We warmly invite you to the opening of the exhibition “MUNICH, Photographs by Rainer Viertlböck 2009–2025” at the Architekturgalerie München on April 28. The exhibition is presented on the occasion of the expanded new edition of the book of the same title and as part of mcbw.

Munich in color—glamorous, overwhelming, and spectacularly staged. Rainer Viertlböck, himself a native of Munich, has accomplished the remarkable feat of photographing the city of tourists and landmarks in such a way that even locals find themselves looking twice. Using lifting platforms or remote-controlled drones, from helicopters, staircases, and towers, he opens up views from entirely unfamiliar and surprising perspectives. At eye level with the Bavaria statue or the Münchner Kindl atop the tower of the New Town Hall, hovering high above the Olympic grounds or Karolinenplatz, the familiar appears in a different light, inviting new discoveries. Just one of many examples: who knows that the roof of St. Ludwig’s Church features a striking pattern of brightly glazed tiles?

Rainer Viertlböck, an award-winning photographer, returned to his hometown after several years of international work and saw it anew. Since 2009, he has been working on his distinctive Munich series and now presents the revised and expanded edition of his collection of images, first published in 2015 and extended by ten additional years.

The book will be available in a limited edition exclusively at the exhibition opening, ahead of its official release on May 5, at a price of €49.80. Please note that payment can only be made in cash.

Rainer Viertlböck
MÜNCHEN
108 city views from 2009 to 2025
Expanded new edition with texts by Christian Ude, Ulrich Pohlmann, and Elisabeth and Michaela Angermair
Edited by Nicola Borgmann
190 pages, 108 color plates and 109 illustrations
ISBN 978-3-8296-1028-5

Former mayor Christian Ude contributed a foreword to this volume, while Ulrich Pohlmann, former head of the Photography Collection at the Munich City Museum, wrote the introductory essay. Expanded captions by Elisabeth and Michaela Angermair provide additional historical context and information on Munich’s urban development in the appendix.