On the busy Luisenstrasse 33, in the centre of Munich's Kunstareal art district, is the former residence of German artist Franz von Lenbach. The villa, in the Italian Renaissance style, was designed by architect Gabriel von Seidl and built between 1887 and 1891. Since 1929, the building has served as the home of the Lenbach City Gallery. Although the gallery is mainly known for its collection of 19th-century and expressionist paintings, its collection also includes contemporary art, including three oil paintings by the Polish artist Wilhelm Sasnal (b. 1972).

Lenbach City Gallery contemporary art collection

The collection of art after 1945. Lenbach City Gallery has been built up since the 1970s. The collection focuses on works by artists experimenting with the medium and conceptual artists, such as the Polish painter Roman Opałka. An important component of the collection is the work of committed artists working during the transformation of political systems.

Works by Wilhelm Sasnal

The Lenbachhaus collection includes three oil paintings by Sasnal presented by Galerie Johnen's founder Jörgen Johnen :

- Airport at Night, 2002 (1999), oil/canvas, 135 cm x 150.2 cm

- Drugs, 2000, oil/canvas, 42.5 cm x 42.5 cm

- Untitled (Man in training trousers), 2000, oil/canvas, 65.2 cm x 80 cm

These canvases were presented together with five other works by the Polish artist from Jörgen Johnen's collection [Leningrad, 2000, oil/canvas, 148 x 148 cm; Moon, 1999, oil/canvas, 102 x 200 cm; Untitled (Portrait behind phot. Alexander Rodchenko, Man with Glasses), 2002, oil/canvas, 18 x 27 cm; Untitled (Journey), 1999, oil/canvas, 120 x 120 cm; Untitled (El Lissitzky), 2001, oil/canvas, 42.5 x 42.5 cm] at Lenbachhaus during the exhibition 'Fragment of an Infinite Discourse' , on view from 28 June 2023 - 26 May 2024. The exhibition focused on " the inextricable connections between things, which prompt the construction of different associations and the creation of interpretations" (museum website). The narrative of the exhibition reflected, among other things, on the issue of medium and the technical solutions used by contemporary artists.