Karl Horst Hödicke is an eminent figure in the realm of contemporary German art, particularly celebrated for his contributions to Neo-Expressionist painting. Hödicke's distinguished brushwork, paired with a unique chromatic scheme emphatically recalls specific locales. Berlin's dynamic urban landscape for exmaple stands prominently as a recurrent theme in his oeuvre. Upon relocating to Berlin in 1957, Hödicke emerged as a vocal advocate amongst a niche assembly of avant-garde intellects, keen on radically redefining the landscape of painting. As German post-war modernism was reintegrating into the global inclination toward abstractionism, Hödicke audaciously championed a renaissance of figurative painting, challenging the then emerging paradigms that deemed it archaic. Consequently, Hödicke's pioneering efforts positioned him at the forefront of German Neo-Expressionism and New Figuration, sharing this platform with luminaries such as Georg Baselitz, Jörg Immendorf, and A.R. Penck. He played a seminal role in the inception and propulsion of the 'Neue Wilde' or 'Junge Wilde' movement in 1978, which burgeoned in the German-speaking domain as a counter-narrative to the prevailing minimalist and conceptual trends.


Berlin

Documenta

Kassel

Venice Biennial

Venice

Nürnberg

Copenhagen

Collaborations

Beijing

Tang Contemporary Art

Katharina Maria Raab

Leipzig

Galerie Für Zeitgenössische Kunst

London

Marlborough

L.A. Louver

König Galerie

Berlinische Gallery

New York City

Annina Nosei Gallery

Hamburg

Galerie Vera Munro

Daad Galerie

David Zwirner

Hamburger Kunsthalle

Künzelsau

Wurth Museum

Munich

Museum Brandhorst

Luzern

Kunstmuseum Luzern

Erstein

Musée Wurth

Akademie Der Kunste

New Berlin Art Society

Philadelphia

Philadelphia Museum of Art

Frankfurt am Main

Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt

Karlsruhe

The Zkm

Neue Nationalgalerie

Schwäbisch Hall

Hamburger Bahnhof - Museum Für Gegenwart

Neuss

Langen Foundation

Basel

Museum Tinguely

Düsseldorf

Museum Kunstpalast

São Paulo

Museu De Arte Moderna De Sao Paulo

MoMA

Kunsthalle Nürnberg

Fridericianum

Atlanta

High Museum of Art

Vienna

Mumok - Museum Moderner Kunst Wien

Frankfurter Kunstverein

Kunsthalle Düsseldorf

Brussels

Paleis Voor Schone Kunsten

Los Angeles

Hammer Museum

Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv Museum of Art

Gropius Bau

Royal Academy of Arts

Kunstverein Hamburg

Milan

Palazzo Reale

Rotterdam

Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen

Barcelona

Macba

Pinakothek Der Moderne

Stuttgart

Staatsgalerie Stuttgart

Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen

Badischer Kunstverein

Karl Horst Hödicke

Universität Der Künste Berlin

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