Markus Luepertz: In the Divine Light: Gemeentemuseum, Den Haag, Netherlands

‘Artists have helped God create the world’
– Markus Lüpertz

To German painter and sculptor Markus Lüpertz (b. 1941), it is blindingly obvious that art far transcends everyday life. Wherever possible he proclaims this view, which stands in stark contrast to the contemporary discourse, in which art has to compete with vulgar entertainment and lifestyle. In the media, he underlines his message with his impeccable and self-assured performance as the ‘Painter Prince’. The superiority of art to everyday life is likewise expressed in various ways in the architecture of the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag. This similarity is the point of departure for the forthcoming major retrospective of Lüperz’s work. The exhibition will be arranged thematically rather than chronologically and will focus not only on recent work and the highlights of the artist’s oeuvre, but also on the brilliant personality of Lüpertz himself.