Mark Rothko, No. 6 / Siena, Orange on Wine, 1962 © 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko / 2026, ProLitteris, Zurich

In connection with the exhibition Abstract. In Focus: Carmen Herrera, Wassily Kandinsky, Mark Rothko , we are delighted to invite you to an evening with Christopher Rothko. Please join us to celebrate our recent acquisition of Mark Rothko's painting No. 6, Sienna Orange on Wine (1962),on display in the current presentation.
In the lecture “Mark Rothko and the Inner World,” Christopher Rothko will discuss the personal, spiritual, and philosophical dimensions of his father’s work. Mark Rothko is considered one of the most significant artists of the 20th century.

FULLY BOOKED

The Hilti Art Foundation exhibition will remain open until 9 pm (free entry from 6 pm on).

We would also like to draw your attention to the exhibitions at our partner institution, the Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein, which are open until 8:00 p.m.

Christopher Rothko,

the second of Mark and Mary Alice Rothko’s two children, is a psychologist, author, music critic, and for the past thirty years , the custodian of the Rothko legacy in partnership with his sister, Kate. He is the editor of his father's book of philosophical writings, *The Artist’s Reality*. His own book of essays, Mark Rothko from the Inside Out, was published in 2015 by Yale University Press. Dr. Rothko has helped prepare more than two dozen Rothko exhibitions at museums and galleries around the globe and has recently curated the monumental retrospectives at the Palazzo Strozzi in Florence and Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris. He is former chair of the Rothko Chapel board and currently head of its Opening Spaces campaign.