Exhibition
That Was The Bauhaus Immaginista
14 Sep 2019 – 15 Sep 2019
Elke und Arno Morenz Collection - EAMC
Berlin, Germany
The beginnings of the EAM Collection were laid down when Elke Morenz met Maurice Lemaître in 1962 while she was a student in Paris. He introduced her to the Avant-garde in St. Germain des Prés, Montparnasse and Montmartre. Elke was quickly intrigued by the Lettrists’ ideas and, after marrying Arno Morenz in 1968, they started collecting Lettrist works.
The family lived in New York, Düsseldorf, Paris, London, Hannover and Aachen, but never lost contact to the group of artists. When they lived in Paris in the 1970s, their contact became closer and they took part in the meetings of the Lettrist group on the first floor of Café Lutèce on Boulevard St. Michel. During that period, the earlier artworks were largely acquired from the artists directly.
After Elke Morenz’ sudden death, Arno Morenz moved the collection to Berlin in 2011 to make it accessible to a wider public and to communicate the ideas and innovations of the Lettrist movement. Since 2013 the collection has been open to the public upon appointment.
Today, the EAMC comprises approx. 180 works of painting, photography, sculptures, drawings, lithographs, films and music recordings. It also includes a large number of documents, letters, exhibition catalogues, invitations and avant-garde magazines.
Exhibition
That Was The Bauhaus Immaginista
14 Sep 2019 – 15 Sep 2019
Elke und Arno Morenz Collection - EAMC
Berlin, Germany
Event
French Breakfast
14 Sep 2019 – 15 Sep 2019
Elke und Arno Morenz Collection - EAMC
Berlin, Germany
Exhibition
Soulèvement de la Jeunesse - Youth Uprising
29 May 2018 – 01 Dec 2018
Elke und Arno Morenz Collection - EAMC
Berlin, Germany
Exhibition
Goodbye, Mr. Chaplin
26 Sep 2018 – 30 Nov 2018
Elke und Arno Morenz Collection - EAMC
Berlin, Germany
Event
EAM Collection
16 Sep 2017 – 17 Sep 2017
Elke und Arno Morenz Collection - EAMC
Berlin, Germany
Exhibition
EAM Collection
17 Sep 2016 – 18 Sep 2016
Elke und Arno Morenz Collection - EAMC
Berlin, Germany