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until 21.06. | #4690ARTatBerlin | Meyer Riegger Berlin presents from 2nd May 2025 the exhibition „Ich bin das Haus“ by the artist Horst Antes.
For Gallery Weekend Berlin 2025, Meyer Riegger presents a solo exhibition by Horst Antes, one of the founding figures of New Figuration. The show brings together historical and contemporary paintings and sculptures, spanning from the 1960s to today, by one of Germany’s most influential post-war artists. It offers a chance to trace both formal and thematic parallels and contrasts in Antes’s œuvre. His distinctive use of colour as material stands out in particular. While his motifs have evolved over the decades, the intensity of his palette and artistic intent have remained unchanged.
In 1958, Antes developed his signature figure, the ‘Kopffüßler’. Standing directly on its legs without a torso, it serves as a counter-image to the Nazi ideal of the human form. Alongside these iconic figures, the exhibition features his ‘Hausbilder’ – paintings of houses with simplified architecture reminiscent of Italian farmhouses, yet whose closed forms bestow upon them a monumental, timeless presence. Across his entire body of work, Antes unites formal reduction with a dense, vibrant colouration, reflecting existential themes of identity, space and time.
Vernissage: Friday, 2nd May 2025, 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Ausstellungsdaten: Friday, 2nd May until Saturday, 21st June 2025
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Image caption Title: Horst Antes, Porträt 3, 1975, acrylic on wood, 70 x 60 cm. Photo: RMJ
Exhibition Horst Antes – Meyer Riegger | Contemporary Art – Zeitgenössische Kunst in Berlin – Exhibitions Berlin Galleries– ART at Berlin
