MASI presents "Ernst Ludwig Kirchner and the artists of the Rot-Blau group". The exhibition explores the work of one of the leading exponents of twentieth-century expressionism, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (Aschaffenburg, Germany, 1880- Davos, Switzerland, 1938).

The show in MASI, which presents ten medium and large format paintings, some of which are rarities, from prestigious public and private collections, highlights the German master's connection to Ticino and Davos. It also sets out to show the profound influence that Kirchner had on an entire generation of young Basel artists, such as Hermann Scherer, Albert Müller and Paul Camenisch, co-founders of the Rot-Blau artistic group. Created as an in-depth investigation of a theme related to the permanent exhibition of the MASI collection entitled "Sentiment and observation", the Kirchner exhibition thus forges a dialogue with a key element of the Museum's collections, in particular the room dedicated to the works of the Rot-Blau group in the Mendrisio area.

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