past exhibitions 2023

2023 Sophia Domagała
2023 unputdownable
2023 I. S. Kalter | Yana Tsegay
2023 Corps Célestes
2023 Martina Kügler

Sophia Domagała
LIBERTÉ (être belle)
November 10, 2023 – January 13, 2024

Friday, November 10, 6–9 pm | Opening reception
Saturday, December 16, 3 pm | Dialogic exhibition walkthrough with Sophia Domagała (artist), Clementine Butler-Gallie (independent curator) and Markus Summerer (director Mountains)

DE Pressemitteilung / EN press release
Works

taz | Beate Scheder: Liniert Richtung Freiheit (print) / Körper, Teile, Stoffe (online)

Documentation by Julie Becquart

Sophia Domagała, Lines and Flowers on Sieverding, 2022 · Flowers on nettle, linen, inkjet prints, acrylic, denim, jeans, dried branches · 235 × 228 × 2,5 cm / 92.5 x 89.7 in · Unique

Sophia Domagała, Lines over White, 2022 · Acrylic and pants on canvas and wood, metal hinges · 175 × 272 × 2 cm / 68.8 × 107 × 0.8 in (open), 175 × 136 × 4,5 cm / 68.8 × 53.5 in (closed) · Unique · Closed view

Side view

Open view

Sophia Domagała, But I Protest, 2022 · Acrylic on fabric and linen, nylon thread · 99,5 × 84 × 2,5 cm / 39.1 x 33 x 0.9 in · Unique

Sophia Domagała, The Yellow Bit, 2023 · Acrylic, linen, nylon thread · 150 × 170 × 2 cm / 59 x 67 x 0.7 in · Unique

Sophia Domagała, Lines in a Square, 2023 · Linen, nettle, nylon thread · 80 × 70 × 1,5 cm / 31.4 x 27.5 x 0.6 in · Unique

Sophia Domagała, The Red Frame, 2023 · Acrylic, linen, nettle, nylon thread · 82 × 74 × 1,3 cm / 32.2 x 29.1 x 0.5 in · Unique

Sophia Domagała, Lines and Pearls, 2023 · Nettle, nylon thread, pearls · 65 × 45 × 1,5 cm / 25.5 x 17.7 x 0.5 in · Unique

Sophia Domagała, Blue Lines with some Red, 2023 · Linen, nettle, nylon thread · 49 x 44 x 1,4 cm / 19.2 x 17.3 x 0.5 in · Unique

Sophia Domagała, Tower of Love, 2023 · Acrylic, coloured pencil, nettle, nylon thread, paper · 55 × 37,5 × 1.5 cm / 21.6 x 14.7 x 0.5 in · Unique

Sophia Domagała, Kuss, 2023 · Coloured pencil, linen, nettle, nylon thread, paper, textile fabric · 92 × 75 × 1,7 cm / 36.2 x 29.5 x 0.6 in · Unique

Sophia Domagała, A Red Heart on a Hat, 2023 · Acrylic, linen, nettle, nylon thread, paper, watercolours · 68,4 × 53,4 × 1,7 cm / 26.9 x 21 x 0.6 in · Unique

Sophia Domagała, Princess in a Tower, 2023 · Acrylic, coloured pencil, linen, nettle, nylon thread, paper · 90 × 60 × 1,5 cm / 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.5 in · Unique

Sophia Domagała, Mickey Mouse, 2023 · Coloured pencil, felt-tip pen and wax crayon on paper · 29 × 20,5 cm / 11.4 × 8 in, framed: 30 × 21 × 3 cm / 11.8 × 8.4 × 1.1 in · Unique

Sophia Domagała, Hello Kitty, 2023 · Coloured pencil, felt-tip pen and wax crayon on paper · 29 × 20,5 cm / 11,4 × 8 in, framed: 30 × 21 × 3 cm / 11.8 × 8.2 × 1.1 in · Unique

Sophia Domagała, Lines over Newton_01, 2023 · Felt-tip pen, permanent marker and wax crayon on book page · 29,3 × 20,5 cm / 11.5 × 8 in, framed: 30 × 21 × 2 cm / 12.2 × 7.8 × 0.7 in · Unique

Sophia Domagała, Lines over Newton_04, 2023 · Permanent marker on book page · 29,3 × 20,5 cm / 11.5 × 8 in, framed: 30 × 21 × 2 cm / 12.2 × 7.8 × 0.7 in · Unique

Sophia Domagała, Lines over Newton_03, 2023 · Permanent marker on book page · 29,3 × 20,5 cm / 11.5 × 8 in, framed: 30 × 21 × 2 cm / 12.2 × 7.8 × 0.7 in · Unique

Sophia Domagała, Lines over Newton_02, 2023 · Felt-tip pen on book page · 29,3 × 20,5 cm / 11.5 × 8 in, framed: 30 × 21 × 2 cm / 12.2 × 7.8 × 0.7 in · Unique

Sophia Domagała, Flowers on Princess, 2023 · Felt-tip pen on book page · 26,3 × 19,5 cm / 10.4 × 7.7 in, framed: 30 × 21 × 2 cm / 11.8 × 8.3 × 0.8 in · Unique

Sophia Domagała, Mughal Hunting Coat, 2023 · Permanent marker and collage on paper · 27 × 19 cm / 10.6 × 7.5 in, framed: 31 × 21 × 2 cm / 12.2 × 8.3 × 0.8 in · Unique

Sophia Domagała, A Shoe over her face, 2023 · Permanent marker, wax crayon, collage on paper · 29 × 23 cm / 11.4 × 9 in, framed: 41 × 31 × 2,5 cm / 16.1 × 12.2 × 0.9 in · Unique

Sophia Domagała, Katzenmann will tanzen, 2023 · Felt-tip pen, permanent marker, wax crayon, collage on paper · 29 × 23 cm / 11.4 × 9 in, framed: 41 × 31 × 2,5 cm / 16.1 × 12.2 × 0.9 in · Unique

Invitation card

unputdownable
Guy Allott, Norbert Bisky, Edi Dubien, Kris Knight, David Medalla, Norbert Witzgall
September 8 – October 28, 2023

With book recommendations by ivallan’s Second-Hand & Exceptional Books, Berlin + Guy Allott, Cara Benedetto, Norbert Bisky, Matthew Blaise, Douglas Boatwright, Vee Bozek, Edi Dubien, Oriane Durand, Mascha Jacobs (Dear Reader), Kris Knight, Sergio Matalucci, Bettina Mertel, Silke Nowak, Isabel Parkes, Gabriel Rossell Santillán, Anna-Lena Wenzel, Norbert Witzgall.

Curated by Klaus R. Voss (exhibition) and Norbert Witzgall (books)

DE Pressemitteilung / EN press release / FR communiqué de presse
List of book recommendations

Siegessäule

Installation view

Guy Allott, Man with Double Pipe, 2022 · oil on canvas · 45 × 35,5 × 1,5 cm ·

Guy Allott, Boy with Pipe Five, 2022 · oil on canvas · 30,5 × 25 × 1,5 cm ·

Guy Allott, Ben’s Son, This is another soul, this is not or ever was the man – that calls himself Ben’s Son, 2023 · oil on canvas · 46 × 35,5 × 1,5 cm ·

Norbert Bisky, Othering, 2023 · oil on canvas · 50 × 40 × 5 cm ·

Norbert Bisky, Coriolis, 2023 · oil on canvas on mirror · 150 × 120 × 5 cm ·

Edi Dubien, Voir clair dans les champs blancs où vont les renards, 2022 · acrylic on canvas · 130 × 97 × 2 cm ·

Edi Dubien, untitled, 2023 · watercolour, graphite on paper · 21,5 × 15,5 × 3,5 cm (framed) ·

Edi Dubien, untitled, 2023 · watercolour, graphite on paper · 30,5 × 42,5 × 3,5 cm (framed) ·

Kris Knight, Auscultate, 2020 · oil on canvas · 41 x 30,5 x 2 cm ·

Kris Knight, The Climber, 2016 · oil on canvas · 44 x 34 x 3 (framed) ·

Kris Knight, Elbow breathing, 2017 · oil on canvas · 40,6 x 30,4 x 2 cm ·

David Medalla, Gaités tropiques, no. 1, 1997 · oil on cotton paper · 68,5 x 55 x 5,4 cm (framed) ·

David Medalla, Poets on the edge of a volcano, 1997 · watercolour, graphite on paper · 123 x 83 x 4 cm (framed) ·

Norbert Witzgall, Markus, 2008 · oil on canvas, sequins · 40 x 30 x 2 cm ·

Norbert Witzgall, Schiesser, 2019 · oil and acrylic on board, Schiesser undies · 33 x 26,7 x 4 cm ·

Norbert Witzgall, Straight (George), 2019–2021 · oil on board, cashmere sweater · 60 x 43,7 x 15 cm ·
Photos: Julie Becquart, Berlin

I. S. Kalter | Yana Tsegay
June 2 – August 20, 2023

June 2 – July 22: Wednesday to Saturday 1–7 pm
July 23 – August 20: Tuesday to Saturday by appointment

Opening reception: Thursday, June 1, 6–9 pm
Summer Drinks: Saturday, July 8, 5–8 pm

EN press release / DE Pressemitteilung

art in berlin | Maximilian Wahlich, Totes Tier und die Illusion eines ‘Urzustandes’. I. S. Kalter | Yana Tsegay bei MOUNTAINS, June 2023
PASSE-AVANT R A D A R, July 15, 2023

Photos: Julie Becquart, Berlin

I. S. Kalter, Existential Threat, 2023 · Mixed media on linen, artist’s frame · 69 × 84 × 6 cm ·

I. S. Kalter, Oslo, 2023 · Mixed media on linen, artist’s frame · 49 × 59 × 6 cm ·

I. S. Kalter, Expression of Reason, 2023 · Mixed media on linen, artist’s frame · 69 × 84 × 6 cm ·

I. S. Kalter, Bordeaux Takeover Bordeaux, 2023 · Mixed media on linen, artist’s frame · 69 × 84 × 6cm ·

I. S. Kalter, Odium, 2023 · Mixed media on linen, artist’s frame · 49 × 59 × 6 cm ·

I. S. Kalter, Doxa (Genuineness is Morality), 2023 · Mixed media on linen, artist’s frame · 69 × 84 × 6 cm ·

I. S. Kalter, Human Victim Identification (I), 2023 · Mixed media · 60 × 12 × 12 cm ·

I. S. Kalter, Human Victim Identification (II), 2023 · Mixed media · 60 × 12 × 12 cm ·

I. S. Kalter, Human Victim Identification (III), 2023 · Mixed media · 60 × 12 × 12 cm ·

I. S. Kalter, Entering A Hole Without Knowing Whither, 2023 · Galvanized Diamond fence · 200 × 310 cm ·

Yana Tsegay, Giant Track / Found in Rocks, 2022-2023 · Acrylic and molding paste (painted frame) on nettle fabric · 140 × 180 × 2 cm ·

Yana Tsegay, Giant Track / The Trackmakers, 2023 · Acrylic and molding paste (painted frame) on nettle fabric · 140 × 180 × 2 cm ·

Yana Tsegay, Pangea Split Apart Faster, 2023 · Acrylic and molding paste (painted frame) on nettle fabric · 140 × 180 × 2.5 cm ·

Yana Tsegay, Fossilization / Snakes, 2023 · Acrylic on nettle fabric · 50 × 45 × 4 cm ·

Yana Tsegay, Fossilization / Fairy, 2023 · Acrylic on nettle fabric · 30 × 25 × 4 cm ·

Yana Tsegay, Fossilization / Last Dance, 2023 · Acrylic on nettle fabric · 55 × 40 × 4 cm ·

Yana Tsegay, Fossilization / Preservative Finishing Touch, 2023 · Acrylic on nettle fabric · 60 × 35 × 4 cm ·

Yana Tsegay, from A Natural History Of (Senckenberg Museum), 2023 · Photo-performance / direct print on acrylic glass · 37 × 25 × 1 cm ·

Yana Tsegay, A Natural History Of (Senckenberg Museum) IV, 2023 · Photo-performance / direct print on acrylic glass · 37 × 25 × 1 cm ·

Corps Célestes
Gaëlle Choisne, Rindon Johnson, Jordan Loeppky-Kolesnik
March 11 – May 20, 2023

Friday, March 10, 6 – 9 pm Opening reception
Sunday, March 12, 12 – 6 pm SUNDAY OPEN by INDEX
Friday, April 28, 6 – 9 pm Book Launch: Corps Célestes exhibition catalogue, with a text by Isabel Parkes

Special opening hours during Gallery Weekend Berlin 2023:
Friday, April 28, 1 – 9 pm
Saturday, April 29, 11 am – 7 pm
Sunday, April 30, 11 am – 6 pm

Press release
Works
Floorplan

Exhibition photography by Julie Becquart, Berlin

Jordan Loeppky-Kolesnik, Weir (Petrichor), 2023 · chrome-plated wrought steel · 40 × 58 × 30 cm ·

Jordan Loeppky-Kolesnik, Weir (Petrichor), 2023 (detail) · chrome-plated wrought steel · 40 × 58 × 30 cm ·

Jordan Loeppky-Kolesnik, Laser, 2017 (reedit 2023) · video, found footage, 1 min 35 sec, looped

Jordan Loeppky-Kolesnik, Sleeplessness, 2023 · marble, grout, steel, 650nm laser, motion sensor, lithium battery · 43 × 12 × 12 cm ·

Jordan Loeppky-Kolesnik, Sleeplessness, 2023 (detail) · marble, grout, steel, 650nm laser, motion sensor, lithium battery · 43 × 12 × 12 cm ·

Rindon Johnson, Peace Be Going, 2023 · livestream from Hemme Milch Uckermark dairy farm

Rindon Johnson, Peace Be Going, 2023 (detail) · livestream from Hemme Milch Uckermark dairy farm

Jordan Loeppky-Kolesnik and Rindon Johnson, Interoperable Fist, 2023 · blown glass, neon, electronics · 19 × 30 × 30 cm ·

Jordan Loeppky-Kolesnik and Rindon Johnson, Wade, 2023 · blown glass, neon, electronics · 21 × 23 × 30 cm ·

Jordan Loeppky-Kolesnik and Rindon Johnson, Wade, 2023 (detail) · blown glass, neon, electronics · 21 × 23 × 30 cm ·

Jordan Loeppky-Kolesnik and Rindon Johnson, Diaphragm, 2023 · blown glass, neon, electronics · 28 × 30 × 34 cm ·

Jordan Loeppky-Kolesnik and Rindon Johnson, Diaphragm, 2023 · blown glass, neon, electronics · 28 × 30 × 34 cm ·

Gaëlle Choisne, Luggage astral_crystal, 2023 · recovered suitcase, deer antlers, acrylic paint, stained wax, wood, mercury mirror, ceramic, chain, video screen · 137 × 65 × 46 cm ·

Gaëlle Choisne, Luggage astral_crystal, 2023 (detail) · recovered suitcase, deer antlers, acrylic paint, stained wax, wood, mercury mirror, ceramic, chain, video screen · 137 × 65 × 46 cm ·

Gaëlle Choisne, Safe space for a passing History_Toussaint Louverture, 2023 · plywood, glazed ceramic, mesh rib, gems, tattoos, coin, cori, uv printing, collage, painting · 67 × 52 × 2 cm ·

Gaëlle Choisne, Safe space for a passing History_Toussaint Louverture, 2023 (detail) · plywood, glazed ceramic, mesh rib, gems, tattoos, coin, cori, uv printing, collage, painting · 67 × 52 × 2 cm ·

Gaëlle Choisne, Safe space for a passing History_Corps Céleste, 2023 · plywood, glazed ceramic, gems, tattoos, coin, cori, uv printing, collage, painting · 44.6 × 37 × 1 cm ·

Gaëlle Choisne, Safe space for a passing History_Corps Céleste, 2023 (detail) · plywood, glazed ceramic, gems, tattoos, coin, cori, uv printing, collage, painting · 44.6 × 37 × 1 cm ·

Gaëlle Choisne, Safe space for a passing History_Capois-La-Mort, 2023 · plywood, glazed ceramic, gems, tattoos, coin, cori, uv printing, collage, painting · 51 × 46 × 1 cm ·

Gaëlle Choisne, Safe space for a passing History_Capois-La-Mort, 2023 (detail) · plywood, glazed ceramic, gems, tattoos, coin, cori, uv printing, collage, painting · 51 × 46 × 1 cm ·

Gaëlle Choisne, Safe space for a passing History_Frizzy Pazzy, 2023 · plywood, glazed ceramic, gems, tattoos, coin, cori, uv printing, collage, painting · 37 × 33 × 1 cm ·

Gaëlle Choisne, Safe space for a passing History_Frizzy Pazzy, 2023 (detail) · plywood, glazed ceramic, gems, tattoos, coin, cori, uv printing, collage, painting · 37 × 33 × 1 cm ·

Gaëlle Choisne, Aluminium cryptic, 2023 · aluminium foil and color photo, dimensions variable (photo: 29,7 × 21 cm)

Gaëlle Choisne, Aluminium cryptic, 2023 (detail) · aluminium foil and color photo, dimensions variable (photo: 29,7 × 21 cm)

Gaëlle Choisne, E.G.O., 2023 · audio, single channel, 8 min, looped

Martina Kügler (1945 – 2017)
Terrapozzoli
January 20 – February 25, 2023

Press release
Work list

Press and features:
Contemporary Art Library
KUBAPARIS

Installation views by Julie Becquart

Drawings courtesy of Freundeskreis Martina Kügler

Drawings courtesy of Freundeskreis Martina Kügler

Martina Kügler, Elektroschock, 1989 · Graphite on paper · 21 × 29,7 cm · Courtesy of Freundeskreis Martina Kügler

Martina Kügler, Chameleon mit Wassertropfen (Terrapozzoli III), 1989 · Oil on Canvas · 130 × 160 cm ·

Martina Kügler, Untitled (Terrapozzoli IV), 1990 · Oil on canvas · 130 × 160 cm ·