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 …

Exhibition The Colour White at Sachtleben

Until 8 October the exhibition “Die Farbe Weiß (The Colour White”) at Sachtleben Chemie in Duisburg is to be seen. The following 11 artists are participating: Ralf Bohnenkamp, Helge Emmaneel, Robin Horsch, Gabriele Kaiser-Schanz, Dieter Kränzlein, Bianca Müllner, Jürgen Paas, Eberhard Ross, Michaela Schulze Wehninck, Andreas Titzrath and Thomas Zika. An exhibition catalogue was published, …

Marcela Böhm at Niederrheinischer Kunstverein

Titled “Was man kann” Marcela Böhm shows a wide-ranging exhibition at the Niederrheinischer Kunstverein Wesel starting on Friday, 10 June, 2011. Duration: 10 June – 24 July, 2011 Location: Städtisches Museum Wesel, Am Kornmarkt, 46483 Wesel Opening Hours: Tue – Fri 10.30-18.30h, Sat 10-13h, Sun 11-17h

Enormous rush for the Wundertüte

Last Friday we opened this year’s edition of “Wundertüte – Die Kunst in Tüten”. The rush was great, so that we can offer at present only about 100 miracle bags. The accompanying exhibition is entitled “Die Farbe Weiß”, which inspired the participating artists to create an impressive presentation. Interview and more informations: www.2010lab.tv WUNDERTÜTE 2010 …

Kunstwundertüte next Friday

The list of participating artists: David ALCÁNTARA, Ayse ARSLAN, Wiebke BARTSCH, Marcela BÖHM, Ralf BOHNENKAMP, Robin HORSCH, Helge EMMANEEL, Michael GOLLER, Helge JEPSEN, Gabriele KAISER-SCHANZ, Gerd KANZ, Dieter KRÄNZLEIN, Annette LAUDERT, Jürgen PAAS, Dagmar RAUWALD, Barbara RING, Eberhard ROSS, Armin SCHEID, Jörg W. SCHIRMER, Peter SCHLÖR, Anja SCHREIBER, Danielle SCHULTE AM HÜLSE, Michaela SCHULZE-WEHNINCK, Andreas …

Wundertüte 2010 starts

From tomorrow, 7 November 2010, 10 a. m. , it will be possible to pre-order the tenth edition of Kunstwundertueten at kunst-in-tueten.de Onlinevorbestellung der zehnten Kunstwundertueten-Edition möglich. 10 years “Wundertüte – Die Kunst in Tüten”! – Again this year, 20 artists received 20 bags of wonders, in each of which they packed an original work …

Opening Reception with Wiebke Bartsch on Friday

Upcoming Friday we will celebrate the Opening Reception of the exhibition “Wiebke Bartsch. Clouds pass by”, the artist will be present. The Master Student of Timm Ulrichs will showcase new drawings, textile wallpieces and installations. More about Wiebke Bartsch Wiebke Bartsch: “Clouds Pass By”. Oct. 2 – Nov. 6, 2010

Thomas Zika and Henri Cartier-Bresson

On Friday, September 3rd, from 7 p. m. we will give a preview of the autumn of 2010 in the gallery under the title *preview*. We’re opening our new “Collector’s Lounge” with a real sensation: we’re showing 13 original photographs by Henri Cartier-Bresson, including vintages and real rarities. There are portraits of Marilyn Monroe, de …

Thomas Zika shows Butterflies

From 4 September the internationally active photographer Thomas Zika will be showing works entitled “Butterflies – Dem Admiral das Leben gerettet”. in our gallery. In contrast to the sober, objective depiction of butterflies in “Papillons” last exhibition, Zika now finds an opulent and very poetic pictorial language for the depiction of butterflies. In large-format and …

Exhibitionbooklet “Gezeichnet, gepixelt, gedruckt.”

All works of the current exhibition can be found in the following booklet, enjoy browsing: Open publication – Free publishing The opening last Friday was very crowded in spite of holidays and heat. More than 200 visitors came and heard the greeting of Torsten Obrist and the excellent introduction of the curator Dr. Heike Baare. …

Today exhibition opening: “Gezeichnet, gepixelt, gedruckt”

Seven artists from different fields of applied graphics and illustration will be exhibiting together for the first time at GAM. They all studied with Prof. Otto Näscher at the Folkwangschule in Essen at the beginning of the 1990s, and today they have received national and international awards for their work. At the opening this evening, …

Von Mäuseträumen und Reisen ins Schneeland

Für ihre liebevoll gestalteten Kinderbücher erhielt die an der Folkwangschule in Essen ausgebildete Diplom-Designerin Gaby van Emmerich bereits zahlreiche Auszeichnungen. So wurde ihr für die 1998 erschienenen “Mäuseträume” der “Preis der Stadt Hasselt” (Belgien) sowie eine Auszeichnung des Art Directors Club Deutschland verliehen. Ein Verkaufsschlager ist eine ihrer jüngsten Schöpfungen: “Kölsch för et Ströppche” soll …

Film art from Essen

Although he has given cinema successes such as “das Parfum” or “Krabat” a face, his name is usually only found in small print in the credits. Rainer Stock works for nationally and internationally renowned directors such as Roman Polanski, Tom Tykwer and Bully Herbig. As a storyboard draughtsman he designed the scene sequences and camera …

Echt Ruhrpott!

Although their handwriting could not be more different, the Essen artists Jamiri, alias Jan-Michael Richter, and Helge Jepsen share not only a passion for drawing but also a love of the Ruhr region. A selection of her works can be seen from 24 July at GAM in the exhibition “Gezeichnet, gepixelt, gedruckt”. Jamiri is one …

A touch of Hollywood. . .

The works of Katrin Assmann and Christian Schellewald, who recently arrived at GAM, have come a long way. . The Essen-born live today in California, near Hollywood. Both attended Prof. Otto Näscher’s drawing class at the Essen Folkwang School. The trained illustrator Christian Schellewald is Art Director of the animation studio Dreamworks in Los Angeles. …

Martin Baltscheit at GAM

As part of the exhibition “Gezeichnet, gepixelt, gedruckt”, GAM will be showing works by the award-winning artist Martin Baltscheit from 24 July 2010. With his illustrations for the new translation of Rudyard Kipling’s “Jungle Books”, Baltscheit has succeeded in creating a true masterpiece. The review of ZEIT particularly emphasized the “sensually wild” quality of his …

Opening Reception “flashback/echo”

Yesterday we held the Opening Reception with our exhibition of Wolfgang Burat and we had more than 30° C: A good-humoured photographer talked about the developement of the pictures in the 80s and about the SPEX founding period. In yesterday’s WAZ Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung Kai Süselbeck reported about the exhibition (photographs Kerstin Kokoska): Wolfgang Burat: …

Photo edition of Wolfgang Burat

For the exhibition “flashback|echo” a photo edition with Burat’s image of “Einstürzende Neubauten” 1982 will be published. This picture will also be seen in the Museum Folkwang for the upcoming exhibition “A Star is Born”. Our edition: Pigment print limited to 15 copies, image size 20,8 x 30 cm, paper size 30 x 40 cm, …

Portraits of the 80s scene

Titled “flashback|echo” from 3 Juli to 14 August we will have an exhibition with Wolfgang Burats portraits of the idols of the 80s. In very intensive photographs the Underground of the 80s resurrects: Included are images of Bauhaus, Nick Cave, The Cure, Miles Davis, Andreas Dorau, Dennis Hopper, Einstürzende Neubauten, Ideal, Malcolm MacLaren, Iggy Pop, …

Essen als Metropole der Illustrationskunst

Ab dem 24. Juli 2010 zeigen wir unter dem Titel “Gezeichnet, gepixelt, gedruckt” eine Werkauswahl von Zeichnern und Illustratoren, die sich national und international erfolgreich mit ihrer Zeichenkunst behaupten. Katrin Assmann, Martin Baltscheit, Gaby van Emmerich, Jamiri (Jan-Michael Richter), Helge Jepsen, Christian Schellewald und Rainer Stock sind in unterschiedlichsten Sparten der angewandten Grafik tätig. Ihre …