Museum Brandhorst Openinghttp://www.vernissage.tv | With the opening of the Museum Brandhorst in Munich's "Kunstareal", the Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen gain an institution with an impressive collection of works of modern and contemporary art. The Museum Brandhorst is the new home of the Udo and Anette Brandhorst Collection.
Two focal points of emphasis give the Brandhorst Collection its character. With more than sixty paintings, drawings, and sculptures by the American artist Cy Twombly (born 1928), it offers the greatest overview of Twombly's development outside the USA. The whole upper floor is dedicated to Cy Twombly and shows, among other works the Lepanto and Roses-cycles. The second focal point is Andy Warhol, who is represented with over 100 pieces, among them two huge "Last Supper" and "Oxidation" paintings. The collection features other positions with artists such as Sigmar Polke, Georg Baselitz, Gerhard Richter, Eric Fischl, Mario Merz, Franz West, Katharina Fritsch, Christopher Wool, Robert Gober, Damien ...