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until 18.04. | #4946ARTatBerlin | Galerie Dittmar shows from Saturday, 21. February 2026, an exhibition by the artist Nora Schattauer.
Nora Schattauer, born in Duisburg in 1952, lives and works in Cologne. Exhibitions and participations include the Neues Museum Weserburg, Bremen, the Museum Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf, the Hamburger Kunsthalle, the Kunstbibliothek Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, and the Museum Ostwall, Dortmund. Since 2010, she has been the editor of monographic booklets on contemporary drawing. Numerous publications and workbooks. 2020 Fritz Winter Prize. 2021 Catalogue raisonné of artist’s books published by Walther König. Works in Berlin, Kupferstichkabinett; Kunstmuseum Bonn; Kupferstichkabinett Dresden; Museum Kunstpalast Düsseldorf; Hamburger Kunsthalle, among others.
Nora Schattauer deals with questions of form and image processes that transcend conventional genre boundaries. She experiments with new methods, working with chemical solutions and mineral salts. The substances react with the paper, forming compounds; the result cannot be entirely controlled, but experience allows for some degree of control. Structured composition and colorful appearance are inextricably interwoven; the microscopic diversity of forms evokes associations with nature, the pulsation recalls memories of processual events. There is a slight movement, a vibration in the surface, an oscillation in the depth, an interplay of line and color, and a play of reversal between pattern and background.
Nora Schattauers works impress with their intensity, precision, and mysterious colorfulness… What looks like a drawn latticework with circles and squares is actually the reaction of attraction and expansion of different color substances. Fascinating structures and systems develop with an infinite richness of nuances. They are an expression of transformation, intuition, and communication. Her color discoveries lead to new, often physically intangible spaces and ultimately to a fundamental questioning of the concepts of painting, drawing, and malleability. It is unknown painting that opens up new paths and experiences in color and perception.” (Petra Roettig, Cat. Nora Schattauer, Düsseldorf 2025)
Opening: Saturday, 21. February 2026, 11 am–3 pm
Exhibition dates: Saturday, 21. February – Saturday, 18. April 2026
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Titel image caption: Nora Schattauer, Kupfer 111, 2024, 30 x 20 cm
Exhibition Nora Schattauer – Galerie Dittmar | Zeitgenössische Kunst in Berlin | Contemporary Art | Exhibitions Berlin Galleries | ART at Berlin
