May 2–July 28, 2006

Ubu Gallery announces an exhibition of approximately 70 small-format, vintage photographs by Hans Bellmer (1902–1975), whose overt influence on current art trends still far outweighs the recognition of his emotionally- and intellectually-charged oeuvre. The exhibition will present the earliest examples of Bellmer’s photographic output—specifically, miniatures created in 1934 in connection with the realization of the original German edition of Die Puppe and contact prints of images made between 1935 and 1938, which were considered for inclusion in Les Jeux de la poupée. Bellmer’s photographic activity was sporadic and his production was limited—no more than 150 different images (and within this group many just subtly varied)—yet it possesses an extraordinary richness and individuality without peer in Surrealism.

Ubu’s exhibition coincides with the Centre Georges Pompidou’s traveling retrospective, “Hans Bellmer: Anatomy of Desire,” closing May 22, 2006 (subsequent venues are the Staatliche Graphische Sammlung, Munich and Whitechapel Art Gallery, London) and an exhibition at New York’s Miguel Abreu Gallery, “Hans Bellmer: Drawings, Photographs and Prints,” on view from April 29–July 2, 2006.


View additional works by Hans Bellmer our artist's webpage: Hans Bellmer


PRESS: The New York Times / Art in Review / June 23, 2006 / Roberta Smith

ARTINFO.COM / News & Features / June 2006 / 4 reproductions

The Brooklyn Rail / Art Reviews / June 2006 / Stephanie Buhmann / 1 reproduction

The New York Sun / Arts & Letters / Thursday, June 8, 2006