Selected Exhibitions
Upcoming
Paperworks
Group Show
Museum Schloss Mitsuko | Thürkow (Mecklenburg-Western
Pomerania)
September 30 – October 31, 2023
Tayōna Fūkei
| ink and watercolor on Japanese kozo paper
Alongside works of 17 other artists from Japan and Germany, a selection of ten colorized ink drawings from the series Tayōna Fūkei will be on display in the group show
Paperworks, curated by Ralph Tepel, director of Museum Schloss Mitsuko in Thürkow, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Opening: September 30, 2023.
Ongoing
Totentanz
Solo Show
Kulturkirche St. Jakobi | Stralsund
May 19 – July 30, 2023 & October 10 – October 25, 2023
Dance of the Dead
| oil on canvas
Questions and Answers
and To Perish and To Connect | oil on canvas
Incognito | oil on canvas | Photo: Janet Lindemann
As their main exhibition of 2023, Kulturkirche St. Jakobi Stralsund this year is showing Totentanz, the complete cycle of works, consisting of more
than 40 paintings and 16 sculptures. With more than 12,000 visitors during the first part of the exhibition (until July 30), it attracts quite a few art enthusiasts from all over the country –
and beyond.
Past
The Open and Paths in Different | oil on canvas
Seven artists – seven positions: Portrait I at Berlin's Galerie Tammen showed a plethora of approaches to the classical subject of portrait. Gallery owner Werner Tammen carefully selected eleven paintings (oil on canvas, oil on paper) of the PortLand cycle of works – which stood in interesting contrast to the predominantly figurative works of the other artists in the show.
Warriors of the Future I – III
and Planet B | oil on canvas
For two weeks in October 2022, Musee Dezentral was hosting an exhibition of a curated selection of the series Limits of PortLand – abstract and
multi-layered paintings, depicting imagined landscapes and their future inhabitants. Thus, a momentary, yet timeless glimpse of l'avenir, shown in a place that itself appears to come
from the future.
A Matter of Touch
Group Show. Curated by Jurriaan Benschop
Torstrasse
111 | Berlin
July 17 – August 2, 2020
Closeness and
Musing | oil on canvas | Photo: Eric Tschernow
Paintings from USA and Europe
Touch is an important aspect of painting. The temperaments of the artists in this exhibition can be felt through the way they have worked and touched the
canvas, be it with a firm, decisive brushstroke, a light touch to create transparency, or the sanding off of layers to create flatness or roughness. A whole range of sensibilities can be stored in a painting, speaking to us even before we identify what is actually
depicted.
With Nikos Aslanidis (Thessaloniki),)Thomas Brüggemann (Berlin), Michelle Jezierski (Berlin), Joseph Kameen (Aiken), Kiki Kolympari (Athens), Adrienne Elyse Meyers (Chicago), Grit Richter (Hamburg), Rubica von Streng (Berlin)
Taking Root
Group Show. Curated by Jurriaan Benschop
KIT – Kunst im
Tunnel | Düsseldorf
November 2, 2019 – January 26, 2020
Am I Elefant and Crib Crab | oil on canvas | Photo: Ivo Faber
Am I Elefant, Crib Crab
and Bothered | oil on canvas | Photo: Ivo Faber
In a world full of conflicting interests and beliefs, how do artists root themselves? Where do they find their sense of direction? These questions underlie the
exhibition Taking Root. The assumption is that the eleven artists presented here did find some roots. They have developed a focus in their practice and in their interests, and that is
what gives their work depth.
For a tree, life without roots is not possible. It needs a stronghold, right underneath, in order to grow and stay firm, to endure storm and thunder. A young tree can bend, has resilience, but it can only do so because it has already grown some roots. One can assume that, similarly, human beings find some “nutrition” in the place where they grow up. Yet, it is not the only place where this happens. Artists can pick their roots, collect them on their way through life, or search for them in places where they are not yet familiar. After all, humans are mobile beings. And for humans, roots are not just a matter of physical circumstances; they can reside in thoughts, memories, and traditions.
Taking Root brings together the work of eleven artists. Some of these artists grew up close to nature; for others, the city has been their natural
environment. Some of them are young artists, who in recent years have finished their master’s degrees and have just started their own studio practices. Others have been working for decades
already, and have had more options to develop their roots. Together, the participants span two generations of contem-porary artists. Most of them come from Europe, but in terms of landscape and
cultural climate, their backgrounds are diverse. One is from the USA, which is itself a country with many roots in Europe. In these days of divisive politics, it is good to discover that
connections are still tight, even though they might move underground.
Jurriaan Benschop
With Nikos Aslanidis, Maria Capelo, Béatrice Dreux, Eiko Gröschl, Nona Inescu, Ida Lindgren, Catherine Mulligan, Katrina Neiburga, Liesbeth Piena, Natascha Schmitten, Rubica von Streng
List of Ongoing and Past Exhibitions
2023 | Totentanz | Kulturkirche St. Jakobi Stralsund | more
2023 | Portrait I | Galerie Tammen | more
2022/2023 | außer sich - inner ich II | Inselgalerie Berlin | more
2022 | Limits of PortLand | Musee Dezentral | more
2022 | Offshore Show | Haus der Kunst München | more
2022 | Limits of PortLand | Berlitt Castle, Open Ateliers Brandenburg
2021 | An End to Jealousy | Berlitt Castle, Open Ateliers Brandenburg
2020 | A Room Of Her Own II | Anahita Contemporary | more
2020 | A Matter Of Touch | Kunst- und Projekthaus Torstrasse 111 | more
2020 | PArt | Online Exhibition | Producers Art Platform | more
2020 | Online Exhibition May 2020 | Galerie U 108
2019/2020 | Taking Root | KIT Kunst im Tunnel | Kunsthalle Düsseldorf | more
2018 | Meisterschüler Ausstellung | Universität der Künste Berlin UDK
2017 | Inside Out | Universität der Künste Berlin UDK
2017 | Blick hinter die Kulissen | Rathausgalerie am Schloss Brühl | Max-Ernst-Stipendium
2016 | Inner Vision | Universität der Künste Berlin UDK
2015 | Young Positions | Galerie Pankow | more
Works in Collections