Current
Julia Mangold - »New works - Sculpture and Drawings«
Opening: January 20, 2012, 7 p.m.
Introduction remarks: Christoph Metzger, professor of aesthetics and art history at the Braunschweig University of Art
The Galerie Robert Drees is pleased to be able to present a highlight right at the start of the New Year: new sculptures and drawings by Julia Mangold. The artist who attracted recognition for her steel sculptures not only has had a number of very successful exhibitions in New York, London and Brussels but is furthermore represented in such important collections as the Panza di Biumo Collection, MoMA and the German Parliament. After a long period of intense experimentation, this is the second European presentation of new works by the American-based artist. The very clear, geometrical sculptures reference Minimal Art but represent their own distinctive positions. It concerns individually produced wooden bodies that are cased in graphite and wax in an elaborate process. The soft impression made by their surfaces forms a sharp contrast to the hardness of the linear contours. The sculptures have a strong presence resulting from their subtle play of color in reflected light, their materiality as well as the tranquility they exude. In terms of the drawings as well, the contrast between the fragility and softness of the parchment makes up a part of their extraordinary quality.
Duration of the exhibition:
January 21, to March 10, 2012
Opening hours of the gallery:
Wednesday: 10 am – 6.30 pm
Thursday: 2 pm – 6.30 pm
Friday: 10 am – 6.30 pm
Saturday: 11 am – 2 pm
And by appointment.
Upcoming:
Babak Saed - MIRNICHTS-DIRNICHTS
Opening:
March 23, 2012, 7 p.m.
Opening remarks:
Prof. Stephan Berg, director of Kunstmuseum Bonn