Artists

Jim Dine

Press release

The ALBERTINA Museum is presenting the highlights of its large collection of works by Jim Dine - a representative selection of the artist's generous donation that represents his oeuvre in a multifaceted way.

The group of self-portraits allows for an independent, intensive and surprising dialog with the artist and his work. Dine experiments with a variety of techniques and materials and explores youth and age, intimacy and extraversion as well as seriality and creativity on paper. His figurative motifs such as bathrobes, hearts or tools can be read as representatives of the artist - as an objectification of his feelings, as Dine himself explains. The use and further development of different printing processes testify to Dine's fascination with printmaking techniques in general. The upcoming exhibition provides a comprehensive overview of these aspects of his work.