © Zabalaga-Leku / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2024 Photo: Würth Archive
Eduardo Chillida, Saludo a Parmenides / Salute to Parmenides, 1995, Würth Collection Inv. 3519 © Zabalaga-Leku / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2024 Photo: Würth / Ufuk Arslan
Anthony Caro, Table Peace 'Bastion Dance', 1995, Würth Collection Inv. 4002 © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2024 Photo: Würth Archive
Photo: Würth / Ufuk Arslan
Anthony Caro,High Altar, 2009-2010, Würth Collection Inv. 15023 © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2024 Photo: Philipp Schönborn, München
Eduardo Chillida, Gravitación / Gravitation, 1993, Würth Collection Inv. 3427 © Zabalaga-Leku / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2024 Photo: Würth Archive
Eduardo Chillida, Saludo a Parmenides / Salute to Parmenides, 1995, Würth Collection Inv. 3519 © Zabalaga-Leku / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2024 Photo: Würth / Ufuk Arslan
Anthony Caro, Table Peace 'Bastion Dance', 1995, Würth Collection Inv. 4002 © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2024 Photo: Würth Archive
Photo: Würth / Ufuk Arslan
A catalog for this exhibition has been published by Swiridoff. The catalog can be purchased in our art shops or online. You can find additional details on the Swiridoff website.