Sprüth Magers

In 1983, Monika Sprüth Gallery opened with an exhibition of paintings by Andreas Schulze, which was soon followed by exhibitions of Rosemarie Trockel and Peter Fischli David Weiss. Over the next few years, George Condo, Jenny Holzer, Barbara Kruger, Louise Lawler, and Cindy Sherman all showed at the gallery, artists who remain central to Sprüth Magers’ program to this day. In 1991, Philomene Magers opened her eponymous gallery in Bonn, relocating it to Cologne in 1992. Early shows included Ad Reinhardt’s Black Paintings , Robert Morris’ felt pieces, and John Baldessari’s photographs and text paintings from the 1960s. The two galleries merged into a single entity in 1998 and, in 2000, a Munich space opened with Ed Ruscha’s exhibition Gunpowder and Stains .