Museum Ritter Retrospective of Marguerite Hersberger
Museum Ritter is hosting a retrospective of Swiss concrete artist Marguerite Hersberger, showcasing her constructive works that blend geometric precision with atmospheric sensuality. Hersberger's practice, rooted in Concrete Art and Minimalism, consistently explores space through elementary forms, transparency, color, light, and shadow. Since the early 1970s, she has primarily worked with acrylic glass, creating vibrant constellations of shapes. The exhibition highlights her distinct series unified by a coherent engagement with spatial themes and material experimentation.
Key facts
- Museum Ritter presents a retrospective of Marguerite Hersberger.
- Hersberger is a Swiss concrete artist.
- Her work combines geometric vocabulary with atmospheric sensuality.
- She is associated with Concrete Art and Minimalism.
- Her oeuvre consistently engages with the theme of space.
- She prefers working with acrylic glass.
- She began using transparent plastic glass in the early 1970s.
- Her work plays with transparency, color, light, and shadow.
Entities
Artists
- Marguerite Hersberger
Institutions
- Museum Ritter