Manfred Mohr: broken symmetry / Computer Works 1969 - 2007

Curators: Ingmar Lahnemann, Barbara Nierhoff, and Wulf Herzogenrath

Kunsthalle Bremen, Bremen, Germany

April 24 - July 1 2007

Retrospective exhibition associated with the d.velop digital art award [ddaa] 2006

Views of the exhibition        Photos by Manfred Mohr and Estarose Wolfson (click for larger image) P-709, space.color, series of 5 paintings, 1999-2001 P-1011, subsets, 2 paintings from the algorithm, 2004 P-707, space.color, 2 paintings from the algorithm, 1999-2001 P-197, cubic limit II, painting, 1977-1987 (left), P-397, Divisibility III, structure / relief, 1986 (middle), P-407, Dimensions II, shaped canvas, 1987 (right) P-197, cubic limit II, painting, 1977-1987 (left), P-397, Divisibility III, structure / relief, 1986 (right) P-397, Divisibility III, structure / relief, 1986 (left), P-407, Dimensions II, shaped canvas, 1987 (right) P-511, Half Planes, shaped canvas, 1996 (left), P-486, Laserglyphs, laser-cut steel relief, 1992 (right) P-486, Laserglyphs, laser-cut steel relief, 1992 (left) P-502, Half Planes, 3 drawings from the algorithm, 1996 (left), P-777, space.color.motion, realtime computer animation, 2 works from the algorithm, 2002 - 2004 (right) P-05, Random Numbers, wooden algorithmic sculpture, 1969 (in foreground) P-10, Random Walk, 4 drawings from 2 versions of the algorithm, 1969 P-26 and P-28, Inversion Logique, series of 2 drawings from 2 versions of the algorithm, 1970 P-21, Band Structure, drawing from the algorithm, 1970 P-161, Cubic Limit I, series of 13 combinatorial drawings mounted on wood, 1974 P-36, White Noise, drawing from the algorithm, 1970-1972 P-49, P-50, Formal Language I and II, 2 drawings from the 2 versions of the algorithm, 1970 P-97, Theoretical Space Projection, drawing from the algorithm, 1972 P-103, Visual Pythagoras, series of 4 drawings, 1972 P-52, Quark Lines, drawing from the algorithm, 1970 (left), P-128, Sphereless, drawing from the algorithm, 1972 (right) P-154, Cubic Limit I, series of 3 drawings, 1973 P-159, P-155, P155, Cubic Limit I, 3 drawings from the algorithms, 1974 P-185, Cubic Limit II, series of 3 drawings, 1976 P-164, Cubic Limit I, drawing from the algorithm, 1975 P-163, Cubic Limit I, series of 4 drawings, 1975 P-181, Cubic Limit I, series of 3 drawings, 1975 P-142, Negative Field Syntax, 1973 (left, top), P-148, Inschrift, 1973 (left, bottom), P-122, Scratch Code, 1972 (right) P-308, Divisibility I, series of 2 drawings, 1980 P-304, P300, Divisibility I, series of 2 drawings, 1980 P-200, Cubic Limit II, series of 10 drawings, 1977 P-196, Cubic Limit II, drawing from the algorithm, 1977 P-202, Cubic Limit II, series of 6 drawings mounted on wood, 1977 P-417, Dimensions II, series of 6 drawings, 1987 P-225, Dimensions I, a drawing from the algorithm, 1978 (left), P-226, Dimensions I, a drawing from the algorithm, 1978-1979 (right) P-231, Dimensions I, combinatorial drawing from the algorithm, 1978-1979 P-228, Dimensions I, 2 drawings from a series of 8, 1978-1979 P-306/350, Divisibility II, 7 part shaped canvas, 1984-1994 P-360, P-350, Divisibility II, 2 drawings from the algorithms, 1984 P-671, space.color, 2 drawings from the algorithm, 1999-2003 P-502, Half Planes, 3 drawings from the algorithm, 1996 P-777, space.color.motion, realtime computer animation, 2 works from the algorithm, 2002 - 2004 P-480, Laserglyphs, 3 combinatorial drawings from a series of 32 from the algorithm, 1991 P-1011, subsets, 2 drawings from the algorithm, 2004 P-495, Counterpoint, 2 drawings from the algorithm, 1994-1995 P-1011, subsets.motion, realtime computer animation, 1 work from the algorithm, 2004-2005

In the Vitrines        (click for larger image) Explicative drawing for P-231, Dimensions I P-227, explicative drawing for magic square of P-226, Dimensions I, 1978 (left), P-221, explicative drawing for division of 4-D graph, Dimensions I, 1978 (right) global view of a vitrine in the show Closeup of a vitrine in show with computer Hollerith punched cards of Fortran program 3 examples of my experiments with Anamorphoses, 1976 3 examples of my collaboration with Pierre Cordier, my computer drawings treated with his chemography, 1972 Computer generated etching from Cubic Limit I, 1975 Little Book of Random Numbers, 1971

Signs and Texts        (click for larger image) Martin Koplin, Manfred Mohr interview, 2003

People        (click for larger image) Dieter and Christine Mueller-Roth (my Stuttgart gallerists), Margarete Roeder (gallerist), Heinz Teufel (my Cologne gallerist), Heidi Mohr (my sister-in-law), Estarose Wolfson (my wife) and myself standing Dr. Barbara Nierhoff (left, curator), Dr. Ingmar Lähnemann (right, curator) Wolfgang Lieser (my Berlin gallerist), Dr. Wulf Herzogenrath (museum director), myself Dr. Wulf Herzogenrath (museum director) and myself Heinz Teufel (my Cologne gallerist) and Gilles Gheerbrant (my Montreal gallerist) Dr. Lida von Mengden (wrote essay in catalog) and myself

Catalog, Invitation, Press Catalog of Exhibition in German / English Manfred Mohr - broken symmetry: winner of the d.velop digital art award [ddaa] 2006 - Kunsthalle Bremen, Edited by: Wulf Herzogenrath, Barbara Nierhoff, and Ingmar Lähnemann, 24 April - 1 Juli 2007, Bremen - Texts: "Words of Greeting" by Bernd Neumann,MdB "Two-Dimensionality vs Multi-Dimensionality" by Ingmar Lähnemann "Manfred Mohr - Research in the Aesthetic Universe of the Cube" by Lida Von Mengden     English     Deutsch "The idea that something can be programmed and then calculated hit me like a flash of light!" Manfred Mohr in conversation with Barbara Nierhoff     English     Deutsch Invitation Press about the exhibition - Arnulf Marzluf, Manfred Mohr, Bremen Kunsthalle, Bremen, ARTnews December 2007 - Ingmar Lähnemann, Manfred Mohr: broken symmetry, Punkt 7, Kunst im Nordwesten, Kunstverein Bremen, Frühjahr 2007 - Arnulf Marzluf, Winke aus der x-ten Dimension, Weser Kurier Bremen 24.4.2007 (not yet fotocopied)

Other related show: Manfred Mohr / (ddaa award), Landesvertretung Bremen in Berlin, Germany, 12. Feb - 15. Sep 2007        (click for larger image) Manfred Mohr in front of Bremen consulate in Berlin P-707, space.color, 3 paintings from the algorithm, 1999-2001 P-495, Counterpoint, 2 paintings from the algorithm, 1994-1995 P-417, Dimensions II, 3 prints from the algorithm, 1987 P-486, Laserglyphs, laser-cut steel relief, 1992 P-350, Divisibility II, painting from the algorithm, 1984 P-1011, subsets, 2 paintings from the algorithm, 2004 P-709, space.color, series of 5 paintings from the algorithm, 1999-2002 P-707, space.color, painting from the algorithm, 1999-2001