[JEANSELLEM VIEWER] — LOTHAR FISCHER SKULPTUR 16.02- 07.03.1973 — Categories: letters, visual, docs, press — Keywords: Galerie S:t Petri, Jean Sellem, archive — Category: letters — Continued on the next page → — Munich, 27 January 1973Dear Jean,On 18 January, I sent you the forty drawings. Unfortunately, they were not sent by registered mail, but I hope they arrived safely nonetheless. I addressed the letter to myself, care of Galerie S:t Petri, and gave my wife as the sender in order to avoid any possible difficulties with customs.The day before yesterday, the fifty posters and ten prints without lettering were sent to you directly from the printers in Augsburg.I received the large photographs yesterday. They have turned out very well, but they were also expensive. I had to pay DM 420, and the printing costs for the poster amount to DM 200. I now have a question: could you deduct the DM 300 gallery rental fee from the proceeds of any sales at the end of the exhibition? I assume that either the bronze or three or four drawings will be sold—or perhaps some photographs.The drawings cost: DM 80 eachThe sculpture (bronze): SEK 1,000The posters (prints without lettering): SEK 10Here are the titles and dimensions of the sculptures shown in the numbered large photographs:Sich liebende Hüllen (Loving Shells), clay, 1969, 23 × 70 — photograph: DM 40Bluse (Blouse), clay, 1969, 20 × 26 — photograph: DM 40Spaziergang (Walk), clay, 1969, 85 × 32 × 37 — photograph: DM 50Maja im Kostüm (Maja in Costume), clay, 1969, 70 × 39 × 52 — photograph: DM 50Uniformrelief (Uniform Relief), clay, 1971, 57 × 64 — photograph: DM 40Kniende II/3 (Kneeling Figure II/3), clay, 1971, 39 × 21 — photograph: DM 50Uniformsegment (Uniform Segment), clay and iron, 1972, 44 × 50 — photograph: DM 40Aufstand der Taschen (Revolt of the Pockets), clay, 1972, 51 × 60 — photograph: DM 40Verschnürte (Tied Figure), clay, 1972, 64 × 10 — photograph: DM 40Kriechende (Crawling Figure), clay, 1972, 37 × 75 — photograph: DM 40Der Kopfhörer (The Headphones), clay, 1972, 41 × 19 — photograph: DM 40Maja im Kostüm II (Maja in Costume II), clay, 1972, 51 × 32 — photograph: DM 40Continued on the next page → — The sculptures marked with a + are currently included in exhibitions but have not yet been sold. They may become available for sale after these exhibitions.Prices of the sculptures:No. 5: DM 3,000No. 7: DM 3,000No. 9: DM 2,000No. 11: DM 2,500No. 12: DM 3,000Tomorrow—or rather, the day after tomorrow, 29 January—I will send the photographs.Please be sure to write me a short note confirming whether everything has arrived safely and whether I can wait until the end of the exhibition before paying the gallery rental fee, or whether you can deduct the DM 300 from any sales.With best regards,Lothar Fischer — — — Category: letters — — — Category: letters — — — Category: letters — — — Category: letters — — — Category: letters — — — Category: letters — — — Category: letters — — — Category: visual — — — Category: letters — — — Category: visual — — — Category: visual — — — Category: letters — — — Category: letters — — — Category: letters — — — Category: letters — — — Category: letters — — — Category: letters — — — Category: letters — — — Category: docs — — — Category: letters — — — Category: docs — — — Category: docs — — — Category: docs — — — Category: docs — — — Category: docs — — — Category: docs — — — — — Category: docs — — — — — — — Category: letters — — — Category: press — <p>ARB 18.2.73</p> — Famous sculptor now exhibited at Galerie S:t PetriLUND: From 16 February to 7 March, Galerie S:t Petri in Lund is presenting documentation—in the form of sketches and photographs—of the work of the world-famous sculptor Lothar Fischer.This is the first time that an entire exhibition has been devoted to him in Sweden. He previously took part in a group exhibition at Lunds konsthall: Erotic Art.On the Continent, he is much more sought after. He is currently participating in one exhibition in Amsterdam and two in Germany—in addition to the one in Lund.The Lund exhibition includes photographs of his sculptures, sketches made by the artist and, finally, one of his sculptures.Visitors can see, among other things, how a sculpture comes into being. The sketches reveal how the works gradually develop. The finished results, represented by photographs, are displayed alongside them.Lothar Fischer is forty years old, lives in Munich and has attracted considerable attention. In 1957–1958, he was involved in founding the well-known Gruppe Spur. Today, Lothar Fischer is virtually an institution in the world of sculpture.Galerie S:t Petri is presenting works from recent years. The sketches date from 1969 to 1973. — — — Category: press — <p><em style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">KUP 19.2.73</em></p> — Pop Lothar strikesLothar Fischer is regarded as an institution in the world of sculpture. At Galerie S:t Petri in Lund, you can now examine for yourself his art of recent years.The year 1960 marked a turning point in his work. Exciting, dynamic and irrational forms suddenly began to appear, in contrast with his earlier attachment to natural forms.The bizarre and the fantastic became his new objective. You can study this development until 7 March, when the exhibition closes.Around 1965, another phase began, when Fischer introduced elements of Pop art into his sculpture.Français — — — Category: press — <p>17.2.73</p> — ART FRONTFrom 16 February to 7 March 1973, Galerie S:t Petri in Lund is presenting documentation, in the form of sketches and photographs, of the work of the Munich-based sculptor Lothar Fischer. — — — Category: press — <p>SKD 17.2.73</p> — West German sculptor at Galerie S:t PetriYesterday, Galerie S:t Petri in Lund held the opening of an exhibition devoted to the West German sculptor Lothar Fischer, who lives in Munich. The exhibition consists of photographs and sketches documenting works from recent years.In 1957–1958, Lothar Fischer participated in the founding of Gruppe Spur. At the time, he worked with closed, sculptural forms, but towards the end of the 1950s his forms became increasingly open and perforated.All the works created from 1960 onwards pursue a new objective. The distortion of the figure derived from nature leads to dynamic and irrational forms. The bizarre and the fantastic replace the figure’s organic construction.Around 1965, a further phase began in Fischer’s sculpture. He then started introducing elements of Pop art. — — — Category: press — <p>SDS 7.3.73</p> — SYMBOLICThe German sculptor Lothar Fischer is presented in Lund through drawings, photographs and a single sculpture. His images consistently deal with traces and impressions of human beings: he depicts coverings, gloves, sweaters and other garments, stretched out and voluminous as if someone were wearing them—yet the garments are empty shells.These shells acquire a life of their own, particularly in the drawings, where they move, act and transform themselves as though they were living creatures. Objects have taken over the lives of human beings—or have human beings lost their individuality and been turned into objects?Fischer’s images of the traces and imprints left by human beings invite symbolic interpretations of the human condition without making any more definite statement about it. — — — Category: press — This small, ambitious and active gallery, whose exhibitions vary considerably in quality—probably because of its desire to avoid exercising any form of control—has now achieved something remarkable by presenting a small and excellent exhibition devoted to the West German sculptor Lothar Fischer.Because sending clay sculptures from Munich to Lund and back would have been too expensive, the gallery chose to present only one sculpture, in bronze. Instead, large photographs of the clay sculptures and numerous drawings and preparatory sketches are exhibited.The drawings resemble notes: rapidly recorded, flowing ideas intended to be developed in another material. In the modelled clay sculptures, one can almost see the artist’s fingertips swiftly shaping the clay and bringing it to life.There is something fundamental in these sculptures: a sense of alienation and wonder. Shoulders withdraw; bodies abandon their clothes, leaving them to perform alone in soft, undulating gestures. — — — Category: letters — — — Category: press — <p><em style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">Helsingborgs Dagblad, 22.02.1973</em></p> — The German sculptor Lothar Fischer is currently exhibiting works, photographs and sketches at Galerie S:t Petri in Lund. The photograph shows the sculpture Parzen auf Sofa.At present, and until early March, the gallery is hosting the well-known German sculptor Lothar Fischer. For understandable reasons, the exhibition consists mainly of documentation in the form of sketches and photographs. — — — Category: press — <p>19.2.73</p> — MUSIC AND IMAGESSwedish Marie and French Jean have created a small cultural centre in their miniature gallery in Lund, where people flock both to see art and to listen to music…Galerie Sct. Petri in Lund is quite a remarkable enterprise. It is run by the young couple, Swedish Marie and French Jean. Despite their youth and the gallery’s location, they have succeeded in creating a lively art scene in the small side street Kyrkogatan 5, in the cathedral city of Lund in Skåne.The list of artists they have exhibited in the course of a single year is quite impressive. Artists from all over Europe, from Eastern Europe and America have been invited to Lund. Scandinavian artists, however, have benefited most from the opportunity to present their work with Marie and Jean.Continued on the next page → — In addition to its regular exhibitions, Galerie Sct. Petri organises musical evenings with small chamber ensembles. People arrive in large numbers and have to sit on the floor, stand along the walls or hang halfway out of the windows. The gallery is very small, but interest is considerable. There is no room for chairs.“A cultural centre?” Jean smiles, flattered. “Well, we have certainly created the most active cultural venue in all of southern Sweden.”Jean gestures with his hands in the French manner and impresses with his choice of words in the difficult Swedish language. He is strikingly modern, with a large Afro hairstyle and dressed entirely in black. Marie, with her long fair hair, also favours black clothing. Their eyes shine with happiness and idealism.“Art is difficult, art is delightful, art is quite simply necessary.”Yesterday, they held the opening of a major exhibition by the Munich sculptor Lothar Fischer. As already mentioned, the rooms are small, so the exhibition consists of drawings and photographs.It is something of a coup for Galerie Sct. Petri to secure an artist such as Lothar Fischer. He achieved his breakthrough in 1956 with the sculpture The Rider, which is reminiscent of Marino Marini. He did not become truly famous, however, until 1960, when he presented The Apocalyptic Rider.After 1960, he began working with more irrational forms and developed a more independent language of expression. From around 1965, Lothar Fischer introduced the principles of Pop art into his work. Marie and Jean are presenting works from this most recent decade of Fischer’s creative life at Galerie Sct. Petri.The exhibition continues through 7 March.Vivi — — — Category: docs — — — Category: docs — — — Category: visual — — — — — Category: visual