Berlin, April 26, 2021

EXHIBITION PREVIEW

Museumsinsel , Alte Nationalgalerie Bodestr. 1-3, 10178 Berlin- temporarily closed

Paul Gauguin – Why Are You Angry? GENERALDIREKTION PRESS – COMMUNICATION – SPONSORS planned for March 25 – July 10, 2022 A special exhibition by the Nationalgalerie – Staatliche Museen zu Berlin Stauffenbergstraße 41 10785 Berlin Paul Gauguin (Paris 1848–1903 Atuona, Hiva Oa) was one of the cen- tral trailblazers of Modern art, and his most famous were MECHTILD KRONENBERG produced on the Pacific island of Tahiti between 1891 and 1901. HEAD OF DIVISION “Paul Gauguin – Why Are You Angry?” at the Alte Nationalgalerie looks at Gauguin’s oeuvre – which was also shaped by Western, co- FIONA GEUSS lonial ideas of ‘the exotic’ and ‘the erotic’ –, juxtaposing the works PRESS OFFICER NATIONALGALERIE with historical material from both Gauguin’s past and his present, Tel: +49 30 3978 34-17 and with international contemporary art. Mobile: +49 151 527 51 565

Gauguin left the art capital of Paris, his wife and five children in 1891 to [email protected] embark on a spiritual and artistic quest to French Polynesia, where he www.smb.museum lived until his death, apart from one interlude. It was in this period that Gauguin created one of his major works, the "Tahitian Fisher- women" (1891) from the Nationalgalerie’s collection.

Against the backdrop of historical influences and postcolonial debates, the exhibition interrogates Gauguin’s self-created myth of the “savage artist”. Gauguin made recourse to a colonialist dream of an earthly paradise, but at the same time managed to articulate a completely novel artistic vision. “Paul Gauguin – Why Are You Angry?” approaches Gauguin from various angles, and also provides a contemporary perspective through works by artists such as Angela Tiatia (NZ/AUS), Yuki Kihara (WS/JP) and Nashashibi/Skaer (UK), along with the Tahitian activist and multi-artist Henri Hiro (PF).

“Paul Gaugin – Why Are You Angry?” is an exhibition by Nationalgalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, in cooperation with and based on the con- cept of Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen, made possible by the Freunde der Nationalgalerie. Curated by Anna Kærsgaard Gregersen, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen with Ralph Gleis, Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin.

The exhibition will be accompanied by a 160-page catalogue with a Ger- man and an English edition featuring numerous reproductions.

Due to the pandemic situation the exhibition dates are subject of change. Please visit our website for current information: www.smb.museum

The exhibition is made possible by Freunde der Nationalgalerie.

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