Das Blatt, Düsseldorf
exhibition opened through 27 June 31 July 2020
artists: Maess Anand, Arno Beck, Paula Doepfner, Sławomir Elsner, Caroline Kryzecki, Ignacio Uriarte
curated by Angelika J. Trojnarski and Kasia Lorenc
DAS BLATT by Curated Affairs centers on the medium of contemporary drawing focusing exemplarily on the current art scene between Rhineland (Maess Anand, Arno Beck) and Berlin (Paula Doepfner, Sławomir Elsner, Caroline Kryzecki, Ignacio Uriarte). The exhibition is accompanied by a series of lectures by the author and philosopher Alexander Konrad.
Until the Renaissance, drawing played a secondary role and was merely classified as a basis and aid for subsequent disciplines of painting, sculpture and architecture. It was only from the 15th century onwards that it emancipated itself from a preceding activity for other media to become an autonomous art form and to present itself in contemporary art with self-confidence, individuality and an independent focus.
Media-oriented exhibitions such as Drawing Now (Albertina, 2015), Walk The Line (Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, 2015) or three shows on The Future of Drawing (Museum Abteiberg, 2017, 2018, 2019), as well as art fairs such as Art on Paper (New York) and paper positions (Berlin, Basel, Munich) postulate their position on contemporary drawing in the present and strengthen the recognition and status of the medium.
The exhibition DAS BLATT presents the fascinating variety of the genre, which comprises of abstract, investigative and conceptual approaches; includes processual and installation-based works; combines and contrasts delicate, quietly with powerfully gestural and technically executed hand drawings. Furthermore the show features works that leave the typical “underlay” (Ger: Das Blatt) – the sheet, which is the title of the exhibition – and make use of cross-disciplinary techniques.
Due to the current situation, the project will not take place in Düsseldorf as initially planned, but as part of an online exhibition. In addition to a presentation of thematically curated works of art, the focus is on complementary intimate and personal contributions by the artists themselves, as well as comments and involvement by some of their companions, some of which were produced especially for DAS BLATT. Viewers can expect live broadcasts, time-lapse videos, installation views and podcasts. Last but not least, DAS BLATT presents the selected works and the artists individually and simultaneously in a mutual dialogue.
Funded by the cultural office of the state capital Düsseldorf.
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dessin contemporain paris desenhos contempoaneos zsikla monika the drawing center
dessin contemporain paris desenhos contempoaneos zsikla monika the drawing center