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until 01.11. | #4752ARTatBerlin | Meyer Riegger Berlin shows from Thursday, 11 September 2025, the exhibition “Paintings and Collages from the Years 1954 to 1982” by the artist Sarah Schumann in collaboration with Christoph Keller.
Sarah Schumann considered herself primarily a painter, yet her diverse oeuvre encompasses painting, collage, graphic art, essays, film, acting, and curating. As one of the most visible protagonists of the New Women’s Movement in the 1970s, she left a lasting impact on the cultural perception of art and feminism. In 2015, her long-time partner Silvia Bovenschen dedicated the literary portrait Sarah’s Law to her, while Harun Farocki’s 1976 film A Picture of Sarah Schumann offers a fascinating cinematic homage.
Sarah Schumann, Schockcollage, ohne Titel, vor Herbst 1959, Papiercollage, 34,6 x 23,5
cm (Privatsammlung; Foto: Nicolai Stephan)
The exhibition spans three decades of work, from her early experimental collages to large-scale paintings. Particularly noteworthy are her “shock collages” from the 1960s, in which she combined magazine and newspaper cut-outs to create new, often surreal visual worlds – a critical and poetic examination of visual media and societal role models. Her paintings, characterised by vibrant colours and a clear formal language, interweave personal narratives with art historical references.
Sarah Schumann, Schockcollage, ohne Titel, vor Herbst 1959, Papiercollage, 28,5 x 34,9
cm (Privatsammlung; Foto: Nicolai Stephan)
With this exhibition, Meyer Riegger honours not only Schumann’s artistic achievements but also her role as an intellectual voice and cultural trailblazer.
Opening: Thursday, 11 September 2025, 6:00–10:00 pm
Exhibition dates: Friday, 12 September – Saturday, 1 November 2025
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Image caption title: Sarah Schumann, Schockcollage, Untitled (“Die Fledermaus”), 1960, collage on paper, 23,8 x 35,5 cm (private collection; photo: Nicolai Stephan)
Enhibition Sarah Schumann – Meyer Riegger | Contemporary Art – Zeitgenössische Kunst in Berlin – Ausstellungen Berlin Galerien – ART at Berlin
