Richard Paul Lohse
Overview
Intro
This artist, graphic designer and theorist from Zurich was one of the key figures in constructivist-concrete art.
A Museum Haus Konstruktiv exhibition in cooperation with the Richard Paul Lohse Foundation, MASI Lugano, the Josef Albers Museum in Bottrop, and the Wilhelm Hack Museum in Ludwigshafen am Rhein
Museum Haus Konstruktiv’s programme for the year 2026 begins with a comprehensive solo exhibition on Richard Paul Lohse (1902–1988). This painter and graphic designer from Zurich, who also made a name for himself as a theorist capable of incisive reflection, was one of the key figures in constructivist-concrete art. With his multifaceted oeuvre, he shaped not only the development of modern Swiss graphic design, but also the post-war period’s international avant-garde. From a present-day perspective, it is particularly remarkable that Lohse was already developing his rational and serial visual systems in the 1940s and 1950s, well in advance of the ideas along similar lines that would give rise to major art movements in the 1960s. He also demonstrated a strong commitment to socio-political issues, voicing his conviction that art, among other things, always conveyed social structures.
The current exhibition focuses on Lohse’s output as a painter. With over fifty works realised between 1942 and 1987, we provide insight into his oeuvre, which began with abstract approaches and evolved into a geometric, systematic visual language.
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Museum Haus Konstruktiv
Limmatstrasse 268 8005 Zürich 044 217 70 80 info@hauskonstruktiv.ch |
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Currently: Enjoy 20% off the regular and reduced admission prices!
Valid until the opening of additional exhibition spaces in the west wing – in June 2026.
Regular ticket: CHF 18.00
Students, apprentices, senior citizens, IV: CHF 12.00
Joint ticket with Kunsthalle Zürich: CHF 20.00 / 15.00
Children and adolescents under 18 years of age, Donors, members: free admission
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Event dates
- 09 May 2026
- 10 May 2026
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Museum Haus Konstruktiv
Limmatstrasse 268
8005
Zürich
Switzerland
Phone
+41 (0)44 217 70 80
info@hauskonstruktiv.ch
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