Event
Guided tour "Heinz Gappmayr - artist and mentor"

Guided tour with curator Günther Dankl through the exhibition "Heinz Gappmayr - Artist and Mentor".

The Tyrolean artist Heinz Gappmayr (1925-2010) is considered one of the most important international representatives of Concrete and Visual Poetry. From the late 1950s onwards, he developed an artistic concept that focused on language itself as an object of art. He presented signs, words, numbers and basic geometric shapes visually in order to examine the categorical possibilities of language.

The exhibition at Rabalderhaus Schwaz, presented on the occasion of the artist's 100th birthday, explores Gappmayr's influence on the young art scene in Tyrol in the years from around 1965 to 1995. In addition to works by Heinz Gappmayr, this is expressed in works by the artists Hellmut Bruch, Thomas Feuerstein, Hans Grosch, Martin Gostner, Peter Kogler, Norbert Pümpel, Eva Schlegel, Ernst Trawöger, Maria Vill, Martin Walde and Peter Warum.

In addition, the presentation of the portfolio texts and commentaries will highlight Gappmayr's relationships with national and international artists. A choral work by musician Johannes Maria Staud based on texts by Heinz Gappmayr will also be played over loudspeakers.

The majority of the works come from the holdings of the Tyrolean State Museums and thus form part of the Ferdinandeum on the Road project. From July 4 to September 28, the Tyrolean State Museums will be showing texts by Heinz Gappmayr at ten locations in public spaces in Innsbruck (opening: July 3, 6 pm). Info at: www.tiroler-landesmuseen.at

Opening times: July 4 to September 14, 2025, Thu to Sun 4 to 7 pm

Artist talk: August 28, 2025, 7 pm

Guided tours: Sunday, July 6, August 3 and September 14, 5 pm