The Mood Room · Meret Oppenheim
Meret Oppenheim Enter a
feeling, not
a gallery.
Choose a mood and the room itself answers — the light cools or warms, the air changes pace, and only the works that carry that feeling step forward from the dark. Everything else recedes into shadow.
Meret Oppenheim
Early Life and Influences Born: Berlin, Germany (1913) Died: 1985 Named after Meretlein from Gottfried Keller's "Green Henry." Family moved to Delémont, Switzerland, due to her father’s military service during World War I. Exposure to art and artists at a young age in Switzerland. Inspired by her aunt, Ruth Wenger, and her modern lifestyle. Influenced by Modernism, Expressionism, Fauvism, and Cubism. In
troduced to the writings of Carl Jung and began recording dreams, which became important sources for her art. The work of Paul Klee significantly influenced her artistic development. Career and Artistic Development Moved to Paris in 1932 and attended the Académie de la Grande Chaumière. Participated in Surrealist exhibitions starting in 1933, associating with André Breton, Man Ray, Max Ernst, and others. First solo…
Set the room's
mood
— the light follows
Now showing —
All
· —
works lit