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until 07.06. | #4673ARTatBerlin | Galerie Georg Nothelfer shows from 02. May 2025 (Opening: 30.04.) the exhibition INK with the artists Henri Michaux, Walter Stöhrer, Britta Lumer, Oliver Thie, Andrey Klassen, Walter Menne, Toni Mauersberg.
Galerie Nothelfer presents seven artistic positions on the subject of ink drawings. On display are historical works from the post-war period as well as contemporary works that offer an overview of the medium.
The INK exhibition uses ink as a curatorial leitmotif. The aim is to view the material as an independent carrier of discursive aspects and to unite both historical and process-related elements without creating conflicts between form, material and content.
Under the title INK, works on paper and other image carriers are shown that cover a period of sixty years. The exhibition thus combines the informal basis of the gallery programme with current positions.
Henri Michaux, Untitled, 1962, Mixed media/Arches/Velin, 74,8 x 106,1 cm
In art history, the term ‘ink’ covers all colouring liquids used for writing and drawing. The usual components are water, carbon black particles and binding agents. There are also natural sepia inks made from cuttlefish and iron gall inks, which are created through chemical reactions. Due to the large number of pigments and formulations, the terminology is sometimes inconsistent.
Ink has a long tradition in the history of art in both the Orient and the Occident. Its proximity to the act of writing opens up a variety of references to calligraphy, in which writing and image merge. The fluidity of the ink determines the stroke and the creative effect.
Depending on the concentration, ink can create translucent glazes or highly saturated, opaque surfaces. Controlling the flow poses a technical challenge, as the image carrier absorbs the liquid and influences its spread.
INK is also suitable for targeted effects through controlled blurring and random material reactions. This aspect enables an experimental material aesthetic and encourages process-based working methods.
Text excerpt: Jan-Philipp Frühsorge.
Openening: Wednesday, 30. April 18 – 21 h
Exhibition dates: Friday 02. May until Satuday, 07. June 2025
Special opening hours during the Berlin Gallery Weekend
Friday, 02 May, 12 – 9 pm
Saturday, 03 May, 11 am – 6 pm
Sunday, 04 May, 11 am – 6 pm
Bildunterschrift Titel: Britta Lumer, Gewitterwolke (dunkel), 2003/25, Tusche auf Büttenpapier, 121,5 x 145,5 cm. Photo: Eric Tschernow
Exhibition INK – galerie georg nothelfer | Zeitgenössische Kunst Berlin Contemporary Art | Ausstellungen Berlin Galerien | ART at Berlin
