Elmar Zimmermann

The End Justifies the Means. Der Wunsch, die Abstraktion, die Stiftung

15 Jahre Kienzle Art Foundation

Eröffnung: Freitag 13. September 2024 18—21 Uhr

Laufzeit: 13. September 2024—8. Februar 2025

Kienzle Art Foundation Bleibtreustraße 54 10623 Berlin

2009 von dem Berliner Sammler und Kunsthändler Jochen Kienzle ins Leben gerufen, feiert die Kienzle Art Foundation in diesem Jahr ihr fünfzehnjähriges Bestehen. Hervorgegangen aus der elterlichen Sammlung und mit einem Schwerpunkt auf der ungegenständlichen Malerei aus Deutschland und den USA, umfasst der Bestand der Kienzle Art Foundation Arbeiten von Künstler:innen, die repräsentativ für die seit den 1970er-Jahren zentrale Verlagerung künstlerischer Praxis hin zu Formen der Diskurs- und Ausstellungsförmigkeit stehen. Der Berliner Autor, Kunstkritiker und Ausstellungsmacher Hans-Jürgen Hafner hat die Stiftungsgründung 2009 begleitet und entwirft – mit Referenz auf eine Arbeit des US-amerikanischen Künstlers Tom Meacham – in The End Justifies the Means: Der Wunsch, die Abstraktion, die Stiftung ein Ausstellungstableau, das die Aspekte der Sammlung, ihrer öffentlichen Bearbeitung durch die Ausstellungs- und Publikationstätigkeit der Stiftung und dem damit verbundenen Wunsch, an der Wert- und Bedeutungsproduktion der Kunst Anteil zu nehmen, vom offenen Ende her in seiner historischen Entwicklung zeigt.

Mit Arbeiten von Fareed Armaly, François Joseph Chabrillat, Friederike Clever, Christian Flamm, Penelope Georgiou, Stefan Hayn, Fred Hugel, Jasmine Justice, Josef Kramhöller, Claudia Kugler, Jonathan Lasker, Tom Meacham, Klaus Merkel, Alfred Müller, Verena Pfisterer, Gunter Reski, Ketty La Rocca, Schleifschnecke (Jesko Fezer & Axel John Wieder), Emil Schumacher, Kurt Schwitters, Elmar Zimmermann, Peter Zimmermann

Close To The Edge

Fr, 29.11.2024, 19:00 und/and Sa, 07.12.: 15:00-19.00 Gespächsrunde/Talk: 17:00-19:00

Spor Klübü Freienwalder Str. 31 13359 Berlin
Group Show, Performances ab/from 20:30: “Axe” Catherine Lorent, sound performance; “Blockiert” DJ Sporty Jack aka Matthias Mayer, music performance

Intro:
Since 2005, quotes from past decades (mostly from the 1980s) have been the title of the annual One Night Group Shows at the end of November in Spor Klübü. Other projects, especially the pandemic, had led to a 4-year break in this exhibition format. Last year the thread was resumed with the exhibition “Zero Tolerance” and 135 participating artists. With 189 artists participating this time, the density of works in the exhibition space is again significantly increased.
“Close To The Edge”
The 1980s, the last decade of the Cold War, is characterized by the threat of violent disputes in the East-West conflict with initially rearmament and later disarmament, the opening up to the Eastern Bloc up to the fall of the Berlin Wall, the rise of neoliberalism, the actor Ronald Reagan as American president for two terms, the beginning of the era of Chancellor Kohl. A whole weird decade often on the edge. Grandmaster Flash And The Furious rapped in 1982 in their hook line: “Don’t push me ’cause I’m close to the edge – I’m trying not to lose my head – It’s like a jungle sometimes – It makes me wonder how I keep from going under”. They bring the social criticism of the black, marginalized and oppressed population into hip-hop as proof of failed politics.
Switch. Over four decades later. Once again, an American re-elected President Trump enters his second term. With a sense of victory that can no longer be averted, he proclaims a coming golden age of America and a return to former greatness at the expense of the poor, the weak, those who think and live differently, women and migrants. The Ampelcoalition in Germany is falling apart. War and the Cold War are already making a comeback in Europe. The world is unsafe. Propaganda and lies instead of truths. Violent intimidation as normality. The law of the strong. Fascists are warming up. Will the punished attackers of the storming of the Capitol in January 2021 soon be pardoned?
Will the 1980s get a revival that will be even closer to the edge?
Matthias Mayer

American Spirit

Tasche 001 (American Spirit) — plastic, satin fabric approx. 75x27x9 cm 2023

This tailored to the human size sculpture is to be carried. With any content you want to wander around with. The shopper shown here is the first and the beginning of a series of unique pieces.

Take inspiration from this little afternoon stroll. Make this fashion piece a statement accessoir, and wear it on credibility street. On Ku’damm, Champs-Elysées and the likes it will certainly suit you too…

You can purchase your very own American Spirit shopper bag (Tasche 00X) here:

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Festival Shirts (from the outskirts)

cloth/collected painter’s rag sewn together 130x210x10cm 2023

Contribution to the showcasing of brand new obscure fashion label Uffda at Stabbursfrieri Leveld Kunstfestival in Norway. Some kind of Tree-shirt. Drop cloth rags closed/sewn together, festival shirts within the scope of unwearable cloths.

Open studios

AR_29 / Atelieretage Reinickendorf

Alt-Reinickendorf 28-29 13407 Berlin

Das dritte Atelierwochenende Reinickendorf findet am Samstag, 13. Mai und Sonntag, 14. Mai 2023 statt. Am Samstag von 14–20 Uhr und am Sonntag von 12–18 Uhr öffnen öffnen 111 Ateliers an 23 Orten.

Darunter zahlreiche Einzelateliers sowie die fünf großen Kunststandorte des Bezirks: der Künstlerhof Frohnau, das Kunstzentrum Tegel-Süd, die Atelieretage AR_29, das Monopol-Gelände sowie das Atelierhaus Auguste. Neu hinzugekommen ist das Atelierhaus Adria (Kühnemannstr. 51-69).

Die Eröffnung findet am Samstag, 13. Mai um 14 Uhr auf dem Monopol-Gelände statt.

Lantern

aluminium, wire, led-lights 65x18x20cm 2022

views at 5th International Lantern Festival and in private collection above the roofs of Berlin

Shenanigans

5th International Lantern Festival:

Shenanigans @ Heijala-Land

Langhanstr.71 – 13086 Berlin – Opening Friday 11th Nov 18.00 – The festival takes place at a public garden created by the awarded neighbourhood initiative who turned an area defined by a fallow and a dangerous crossing of three streets into a place. The show only lasts 48hrs, hope you can make it!

With contributions by David Edward Allen . Lucio Auri . George Barber . Quirin Bäumler . Geeske Bikjer . Stefan Bohnhoff . Jean Baptiste Bouvet . Clara Brörmann . Birte Bosse . Joachim Cossais . Rie + Moe Cermann . Jeremy + Kyra A/H . Kuno Ebert . Berta Fischer . Dennis Fuchs . Birgit Moeller + Nora Feldman . Florian Gass . Mani Hammer . Michael Graessner . Gotcha Gosalishvili . Björn Geipel . John Hodany . Mathilde Ter Heijne . Michelle Howard . Ulrich Hakel . Jeroen Jacobs . Maud Janecke . Florian Japp . Jennifer Jordan . Susanne Kohler . Klaus Kamptner . Michael Kirkham . Karo Kreisel . Susanne Kunkel . Jonas Lipps . Kathi Maurer . Jerry McGettrich . Richard Neal . Jens Nippert . Anders Hellsten Nissen . Hester Oerlemans . Mirja Reuter . Carlos Silva . Raaf van der Sman . Sailor + Razor . Dominik Steiner . Katia Sternel . Stefan Thater + Kamilla Bischof . Vincent Tavenne . Lars Monrad Vaage . Witte Wartena . Annette Weisser . Beate Maria Würz . Amelie v. Wulffen . Ina Weber . Elmar Zimmermann … and many more

Blind Vision

Group show initiated and realized by Matthias Mayer und Maik Schierloh in cooperation with Treptow-Ateliers e.V. – from 11.11.22 to 13.11.22 – Wilhelminenhofstr. 83-85 12459 Berlin –

…an atmosphere of departure or dependency in an alternative and avant-garde sense. For others, it was merely a projection surface for profane economic interests pushed by global market events. There was never a vision for all. This blind vision is now reflected in a place of action. …deceptive, the awakening already sits in the neck, like a drug that slowly loses its effect. Because it all ends, and without romanticism. The artists soon have to go back to their nomadic way. Only that they are not nomadic… What could become, what could be? Why is it a blind vision?

All Curators Are Bastards

1312

Group show curated by Tim Cierpiszewski with works by

Marie Athenstaedt / Jérôme Chazeix / Tim Cierpiszewski / DAG / Manuela Fersen / Wilhelm Frederking / Ricarda Hoop / Andreas Keil / Martina Klein / Nina Maria Küchler / Onc Ysh / Jana Mertens / Mike Okay / Marten Schech / Franz Schmidt / Eva Schnitt / Stefan Schwarzer / Elisabeth Sonneck / Frederic Spreckelmeyer / Janine Tobüren / Elmar Zimmermann

September 30th – October 2nd 2022

PILOTENKUECHE / international art program / Franz-Flemming-Str. 9 / 04179 Leipzig

Die Obiger Galaxis:

Maria Anwander • Ruben Aubrecht • Claudia Balsters und Hannah Goldstein • Antje Blumenstein • Anne Brannys • Alke Brinkmann • Claudia Busching • Martin Dörbaum • Cécile Dupaquier • Lara Faroqhi • Saeed Foroghi • Anne Gathmann • Nathalie Grenzhaeuser • Harriet Groß • Philipp Hennevogl • Peter Hock • Katrin Jaquet • Anne Kaminsky • Petra Karadimas • Julia Kissina • Achim Kobe • Andreas Koch • Gabriele Künne • Leyre Lassierra Viguri • Jorge Lopes • Wolfgang Matzat • Alexander Menegotto • Thomas Monses • Matthias Moravek • Rainer Neumeier • Oliver Neumann • Enrico Niemann • Jennifer Oellerich • Kristina Popov • Frederik Poppe • Mariel Poppe • Heinz Pranter • Stefan Roigk • Maja Rohwetter • Miguel Rothschild • Nadja Schöllhammer • Stefan Schwarzmüller • Zuzanna Zita Skiba • Hans-Peter Stark • Craig Stewart • Petra Tödter • Dagmar Tränkle • Lukas Troberg • Anke Voelk • Nicole Wendel • Elmar Zimmermann • Christof Zwiener

Ausstellung 26. März – 29. April 2022

Eröffnung am Freitag, den 25. März 2022, 17 – 22 Uhr Ausstellungsführungen am 16. und 23. April, 18 – 19 Uhr Finissage am Freitag, den 29. April, 18 – 23 Uhr

Axel Obiger – Raum für zeitgenössische Kunst Brunnenstrasse 29 10119 Berlin Germany

#* (Abschnitt-Bruch)

MDF relief 77x72x6cm 2019

“No hash, no star, no swastika, no picture, no frame, no seal, no shield, no token, no sign, no angle the same, no symbol to name. The shifting eyes just see – some thing.” (EZ)

Postkartenrecht

Group show

both at Studio 8 Berlin from 11.09.21 to 02.10.21

and KW Institute for Contemporary Art Berlin from 15.09.21 to 19.09.21 on the occasion of 30 Jahre KW

Also labelled under various further (sub-)titles the exhibition is shaped around topics like camaraderie, respect, curiosity, haphazardness. The catalogue which accompanies the two shows illustrates the individual works of the participants and is backed with an essay by theorists and curators Léon Kruijswijk and Sarah Wessel. It is available at the venues and at KW bookshop.

#Paint

4c-Risography Ed. 30 42×30 cm 2020

The work is one recent result of my artistic practice in the use of the useless, of leftovers, bycatch, findings.

Earlier this year, when all together everyone at home, I started to use the most powerless tool I could find on my computer: MS Paint—which still comes with Windows. This is a very simple pixel-based painting tool. I put up a tiny canvas in oktavo ratio and placed some of the program’s template icons—carefully choosing their position and colour, in just using the standard palette.

I liked the result, but did not stop there.

The weakness of pixels is the resolution. I wanted my picture to be defined and sharp, so I translated it into a vector graphic. The picture now is rendered in mathematic curves—no more fuzzy pixel-stairs, but it is infinitely scalable. Throughout this transfer the forms on the canvas became more fluid, the shapes formerly put one on top of the other were melting and connecting.

To bring this abstract thing into everyday life I chose to render it in Riso—a digital printing technique with high quality inks. So my processed picture found its place on warm sheets of paper as a screen print.

There are still some prints available. Get your #Paint here:

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