Hans Hartung: Revenge / Perrotin New York

Until 18 February the gallery Perrotin in New York presents an exhibition of paintings by Hans Hartung. Hans Hartung (1904-1989) was a German-French painter and graphic artist. He is considered one of the pioneers of the art movement of Informel. The show takes over all three floors of Perrotin’s New York space with works from the 1970s, a seminal period for the artist marked by experimentation with tools, shapes and colors. Titled Revenge, the exhibition seeks to redress Hartung’s 1975 exhibit at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, which left the German-French painter underappreciated in the United States. Revenge recreates a section of the Met exhibition with paintings that were on view in 1975.

Hans Hartung: Revenge / Perrotin New York. New York, January 13, 2023.