In 1990 the Museum Wiesbaden held an exhibition with the rather loose title ‘Women Artists of the 20th Century’, which included several works by Louise Nevelson, who had died two years earlier. It is testament to her stature today that the same museum is now hosting a solo exhibition of her art. In part a reaction against the gestural flamboyance of Abstract Expressionism, Nevelson’s sculptures – assemblages of found objects, such as wardrobes, doors and planks of wood, which the artist spray-painted a uniform colour, frequently black – can look monotonous at first. Nevelson brought out the uncanny, menacing side of these objects, however, with sticks of wood often arranged to resemble missiles or blades, for example, and titles such as Artillery Landscape accentuating the sense of danger. Seen together, these sculptures become much eerier. Ten of these, as well as some 50 collages by Nevelson, are on display here (31 October–15 March 2026).
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