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until 30.05. | #5033ARTatBerlin | Galerie Martin Mertens shows from Saturday, 25. April 2026 the „Je rêve un jardin“ by the artist Katrin Bremermann.
The new exhibition by Berlin-based artist Katrin Bremermann once again brings together different bodies of work within her artistic universe.
The French title (“I Dream of a Garden”) Katrin lived in Paris for many years and now once again has a second residence in France can perhaps be understood as a reference to her work in the sense that her highly distinctive visual language in objects, collages, and paintings has developed almost organically over time. It continues to grow, builds on earlier forms, and repeatedly produces dazzlingly beautiful new “blooms.”
One of these more recent developments is a series of collages in steel frames, in which Bremermann partly incorporates forms that she had previously used as stencils for her lacquer paintings or as printing blocks for her hand-printed works.
She also presents large canvas objects that follow in the tradition of the “shaped canvas” artists of the 1960s and 1970s, such as Frank Stella, Ellsworth Kelly, Kenneth Noland, and Morris Louis. However, these artists represent only part of the fertile ground within the broad field of geometric abstraction from which Katrin’s work emerges. Many other developments from Constructivism and Minimalism can be felt in Bremermann’s work, but none of them dominate; all merely serve as a backdrop for her compelling art.
Like in a garden, the small framed lacquer paintings on a wax layer which for many years have formed the foundation of Katrin’s universe of forms and colors come together with the collages and the large, powerful, and highly present canvas objects to create a harmonious whole. Through color and form, they establish numerous connections with one another and transform the gallery space into a magnificent garden of art.
Opening: Saturday, 25. April 2026, 18:00–21:00 Uhr
Exhibition date: Saturday, 25. April – Saturday, 30. May 2026
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Image Caption: © Courtesy of Galerie Martin Mertens
Exhibition Je rêve un jardin – Galerie Martin Mertens | Contemporary Art in Berlin | Ausstellungen Berlin Galerien | ART at Berlin
