On the occasion of Peter Lacroix's 100th birthday, Galerie Am Elisengarten, in collaboration with the Bischöfliche Akademie des Bistums Aachen, is showing a tandem exhibition of works by this important Aachen artist from April 20 to 27, 2024.
Lacroix was born in Aachen on February 25, 1924 and, after training as a theater painter, began working as a freelance artist in 1947. He died in his home town on March 4, 2010. His artwork "Farbleiter" on the façade of Aachen's registry office, created in 1973 as a temporary work as part of an open-air exhibition and returned permanently in 2010, is a reminder of him and his unique oeuvre.
The anniversary exhibitions shed light on one of Lacroix's central themes: the investigation and control of chance. "When I construct a picture, I first have to define the rules for the composition. Then I invite chance to participate in the composition of the picture (Peter Lacroix). In this way, he finds structures and systems in seemingly random things as the basis for his series of pictures. He develops geometric compositions of squares and designs them with the help of dice numbers and fixed color codes. Lacroix also uses the rows of numbers on till receipts as the basis for two- and three-dimensional works. This gives rise to countless pictorial possibilities, which he sketches on paper with pencil and crayon, paints in large format with synthetic resin on canvas or creates three-dimensionally from wood.
The exhibitions will be opened on April 19th (Galerie Am Elisengarten) and April 20th (Bischöfliche Akademie des Bistums Aachen) each at 6:30 p.m.
An introduction to the work of Peter Lacroix will be given on both evenings by Dr. Christine Vogt, Director of the Ludwiggalerie Schloss Oberhausen.
„PETER LACROIX - Zufall“
Galerie Am Elisengarten
Hartmannstr. 6
52062 Aachen
Vernissage: Friday, April 19, 2024 at 6:30 p.m.
opening times during the exhibition:
Tuesday to Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. –4 p.m.
„PETER LACROIX – Kabbala personalis & Aldi Kassenbons"
Bischöfliche Akademie des Bistums Aachen
Leonhardstraße 18-20
52064 Aachen
Vernissage: Saturday, April 20, 2024 at 6:30 p.m.
opening times during the exhibition:
Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Saturday by arrangementdemand (+49-241-47996-0 or akademie@bistum-aachen.de )
