Press Release Jürgen Paas

German artist Jürgen Paas is known to a broader audience by numerous national and international exhibitions. Titled SPUTNIK he soon will be showing his new work in a two-part exhibition. At Obrist Gallery in Essen a cross-section of his current work is to be seen, and the new Dusseldorf branch of the gallery EY5 will …

ELASTIC VIDEO at Kunstraum NOE

Link zum Kunstraum NOEHanakam & Schuller and Julia Willms will be participating in the group exhibition “Elastic Video” at Kunstraum Niederösterreich in Vienna. The project was initially shown at the institution Tokyo Wonder Site at Hongo, Tokio, in 2011. It was one of three awarded exhibition projects of the „Emerging Artists Support Program“, which is …

Book POPPLANET by Jürgen Paas

New book by Jürgen Paas (to be published on 9th December). Texts by: Thomas Wulffen, Beate Reifenscheid, Ulrich Krempel and Bernd Finkeldey Edited by: Galerie Obrist, Essen u. a. Language: German/Englisch Pages / Illustrations: 180/100 Size: 32 x 24 x 3 cm Cover: Fester Einband/Hardcover Book Release: Sunday, 9 December, 2012, 11 a.m., Museum Katharinenhof, …

Martin Schwenk in the “Künstlerlexikon”

“Künstler – Kritisches Lexikon der Gegenwartskunst” is a periodically published lexikon, which presents contemporary artists. Volume 100 has just been released, and it is dedicated to the Dusseldorf painter and sulptor Martin Schwenk, who we presented with a solo exhibition in spring 2012, and who had a simultaneous exhibition at Museum Haus Lange in Krefeld. …

Designerstammtisch ab 23.11.

Am nächsten Freitag ab 19 Uhr tagt der DESIGNERSTAMMTISCH in der Galerie. Parallel zur “Wundertüte” werden Arbeiten von Hendrik Dorgathen, Jamiri, Helge Jepsen, Frank Georg Lukas, Arndt Möller, Wolf Schily, Rainer Stock und Klaus Trommer zu sehen sein. Der Designerstammtisch trifft sich nicht nur jeden Montag im De Prins, nein, er stellt nun erstmals auch …

Kunst 12 Zurich

[nggallery id=9] 8-11 November Obrist Gallery is on the Kunst 12 Zurich, which is beside Art Basel the most important artfair in Switzerland. At booth A3 we showcase work by Marcela Böhm, Armin Hartenstein, Dieter Kränzlein, Jürgen Paas and Martin Schwenk. Kunst 12 Zurich November 8 – 11, 2012 Hours: Thursday 4 p.m. to 10 …

Jürgen Paas in Kranenburg

www.museumkatharinenhof.deOn Sunday the upcoming exhibition of Jürgen Paas will start at Museum Katharinenhof Kranenburg: Jürgen Paas – Rheinfarben. 14 October, 2012 – 27 January, 2013 Opening Reception: Sunday, 14 October, 2012, 11 a.m. Catalogue presentation and artist talk: Sunday, 9 December, 2012, 11 a.m. Location: Museum Katharinenhof Kranenburg Mühlenstraße 9, 47559 Kranenburg, Germany www.museumkatharinenhof.de

Marcela Böhm – Open Water

Starting on 28 September German-Argentinian painter Marcela Böhm shows her new work at Obrist Gallery. Titled OPEN WATER paintings and drawings are to be seen, which deal with the theme “humans and water”. In her very own handwriting Böhm creates new and unsighted pictures about this existential relation. A catalogue has been published. Press Release …

Hanakam & Schuller: CATALOGUE, part 3

CATALOGUE 7/9/2012 -22/9/2012 shows KOKOMO, series of scanned objects, arranged together in an island-like setting. KOKOMO entitled a 1988 song by the Beach Boys, in which they describe Kokomo as an utopian island paradise located in the Bahamas. The artists play with this narrative structure of an imaginary geographic spot and turn it into -on …

Hanakam & Schuller: CATALOGUE, part 2

In the focus of the second part of the exhibition series CATALOGUE by Markus Hanakam and Roswitha Schüller is the short film INVASION, which lately was awarded as “Jury Selection Work” at Japan Media Arts Festival 2012. Here is the trailer: There is a whole body of theoretical reflection about apparatus in cinema theory that …

Hanakam & Schuller: CATALOGUE, part 1

Yesterday was the opening reception of the first part of the exhibition CATALOGUE by Markus Hanakam and Roswitha Schuller. Main work of this exhibition is the installation “White Cube with Sprinkles”, more than the half of the gallery floor is covered with sugar sprinkles. In addition to it two video works, one large-size drawing and …

CATALOGUE by Hanakam and Schuller

Starting on 24 August the Vienna based artist couple Hanakam & Schuller show a spectrum of their work in our gallery, titled CATALOGUE. This will not only be one, but three exhibitions, which will occur one after another, week by week. Each part introduces another work category and group of themes: Accordingly the gallery appears …

Galerie Obrist in Basel

The gallery will again participate at Selection Artfair Basel teil, a sideshow to the Art 43 Basel. We present new works by Robin Horsch. Selection Artfair Basel June 12 – 17, 2012 Vernissage/ Preview Tuesday, June 12, 12-10 p.m. Wed. – Sat. 12–9 p.m., Sun. 12-7 p.m. Location: BASEL ART CENTER | Halle 33, Riehentorstrasse …

Armin Hartenstein – Havary

Following our recent Martin Schwenk exhibition, with Armin Hartenstein we present another highly topical sculptor position, despite the fact, that Hartenstein assesses himself as a painter. But this description falls too short: The large-format works take a look at a rock formation in a very sculpural way. The rock formation is separated from its environment, …

Opening Reception Armin Hartenstein on Friday

We cordially invite you to our upcoming Opening Reception with ARMIN HARTENSTEIN, Friday, 25 May, 2012, 7 p.m., introduction by Bernd Ruzicska. Titled HAVARY we show new works by the Dusseldorf based artist. Our exhibition contains large-size reliefs, which seem to be pictorial models of fictional landscapes, and works from the small-sized series “Mes Amis …

Book on Martin Schwenk just arrived

The book on Martin Schwenk published by Kerber is now available in the gallery. – On 120 pages the “cabinet of wonder” of Martin Schwenk has been opened with numerous large-format illustrations, supported by well-informed and worth reading articles on his work: Martin Schwenk. Home Grown. 18 March to 18 August 2012, Museum Haus Lange, …

Exhibition and performance by Julia Willms

Starting on 18 June Julia Willms will be participating in the exhibition “space affairs” at MUSA Vienna (until 6 Oct., 2012). MUSA is the name for the Contemporary Art Collection of the cultural departement of the City of Vienna. As early as 9 June a performance titled “Portraits” by Julia Willms and Andrea Bozic will …

Hanakam Schuller in August

Starting in August the gallery presents for the first time an exhibition of the Vienna based artist couple Markus Hanakam and Roswitha Schuller. Hanakam Schuller have studied in the class of Erwin Wurm, and already had shows all over the world. Lately their short film INVASION (2010) was awarded as “Jury Selection Work” at Japan …

Openings Martin Schwenk

Upcoming Sunday, 18 March, 2012, 11.30 a.m. the Museum Haus Lange in Krefeld will inaugurate the exhibition: MARTIN SCHWENK – HOME GROWN. In our gallery the solo exhibition with Martin Schwenk starts on Freitag, 23 March, 7 p.m., titled “COMMANDER MULROY”. Martin Schwenk: “Commander Mulroy”. 24 March to 12 May, 2012 Opening Reception on Friday, …