Anne Loch: Zentrum Paul Klee Exhibition 2026 in Switzerland

Zentrum Paul Klee in Bern, Switzerland, is hosting an exhibition titled Painting: So what? featuring the works of artist Anne Loch, running from July 18 to September 20, 2026. The exhibition showcases monumental depictions of mountains, blossoms, and animals that challenge conventional artistic perception.

Beginning her career in Cologne's vibrant 1980s art scene, Loch was represented early on by Monika Sprüth alongside artists such as Rosemarie Trockel, Jenny Holzer, and Cindy Sherman. While neo-expressionist gestures gained momentum around her, Loch chose a distinct path, painting landscapes, flowers, and animals with a cool, constructed precision.

In 1988, just as conventional success approached, Loch left Cologne and relocated to Thusis in the Swiss canton of Grisons, largely isolating herself from the art world while continuing her relentless practice. Over a four-decade career, she produced roughly 1,400 paintings, alongside drawings, photographs, texts, and video works focusing on familiar subjects like mountains, sheep, and trees.

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Loch enlarged photographic source material to monumental proportions, detaching conventional images from their original subjects. From afar, colors appear saturated and subjects remain legible, but at close range, forms dissolve into lines and thin acrylic surfaces. She meticulously planned compositions through photography, eliminating spontaneous painterly gestures.