Eva Hesse, Lukas Heerich, Rindon Johnson Dialogue at max goelitz, Munich
In Munich, max goelitz showcases a three-artist exhibition featuring contemporary creators Lukas Heerich and Rindon Johnson alongside early works on paper and a painting by Eva Hesse, open until July 4, 2026. This exhibition, organized in partnership with Hauser & Wirth for Various Others 2026, delves into themes of material experimentation, instability, and corporeality. Heerich presents delicate, site-specific pieces that interact with architecture through techniques like grafting and cutting, utilizing reclaimed wood and perforation as both method and metaphor. Johnson's work incorporates animal-based materials such as rawhide and catgut, alluding to technological and bodily histories, while a temporary brick installation in the gallery window modifies light and space. Hesse’s 1960 painting Spectre and her 1961 ink drawings illustrate her evolution from painting to sculpture. The exhibition transforms the gallery by removing wall sections to reveal infrastructure, guiding viewers’ perceptions and treating architecture as a permeable entity.
Key facts
- Exhibition at max goelitz, Munich, runs until July 4, 2026
- Organized with Hauser & Wirth for Various Others 2026
- Features works by Eva Hesse, Lukas Heerich, and Rindon Johnson
- Includes Hesse's Spectre painting from 1960 and ink drawings from 1961
- Heerich uses reclaimed timber, grafting, cutting, and transplantation
- Johnson uses rawhide, catgut, and goldbeater's skin
- A temporary brick structure is inserted into the gallery window
- Gallery walls are partially removed to expose infrastructure
Entities
Artists
- Eva Hesse
- Lukas Heerich
- Rindon Johnson
- E. Luanne McKinnon
Institutions
- max goelitz
- Hauser & Wirth
- Various Others
Locations
- Munich
- Germany
- San Francisco
- United States