A Matter of Material – What about painting?!

25/11 14:00 — 14/01/23 22:00

A Matter of Material

An exhibition in three acts with:

Ana Kostova – Leonard Gneuß
Lisa Sophie Langhans – Janna Schnoor
Paola Donato Castillo – Zeyang Xu

Room view of the spce with sculptural works by Ana Kostova in the foreground and painterly works by Leonard Gneuss in the background.

Ana Kostova's sculpture — Before the Last Moment - Ana Kostova

Three painterly works by Leonard Gneuss in perspective on the wall and a sculpture by Ana Kostova in the foreground.

Room view with sculptures by Ana Kostova on the right half of the picture and paintings by Leonard Gneuss on the left.

Frontal view of Leonard Gneuss triptych in the order — "Peng voll in die Fresse", "Die süßen Schweinis", "Opiumhölle" - Triptych by Leonard Gneuss

Frontal view of Leonard Gneuss - — Leonard Gneuss - Franz and Filip on the anti-fascist bicycle

Larger Raun view from the front left corner of the room

Frontal view of Lisa Sophie Langhan's painting

A portrait of Lisa Sophie Langhans in front of her painting — Lisa Sophie Langhans

View of the room with works by Lisa Sophie Langhans on the left wall and works by Janna Schnoor at the front of the room. A table with sketches by Janna Schnoor.

A picture of the artist Janna Schnoor in front of her painting — Artist Janna Schnoor

In the foreground of the picture, a television suspended from a construction fence with videotapes of close-ups of bodies. Paintings by Lisa Sophie Langhans and Janna Schnoor can be seen in the background.

Frontal view of the right shop window with a window film reading

With Materialsache – What about painting?! spce dedicates itself to painting in three acts, in which two artists exhibit in dialogue with each other, as well as addressing the question: What can painting be today? For the entire duration of the exhibition, a transparent, walk-in warehouse with works by all participating artists will emphasise the juxtaposition of different approaches, with the understanding that the technique of painting is multifaceted, multi-layered and cannot necessarily be reduced to paintings.

With its annual programmatic theme Materialsache, spce focuses on the choice of medium and the process of form-finding with the artistic means and techniques chosen. In a series of exhibitions and events, the question of the meaning and choice of source material is explored in terms of artistic and conceptual content.

In the process, the extent to which conceptualisations and media-technical attributions are useful and applicable to contemporary art production is questioned; what quality does a media-specific approach hold? When is it a support, when is it a burden?

How is this reflected in the much-cited current focus on artistic research and the artist as a seismograph of social and political imbalances?

Part of this event:
Guided artist tour by Ana Kostova & Leonard Gneuß	03/12 — 03/12/22	25
Guided artist tour by Lisa Sophie Langhans & Janna Schnoor	10/12 — 10/12/22	27
Guided artist tour by Paola Donato Castillo & Zeyang Xu	14/01 — 14/01/23	29
Closing event – What about painting?!	14/01 — 14/01/23	28

Further events from the format A Matter of Material:
A Matter of Material – What about...?!	25/11 — 14/01/23	23
Guided artist tour by Ana Kostova & Leonard Gneuß	03/12 — 03/12/22	25
Guided artist tour by Lisa Sophie Langhans & Janna Schnoor	10/12 — 10/12/22	27
Guided artist tour by Paola Donato Castillo & Zeyang Xu	14/01 — 14/01/23	29
Elisabeth Wagner - minimal pompous	09/02 — 04/03/23	34
Artist Talk Elisabeth Wagner	18/02 — 18/02/23	35
Führung durch die Ausstellung – minimal pompös	25/02 — 25/02/23	36

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