Beginning 9 November 2012, Johnen Galerie presents an exhibition referring to the historical figure of the German painter Anton von Werner.
Born in 1843, Anton von Werner operated as an artistic advocate of political power during the first brief period of nationalist euphoria in Germany; it was not until 1915, the year of his death, that the end of this historical development had only just begun.The painterly investigation of von Werner’s work and its impact was assembled by Michael van Ofen, painter for his part, and born in 1956, during the time of the Restauration that followed the ultimate political collapse of what Anton von Werner had described in his paintings during its beginnings. After an exhaustive study of historical issues, this is the first monographically conceived exhibition with works by Michael van Ofen.
Michael van Ofen was born 1956 in Essen. He studied at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. Michael van Ofen’s works have been shown in numerous exhibitions, including shows at CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, San Francisco (2011), dkw Kunstmuseum Cottbus (2010) and Museum für Gegenwartskunst Basel (2001).
Michael van Ofen lives and works in Düsseldorf.
Michal Budny: Apollo
9 November - 20 December 2012 Gallery 2
„Michal Budny’s works are characterised by a precise use of everyday materials. The translation of immaterial, personal memories or subjective emotions is a salient feature here. In this way, minimalist objects come into being and duly establish an abstract, parallel world, which, penetrating the quotidian, opens up a view of the poetic and the existential.“ (Vanessa Joan Müller, Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen, Düsseldorf)
In his current exhibition at Johnen Galerie entitled Apollo, Michal Budny creates a floating and drifting atmosphere. Nacreous, shimmery objects made of various layers of plain papers emanate just as much energy as to inspire a sense of volume, space and lightness in the viewer. Budny’s works are not overpowering, they do not tell stories but rather decelerate perception by creating an open, energetic field where the observer does not reach solid ground.
Michal Budny was born in Leszno, Poland, in 1976. His works have been shown in numerous exhibitions: Pinchuk Art Centre (Kiev, 2012), National Gallery of Art (Vilnius, 2012), Kunsthalle Nürnberg (2012), Kunstmuseum Stuttgart (2011), Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen (Düsseldorf, 2011), Neuer Kunstverein (Vienna, 2011), Museum of Modern Art (Warsaw, 2009), Museum of Art (£ódŸ, 2006), National Gallery of Art (Warsaw, 2005), Center for Contemporary Art (Warsaw, 2004).
On 9 November 2012, Johnen Galerie opens its fourth solo exhibition with Michal Budny. Michal Budny lives and works in Warsaw, Poland.
KUNST HALLE SANKT GALLEN presents David Renggli - Scaramouche
17 August - 27 October 2013
David Renggli - in some respects a prodigy of the Swiss art scene - has repeatedly aroused the curiosity of the public for more than ten years thanks to a unique mixture of themes and forms, of spectacle, humour and poetry.
The Showroom, London presents Ricardo Basbaum: re-projecting (london)
12 July - 17 August 2013
The Showroom is delighted to present re-projecting (london), a major new commission by Brazilian artist Ricardo Basbaum, and the first significant presentation of his internationally renowned artwork in the UK.
