Artists

Günther Uecker

Press release

Throughout his life, Günther Uecker was one of the most active, internationally successful and popular artists in Germany. His name is inextricably linked with the legendary Group Zero, and his nail reliefs in particular are highly regarded around the world. Uecker’s multifaceted oeuvre also includes stage sets and scenic designs for opera and drama.

In an exhibition that has long been planned with Günther Uecker as part of this year’s Munich Opera Festival, we are showing set designs and costume figures that Uecker created for Richard Wagner’s “Lohengrin” production at the Bayreuth Festival 1979-1982.

On the occasion of his sudden death on June 10, 2025, selected works from his oeuvre will also be shown in a tribute. They shed light on the long-standing and friendly relationship with the artist, which goes back to the founding of Walter Storms Galerie in 1977.