The DRONES QUILT PROJECT

Interesting project on display at the slowly renovated Villa Heike oppostite my studio, in Hohenschönhausen.

The display is open for viewing from Thursday to Sunday From 3pm-6.30pm.
(No end date was posted).
 The Drones Quilt Project.

Aus der Zeit. Christine Knauber Galerie. Berlin.

Aus der Zeit. 
Michael Jastram (Sculpture).
Mathias Roloff (Painting and Drawing).
Christine Knauber Galerie. 
Vernissage: Feb. 14th  2019. Berlin

Christine Knauber Galerie
 

Face On. Group Show. Gallery GH36, Berlin. Jan 10th 2019

Press Release: Galerie GH36 is pleased to present a group exhibition entitled FACE ON, from Jan 10th through Jan 30th, 2019 at GH36.
Our fascination with the “mirror of the soul” never ceases. We try to depict them relentlessly. We sculpt faces in stone, paint, carve, draw, and photograph them, always with the ambition to catch a glimpse of what is behind the mask of intended expression.

FACE ON joins these thoughts with artistic styles revealing alternative or known expression. The group show is composed of international artists, focusing on the painting and drawing of „alternative portraits“, both abstract and realistic in their ability to express.

The artists: Anna Mond (DE/IT), Carsten Bund (DE/USA), Tine Isachen (NOR), Jani Kaunisto (FIN), Hedley Roberts (UK), Magdalena Patyk (POL), Rie Froelich (USA), Timo Konttinen (FIN) Samira Freitag (DE).

The approaches of the artists are individual and manifold: intuitive, experimental and conceptual. But they all seek to wrest an image from the human face with an aim toward depicting the „essence“ of the person portrayed. Eight of the nine artists have found and further supported one another through the social media platform Instagram, using it to show and sell their works and to take cues from one anothers published pieces. A 9th local Berlin artist was invited to the exhibition through analog traditional means and shows the spectrum of earlier figurative portraits which relates to the group.

FACE ON reveals new influences and perspectives on the subject of the portrait. In particular, It is a mirror to the influence of so-called social media, focusing on the interrelation of closeness and distance, public and private, and the notion of authentic expressions within the digital realm. giving insights into artistic practices and fruitful exchange.

Rie Froelich

Hedley Roberts

Hedley Roberts

 Timo Konttinen

 Timo Konttinen

Jani Kaunisto

Tine Isachsen

Anna Mond

Magdalena Patyk

Anna Mond

Carsten Bund

Carsten Bund

Hedley Roberts (detail).

www.gh36.de

Lee Bul - Crash. Martin Gropius Bau. Berlin

From website: Lee Bul is one of the most important Korean artists of her generation, having received significant international recognition for her formally inventive and intellectually provocative work. From 29 September 2018 to 13 January 2019, the Gropius Bau presents Crash, her first solo exhibition in Germany. This comprehensive survey is the first exhibition Stephanie Rosenthal has curated as the new director of the Gropius Bau.Lee Bul’s diverse body of work comprises of performance and installation art that explores dreams, ideals and utopias influenced by futurist theories and science fiction, bioengineering and visionary architecture. Crash seeks to enthral and spark the imagination of many as a multi-sensory experience composed of several experimental elements. The works on display are characterised not only by sensual expressiveness and humour, but also by Lee Bul’s own experiences with and subtle allusions to the history and politics of Korea. Lee Bul's expansive stage sets and landscapes experiment with unusual materials such as mother-of-pearl, crystals, leather or velvet, revealing imaginative topographies and revisiting utopia. Throughout her now 30-year artistic career, Lee Bul has been witness to South Korea’s evolution – from military dictatorship to democracy in perpetual confrontation with North Korea, located only kilometres away. Her works attest to an intense reflection of both historical and political discourses, to the challenges of globalisation and technical progress, but also to the pursuit of ideals of human and social perfection, and their potential failure.

entering the karaoke pod.

martin gropius bau