Kebbel Villa Reopens with Boris Lurie and NO!art Exhibition

Kebbel Villa in Schwandorf has just reopened after making some improvements for accessibility. It now hosts the exhibit 'NEIN! Boris Lurie and NO!art'. Boris Lurie, who lived from 1924 to 2008, was originally from Leningrad and grew up in Riga. He survived the Holocaust, tragically losing many family members during the Rumbula massacre on December 8, 1941. He and his father were liberated in April 1945 and moved to New York in 1946. Lurie's unique style mixed various art forms, highlighting Holocaust themes alongside popular culture. This exhibition includes important pieces like his early War Series from 1946, plus works from NO!art founders Sam Goodman and Stanley Fisher. Notably, four new pieces featuring 'NEIN' are being shown for the first time. Lurie, who considered German his 'second mother tongue', contemplated a move to Berlin in the 1970s and supported himself through different jobs, including fashion illustration. His work is held in collections at MoMA and the National Gallery of Art. An illustrated catalogue with essays from Rudij Bergmann, Jürgen Dehm, Georg Imdahl, and Dietmar Rübel will be released soon. Jürgen Dehm curated the exhibition with the Boris Lurie Art Foundation.