Richard Oelze: Paintings & Drawings from the 1950s & 1960s

Richard Oelze: Paintings & Drawings from the 1950s & 1960s, through May 12, 2007 at Ubu Gallery in New York, NY. "...an exhibition of works by a one-time Bauhaus student whose early contact with the works of Dalí, Ernst and Magritte made him one of the few German artists with direct contacts to and affinities with the Paris Surrealists. Oelze’s works capture his belief that the making of art was an act akin to clairvoyance; that the artist was like a blind man, incapable of seeing reality, but capable of prophesy; and that history would certainly confirm these prophecies, which were invariably of a sinister nature." Also... additional Works by Richard Oelze at Ubu.