MUNICH, GERMANY - “Values” (“Werte”) is the title of the new exhibition by Munich artist Albert von Stein, opening next week at the museum of technology group and banknote specialist Giesecke & Devrient (G&D), also in Munich. The 36 artworks displayed examine the significance and treatment of value in our society. The exhibition opens to visitors on Tuesday, June 18, 2013, with entry free of charge (prior registration required).
Albert von Stein has spent many years considering the way value is assigned in the art world. Spurred on by the words of literary Nobel Prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa: “The value of an artwork is measured by its price; not the other way around,” the artist has taken a unique approach to the value debate. By depicting banknotes in different arrangements, for instance, he bestows a concrete value on his artworks, simultaneously determining their price. The price is also the title of each piece. Albert von Stein’s take on this topic thus turns “the value” into art in its own right. His chosen medium here is acrylic and inkjet on canvas.
“The banknotes are the only element created by inkjet printing in these pieces – everything else is painted,” confirms the artist. “My new exhibition is intended to invite general reflections on the origins and measurement of value,” he explains. “Values” is a self-contained exhibition of a completed series – no further value-related works of this type will be produced.
The exhibition will be open for viewing from June 18 through September 3, 2013 at the banknote museum located in G&D’s former lobby (corner of Prinzregentenstrasse and Vogelweidestrasse). There is no entrance fee. Group tours for up to twenty people can be organized on two afternoons a week (Tuesdays and Thursdays at 1 p.m. or 3 p.m.) with prior notice. Visitors should register by calling +49 (0)89 4119-1354 between 10 a.m. and 12 noon on weekdays. The exhibition is closed during weekends and public holidays.
More information about the artist and his works is available at www.albert-v-stein.com orwww.camelleague.com , as well as via the Albert von Stein app.
