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Exhibition
Bernd & Hilla Becher
July 15–November 6, 2022
Previously on view at
The Met Fifth Avenue
in
Galleries 691–693
and
Galleries 851–852
Exhibitions are free with Museum admission.
All exhibitions
Overview
Exhibition Objects
Water Tower, Verviers, Belgium
Multiple artists/makers
1983
Grain Elevator, Samer / Boulogne-Sur-Mer, France
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
2000
Cooling Tower, Zeche Mont Cenis, Herne, Ruhr Region, Germany
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1965
Chemical Factory, Wesseling / Cologne, Germany
Multiple artists/makers
1997
Gravel Plant, Günzburg, Germany
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1989
Blast Furnace, Youngstown, Ohio, United States
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1983
Lime Kiln, Brielle, Netherlands
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1968
Gas Tank, Wesseling / Cologne, Germany
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1983
Coal Bunker, Zeche Concordia, Oberhausen, Ruhr Region, Germany
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1968
Winding Tower, Glenrhondda Colliery, Treherbert, South Wales, Great Britain
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1966
Framework House, Schloßblick 17, Kaan-Marienborn, Siegen, Germany
Multiple artists/makers
1962
Framework House, Auf der Hütte 45, Gosenbach, Siegen, Germany
Multiple artists/makers
1961
Framework House, Wickersbacher Weg 7, Trupbach, Siegen, Germany
Multiple artists/makers
1960
Framework Houses
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1959–1972
Framework Houses of the Siegen Industrial Region, Slated Gable Sides, Germany
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1961–78
Framework Houses, Germany
Multiple artists/makers
1960–1972
Framework House, 8 Views, Hauptstraße 3, Birken, Germany
Multiple artists/makers
1971
Lime Plant near Ulm, Germany
Multiple artists/makers
1963
Am Gosenbach, Niederschelderhütte, Germany
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1961
Kampenstraße, Gosenbach, Germany
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1960
Freudenberg, Germany
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1962
Wildener Straße, Salchendorf, Germany
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1960
Maquette of "House, 8 Views, Oststraße 16, Freudenberg" (1971) for Framework Houses of the Siegen Industrial Region
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
ca. 1977
Maquette of "House, 4 Views, Wickersbacher Weg 7, Trupbach," (1960) for Framework Houses of the Siegen Industrial Region
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
ca. 1977
Maquette of "House, 4 Views, Hambachwaldstraße 9, Gilsbach," (1962) for Framework Houses of the Siegen Industrial Region
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
ca. 1977
Maquette of "House, 3 Views, Oststraße 10, Freudenberg" (1968) for Framework Houses of the Siegen Industrial Region
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
ca. 1977
Maquette of "House, 3 Views, Obere Dorfstraße 21, Bürbach, " (1962) for Framework Houses of the Siegen Industrial Region
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
ca. 1977
Framework Houses of the Siegen Industrial Region (Munich: Shirmer/Mosel, 1977)
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
Lothar Schirmer
1977
Eisernhardter Tiefbau Mine, Eisern, Germany
Bernd Becher (German, 1931–2007)
1955–56
Eisernhardter Tiefbau Mine, Eisern, Germany
Bernd Becher (German, 1931–2007)
1955–56
Eisernhardter Tiefbau Mine, Eisern, Germany
Bernd Becher (German, 1931–2007)
1955–56
Eisernhardter Tiefbau Mine, Eisern, Germany
Bernd Becher (German, 1931–2007)
1957
Eisernhardter Tiefbau Mine, Eisern, Germany
Bernd Becher (German, 1931–2007)
1957
Eisernhardter Tiefbau Mine, Eisern, Germany
Bernd Becher (German, 1931–2007)
1957
Eisernhardter Tiefbau Mine, Eisern, Germany
Bernd Becher (German, 1931–2007)
1957
Eisernhardter Tiefbau Mine, Eisern, Germany
Bernd Becher (German, 1931–2007)
1957
Eisernhardter Tiefbau Mine, Eisern, Germany
Bernd Becher (German, 1931–2007)
1957
Mason's Workshop
Bernd Becher (German, 1931–2007)
1952
Train Station on the Edge of Town
Bernd Becher (German, 1931–2007)
1954
[Construction Site with Scaffolding]
Bernd Becher (German, 1931–2007)
ca. 1954
[Construction Site with Crane]
Bernd Becher (German, 1931–2007)
ca. 1954
[Assemblage of Pipes]
Bernd Becher (German, 1931–2007)
1964 or later
[Study of Technical Details]
Hilla Becher (German, 1934–2015)
1964
[Study of a Steel Thread]
Hilla Becher (German, 1934–2015)
1964
[Metal Forms]
Hilla Becher (German, 1934–2015)
1964
[Mountain Elm Leaf]
Hilla Becher (German, 1934–2015)
1965
[Spruce Branch]
Hilla Becher (German, 1934–2015)
1965
[Tulip Tree Leaf]
Hilla Becher (German, 1934–2015)
1965
[Oak Leaf]
Hilla Becher (German, 1934–2015)
1965
[Pine Needle Tuft]
Hilla Becher (German, 1934–2015)
1965
[Box Elder Leaf]
Hilla Becher (German, 1934–2015)
1965
[High Tension Pylon for the German Industrial Exhibition, Khartoum, Sudan]
Hilla Becher (German, 1934–2015)
1961
[Shell, for the German Industrial Exhibition, Khartoum, Sudan]
Hilla Becher (German, 1934–2015)
1961
[Pavilion Roof, German Industrial Exhibition, Khartoum, Sudan]
Hilla Becher (German, 1934–2015)
1961
[Pavilion Exterior, German Industrial Exhibition, Khartoum, Sudan]
Hilla Becher (German, 1934–2015)
1961
Ernst Haeckel, "Echinidea. — Igelsterne," Kunstformen der Natur (Leipzig and Vienna: Verlag des Bibliographischen Instituts, 1904)
1904
Ernst Haeckel, "Hexacoralla. — Sechsstrahlige Sternkorallen," Kunstformen der Natur (Leipzig and Vienna: Verlag des Bibliographischen Instituts, 1904)
1904
Winding Tower, Cwm Cynon Colliery, Mountain Ash, South Wales, Great Britain
Multiple artists/makers
1966
Winding Tower, Zeche Neu-Iserlohn, Bochum, Germany
Multiple artists/makers
1963
Winding Tower, Zeche Auguste Victoria, Marl-Hüls, Germany
Multiple artists/makers
1967
High Tension Pylon near Düsseldorf, Germany
Multiple artists/makers
1969
High Tension Pylon near Düsseldorf, Germany
Multiple artists/makers
1969
High Tension Pylon near Düsseldorf, Germany
Multiple artists/makers
1969
Winding Tower, 6 Views, Mosley Comon Colliery, Manchester, Great Britain
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1968–72
Collective Portrait: Objects with Different Functions, Grube Anna, Alsdorf / Aachen
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1965–92
Winding Towers, 2 Views, Fosse Lens No 7, Wingles, Nord et Pas-de-Calais, France
Multiple artists/makers
1967
Bouwen voor de Industrie in de 19e en 20e eeuw, een fotografische dokumentatie door Bernd en Hilla Becher, Stedelijk van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1968
Bernhard und Hilla Becher, Anonyme Skulpturen—Fotos industrieller Bauten, Städtische Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, Germany
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1968–2005
Bernd och Hilla Becher, Form genom Funktion, Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1970
Bernhard und Hilla Becher, Gegenverkehr, Vergleiche technischer Konstruktionen, Zentrum für aktuelle Kunst, Aachen, Germany
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1971
Bernd & Hilla Becher, Galleria Forma, Genoa, Italy
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1973
Bernd und Hilla Becher, Fotografien 1957 bis 1975, Rheinisches Landesmuseum Bonn, Germany
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1975
Bernd und Hilla Becher, Kölnischer Kunstverein, Germany
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1990
Bernd und Hilla Becher, Reinhard Mucha, Deutscher Pavilion, 44th Biennale, Venice, Italy
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1990
Bernd & Hilla Becher, Centre Pompidou, Paris
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
2004
Bernd und Hilla Becher, Typologien industrieller Bauten, Museum für Fotografie im Hamburger Bahnhof, Museum für Gegenwart, Berlin, Germany
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
2005
Watertower, 2 Views, Liverpool, Great Britain
Multiple artists/makers
1968
Water Towers
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1960s–80s
Water Towers
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1970s–2010s
Folder with notes on travel in the United States
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1987
Journal with Notes on Travel in France
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1972–84
Hilla Becher, Youngstown, Ohio, United States
Unknown
1981
Bernd and Max Becher, Kintzel Coal Company, Big Lick Mountains, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Unknown
1978
Bernd Becher, Mine de la Mourière, Piennes, France
Unknown
1985
Bernd and Hilla Becher, Ensdorf Mine, Saarland, Germany
Unknown
1979
Illustrierte Hamburger Rätselpost 14, no. 16
1950s
Crossword Puzzles with Framework House, Auf der Forth 2, Zeppenfeld (1961)
Bernd Becher (German, 1931–2007)
early 1960s
Crossword Puzzle with Framework House, Obere Dorfstraße 21, Bürbach (1962)
Bernd Becher (German, 1931–2007)
early 1960s
The Bechers in Ohio
Max Becher
Person in photograph Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1987
Zeche Hannover, Bochum-Hordel, Ruhr Region, Germany
Multiple artists/makers
1973, printed 1989 or later
Bargoed Power Station, South Wales, Great Britain
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1966
Finnentrop, Sauerland, Germany
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1962
Duisburg-Bruckhausen, Ruhr Region, Germany
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1999
Charleroi-Montignies, Belgium
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1971
Terre Rouge, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1979
Youngstown, Ohio, United States
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1980
Passau, Germany
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1988
Zeche Concordia, Oberhausen, Ruhr Region, Germany
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1967
[Winding Tower, Shaft IV, 6 Views, Zeche Concordia, Oberhausen, Ruhr Region, Germany]
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1967–70
[Winding Tower, Shaft V, 6 Views, Zeche Concordia, Oberhausen, Ruhr Region, Germany]
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1967–70
[Shaft V with Preparation Plant and Machine House, 6 Views, Zeche Concordia, Oberhausen, Ruhr Region, Germany]
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1967–70
[Winding Tower Machine House, 4 Views, Zeche Concordia, Oberhausen, Ruhr Region, Germany]
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1967
[Cokery and By-Product Plants, Zeche Concordia, Oberhausen, Ruhr Region, Germany]
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1967–70
[Coal Bunker with Quenching Tower, 6 Views, Zeche Concordia, Oberhausen, Ruhr Region, Germany]
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1968
[Gas Tank and Coke Oven Battery, Zeche Concordia, Oberhausen, Ruhr Region, Germany]
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1967
[Gas Tank, 3 Views, Zeche Concordia, Oberhausen, Ruhr Region, Germany]
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1969
[Coke Pusher at Machine Side of Coke Ovens, 6 Views, Zeche Concordia, Oberhausen, Ruhr Region, Germany]
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1967–70
[Lean Gas Generator Plant with Main Laboratory and Crane System, 6 Views, Zeche Concordia, Oberhausen, Ruhr Region, Germany]
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1967–70
[Benzene Purifier with Elevated Oil Tank, 4 Views, Zeche Concordia, Oberhausen, Ruhr Region, Germany]
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1967–70
[Cooling Towers, Zeche Concordia, Oberhausen, Ruhr Region, Germany]
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1967
[Cooling Tower, 3 Views, Zeche Concordia, Oberhausen, Ruhr Region, Germany]
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1967
[Cooling Tower, 4 Views, Zeche Concordia, Oberhausen, Ruhr Region, Germany]
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1968
[Zeche Concordia, Oberhausen, Ruhr Region, Germany]
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1967–70
Industrial Forms
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
ca. 1965
Cooling Towers (Wood)
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1976
Coal Preparation Plants
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1966–71
Lime Kilns (Netherlands and Germany)
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1963–94
Cooling Tower, Caerphilly, South Wales, Great Britain
Multiple artists/makers
1966
Comparative Juxtaposition, Nine Objects, Each With A Different Function
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1961–72
Water Towers
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1972
Water Towers
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1973
Ojibway Salt Mine, 2 Views, Windsor, Canada
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1974
Loomis Coal Breaker, 8 Views, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1974
Coal Tipple, 4 Views, Walacavage Coal Co., Bear Valley, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1974
Water Towers
Multiple artists/makers
1963–80
"Anonyme Skulpturen," Kunst-Zeitung, no. 2 (Düsseldorf: Verlag Michelpresse, 1969)
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1969
"Anonyme Skulpturen," Kunst-Zeitung, no. 2 (Düsseldorf: Verlag Michelpresse, 1969)
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1969
"Anonyme Skulpturen," Kunst-Zeitung, no. 2 (Düsseldorf: Verlag Michelpresse, 1969)
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1969
Anonyme Skulpturen: A Typology of Technical Constructions (New York: Wittenborn and Co., 1972)
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1970
Carl Andre, "A Note on Bernhard and Hilla Becher," Artforum 11, no. 4 (December 1972)
Multiple artists/makers
1972
Industriebauten: 10 Fotografien von Bernd und Hilla Becher (Morstel, BE: Agfa-Gevaert, 1968)
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1968
64 Tin Square, New York
Carl Andre (American, Quincy, Massachusetts 1935–2024 New York)
1976
Incomplete Open Cube 6/17
Sol LeWitt (American, Hartford, Connecticut 1928–2007 New York)
1974
Water Towers (New York, United States)
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1978–79
Gravel Plants
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1988–2001
Winding Towers (Great Britain)
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1966–97
Winding Towers (Belgium and France)
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1967–88
Coal Tipples, Pennsylvania, United States
Multiple artists/makers
1974–78
Industrial Facades (Germany and Belgium)
Multiple artists/makers
1967–84
Gas Tanks (Germany, Belgium, United States, and Great Britain)
Multiple artists/makers
1965–92
Details (Germany)
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1983–93
Coal Bunkers (Germany, Belgium, United States, and France)
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1966–93
Grain Elevators (France and Germany)
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1978–2000
Grain Elevators (United States, Germany, and France)
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1982–2002
Blast Furnaces (United States, Germany, Luxembourg, France, and Belgium)
Bernd and Hilla Becher (German, active 1959–2007)
1968–93