BASEL-LANDSCHAFT .- The family of artist Günther Förg (1952–2013) has established the Archiv Günther Förg. The aim of the archive is to permanently preserve Förg’s body of work, conduct academic research, and make it accessible to future generations through a catalog of his works.

Günther Förg is one of the most important German artists of his generation. His multifaceted oeuvre spans painting, sculpture, photography, and printmaking. “My husband was an extremely productive artist,” recalls Ika Huber. “His work is distinguished by a critical examination of artistic modernism and its continued development.”

Preserving his work for future generations

After the artist’s death in 2013, the family started sorting and organizing his extensive estate. “In the course of this work, the decision took shape to preserve my father’s work for future generations,” says Cécile Huber, explaining the idea behind the archive and catalog of works.

During his lifetime, Günther Förg compiled registers of his work and published parts of them in book form. However, as these were incomplete or have since become outdated, the family began systematically working on a new catalog of works in 2018.

Call for submissions

The newly founded Archiv Günther Förg now brings together all the preliminary work done to date. “Our goal is to create a reliable overview of the artistic oeuvre and thereby enable new perspectives,” says Cécile Huber. In addition to work data, the catalog of works will contain high-quality images, verified provenance information, and links to relevant literature and archive material. It will be published gradually over the coming years on the archive’s website.

The Archiv Günther Förg relies on the assistance of all owners of Förg’s works to compile the most comprehensive catalog of works possible. It is especially interested in privately owned works that have not yet been recorded. All information is welcome and will, of course, be treated confidentially. Anyone wishing to contribute to the catalog can find all the relevant information on how to proceed on the website.