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Laserraum 1970, Ausstellung Vertigo, mumok Wien 2019

Adolf Luther

* 25 April 1912 in Uerdingen; 
† 20 September 1990 in Krefeld

Adolf Luther was a leading representative of the post-war avant-garde in the field o concep­tual Light Art and participated in the major exhibitions in on Kine­tic Art, Zero, Op Art, as well as in exhibitions on archi­tecture and space. His works can be found in numerous museums and public collections.

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Adolf Luther's Works

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Luther Room in the Museum

Collection in Motion in the Kunstmuseen Krefeld

Kaiser Wilhelm Museum | since September 2025

Since September 2025, the Kaiser Wilhelm Museum has a permanent Luther Room, which displays changing works by the Krefeld artist Adolf Luther and artworks from his collection. The exhibition Color and Transparency kicks off with a focus on the blue color of Yves Klein, which Luther took up in his Material Works and Curved Mirror Objects. In addition, a jewelry collection consisting of a brooch, necklace, ring, and watch, which Luther designed in 1985 together with jewelry designer Susanna Dünne, is on display for the first time in a museum context.

Photo: Dirk Rose

Adolf Luther and His Collection

An art far beyond the image…

Apart from Adolf Luther’s œuvre, the Foundation keeps a collection of works from among others the Düsseldorf Zero artists and the Nouveaux Réalistes. A further focus is directed to Geometrical Abstraction from the 1920s and 1930s.

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The Foundation's Mission

The aims and task of the foundation consist in promoting and supporting research into the intellectual foundations of Concrete Art since the early 1950s, the portrayal and further development of the city of Krefeld as a major focus in Concrete Art, and the upkeep of the founder’s artistic oeuvre and his collection.

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  • Kunstmuseen Krefeld
  • Bundesverband Deutscher Stiftungen
  • Sculpture Network
  • Krefelder Kulturrat

Adolf Luther Foundation

was set up in 1989 by the Krefeld light and object artist Adolf Luther (1912- 1990) and in 1990 accredited by the State of North Rhine-Westfalia as a non-profit organisation founded under private law.

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Address

Adolf-Luther-Stiftung
Viktoriastraße 112
47799 Krefeld
Germany

Email

info@adolf-luther-stiftung.com

Telephone

+49 (2151) 27 91 3