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Heinz Mack From ZERO until Today

May 9 — Jun 14, 2025 | New York, Tribeca

Opening on Friday, May 9, 2025 from 6 to 8 pm

Almine Rech New York, Tribeca is pleased to present 'Heinz Mack | From ZERO until Today,Heinz Mack's first solo exhibition with the gallery, on view from May 9 to June 14, 2025.

Heinz Mack has focused on the aesthetic possibilities of vibration and luminosity since the beginning of his career in the late 1950s as co-founder of the global ZERO movement with fellow artist and philosophy student Otto Piene. Light in Mack’s work suggests both the solar light of the sun and the chemical light of the mushroom cloud. In Mack’s work, brightness is not only a natural phenomenon but also, emerging in the wake of two world wars and under the shadow of the threat of nuclear conflict, his work suggests the interrelation of the duality of life and death. These twin poles of human experience are also captured in the ZERO group’s manifesto-like writings, which convey an interest in new possibilities, as suggested by the word “zero" itself, which ZERO’s practitioners dramatically likened to the culmination of a rocket launch countdown.

— Alex Bacon, Visiting Scholar, Elam School of Fine Arts, University of Auckland.

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Selected artworks

  • Heinz Mack,                                      Vibration, 1959

    Heinz Mack Vibration, 1959

    Hand embossed aluminum on masonite board
    37 x 44.5 x 2.5 cm - 14 1/2 x 17 1/2 x 1 in
    47 x 54 x 7 cm - 18 1/2 x 21 1/2 x 3 in (in acrylic glass case)

  • Heinz Mack,                                      White Silence, 1960

    Heinz Mack White Silence, 1960

    Synthetic resin on canvas
    131.1 x 161.6 x 2.2 cm - 51 5/8 x 63 5/8 x 7/8 in (unframed)
    131.4 x 161.9 x 2.5 cm - 51 3/4 x 63 3/4 x 1 in (framed)

  • Heinz Mack,                                      Stele with 7 Lenses, 1963-2015

    Heinz Mack Stele with 7 Lenses, 1963-2015

    Fresnel lenses, acrylic glass, and stainless steel - unique
    300 x 45 x 5 cm - 118 x 17 1/2 x 2 in
    Plinth: 4 x 60 x 39 cm - 1 1/2 x 23 1/2 x 15 1/2 in

  • Heinz Mack,                                      Large Star-Spectrum (Chromatic Constellation), 2004

    Heinz Mack Large Star-Spectrum (Chromatic Constellation), 2004

    Acrylic on canvas
    167.6 x 284.5 x 3.2 cm - 66 x 112 x 1 1/4 in (unframed)
    170.5 x 287.7 x 3.2 cm - 67 1/8 x 113 1/4 x 1 1/4 in (framed)

  • Heinz Mack,                                      Upside-Down (Chromatic Constellation), 2008

    Heinz Mack Upside-Down (Chromatic Constellation), 2008

    Acrylic on canvas
    202.6 x 202.6 x 3.2 cm
    79 3/4 x 79 3/4 x 1 1/4 in

  • Heinz Mack,                                      Untitled (Chromatic Constellation), 2013

    Heinz Mack Untitled (Chromatic Constellation), 2013

    Acrylic on canvas
    106.7 x 119.4 x 2.2 cm - 42 x 47 x 7/8 in (unframed)
    108.9 x 122.6 x 2.5 cm - 42 7/8 x 48 1/4 x 1 in (framed)

  • Heinz Mack,                                      Nemesis, 2014

    Heinz Mack Nemesis, 2014

    Stainless steel and anodized aluminum - unique
    374.5 x 46 x 15 cm - 147 1/2 x 18 x 6 in
    Plinth: 4.5 x 46 x 110.5 cm - 2 x 18 x 43 1/2 in

  • Heinz Mack,                                      Untitled (Chromatic Constellation), 2022

    Heinz Mack Untitled (Chromatic Constellation), 2022

    Acrylic on canvas
    208 x 314 cm, 82 x 123 1/2 in (unframed)
    212 x 318 x 4 cm, 83 1/2 x 125 1/5 x 1 2/3 in (framed)

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