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until 29.08. | #4751ARTatBerlin | Galerie Friese shows from Thursday, 14 August 2025 (Opening: 13.08.) the solo exhibition o.T. (31) by artist Franziska Holstein.
The presentation comprises a new series of 31 canvases, displayed on a single wall. Taken as a whole, the works offer both an impressive insight into Holstein’s artistic process and an extraordinary viewing experience.
The series connects formally and thematically to Holstein’s previous canvases, presented in her recent solo shows at the gallery (o.T. (7), 2024) and at the Von der Heydt Museum in Wuppertal (o.T. (20), 2023).
At the beginning of her working process, Holstein arranges concrete forms and colours freely and associatively on the picture surface. Gradually, a more systematic approach emerges, which she applies consistently to all parts of the series:
All motifs in the series o.T. (31) consist of 16 areas of identical surface size, divided only horizontally or vertically. In terms of colour, the canvases are limited to four tones – light blue, muted white, orange and black – which must appear in exactly this order on the image. Added to this is a strict symmetry of form and colour.
Like all her series, o.T. (31) moves along the boundary between play and system. Holstein always considers her oeuvre as a whole, in which works develop in relation to and referencing one another. Motifs and colours migrate from print to paper, from canvas to collage to wall painting – and ultimately back again.
In parallel, the gallery continues to show the exhibition On death and Dreaming by Ambra Durante, as well as new works by Thomas Müller.
Opening: Wednesday, 13 August 2025, 6:00–8:00 pm
Exhibition dates: Thursday, 14 August – Friday, 29 August 2025
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Image captiontitle: Franziska Holstein, o.T. (1/31), 2025, Acryl auf Leinwand, 70 x 50 cm
Exhibition Franziska Holstein – Galerie Friese | Zeitgenössische Kunst in Berlin | Contemporary Art | Ausstellungen Berlin Galerien | ART at Berlin
