Romanticism 2.0 – A Journey into the Fairy-Tale Paradise Worlds of Katrin Kampmann
Saturday, 23 November 2024
Her art is multifaceted. And this is meant literally when it comes to Katrin Kampmann. Whether in her vibrant, expressive paintings, her installations, the mysteriously alluring paper works, or her current stop-motion film, which introduces language as a new layer through her dialogue with Benno Fürmann – it is always a multitude of overlapping narratives that invite a gradual immersion. What exactly is being told? And how much of Katrin Kampmann is in her work? With these questions in mind, I set off for Prenzlauer Berg ... (to read more tap on image)
- Published in Graphics, Mulitimedia, Painting, Studio visits
Somehow something always “oscillates”¹. A “ready-gemaked”² art dialogue with the artist collective Pegasus Product.
Sunday, 01 October 2023
Have you ever heard of the Birdcage Theory? That theory that derives a connection between the birdcage and the coordinate system of the globe? The author is – according to the current state of research – unknown, but the Birdcage Theory (abbreviated as BT) oscillates somewhere between art and science. In insider circles, BT is already being discussed as THE hot topic for upcoming art events in Vienna, Cologne (Art Cologne), Copenhagen and Berlin. Connecting art and science is not new, but the manner of this staging will undoubtedly provoke new levels of intrigue, be entertaining, generate a unique artistic experience, and retrospectively inspire contemplation... in other words, it will be something new. This is ensured by Gernot Seeliger, Anton Peitersen, and Dargelos Kersten of Pegasus Product ... (to read more tap on image)
- Published in Art projects, Installation Art, Newcomer, Painting, Performance, Sculpture, Studio visits
Jan Albers – Making-of Making Breaking
Sunday, 05 November 2017
Berlin-Kreuzberg, 7 October 2017. Rather than meeting Jan Albers in his Düsseldorf’ studio, I met him during the process of installing Making Breaking, his current solo show in Berlin. Although his sculptures have participated in many exhibitions in important museums in the Rhineland, as well as in the United States and Australia, Berlin had never hosted his artwork. This was just one of the reasons why curator and filmmaker Nicola Graef, known for her film Neo Rauch – Gefährten und Begleiter, to invite Albers to the German capital, where she developed a unique exhibition format for the show.
- Published in Exhibition reviews, Installation Art, Sculpture, Studio visits
