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until 23.10. | #5146ARTatBerlin | Galerie Haas presents from Thursday, 10. September 2026 the exhibition PARADE by the artist Strawalde.
Strawalde (born 1931) is gifted in two visual art forms: under his pseudonym, he is known as a painter; as Jürgen Böttcher, he is a director and documentary filmmaker. His painting was classified as formalist in the GDR; he was expelled from the Association of Visual Artists and, as a result, his work was scarcely exhibited in public. It was not until after reunification that he was free to pursue his artistic work. Strawalde is regarded as one of the most important figures in 20th-century German art history. His works are held in major museums and collections.
Strawalde, Fremde, Mai/Juni 1998, oil and pearl blossom on canvas, 151 x 180 cm
Strawalde combines a thick, multi-layered application of paint – which lends his paintings a distinctive textural quality – with expressive line work. Forms emerge as figurative possibilities that engage in an intense dialogue with one another. His paintings are the result of a direct and intuitive process, executed through a long-practised dance of his hands. Experiences and memories, moods and feelings flow directly onto the canvas in expressive gestures.
Strawalde, August 2004 (für Dobsi), 2004, Oil on canvas, 89.8 x 70.3 cm
And I maintain that when I have succeeded in creating a painting, it is made up of all the essences of a thousand things I have ever seen, smelled, tasted – and even of dreams.
– Text, in: Strawalde. Drawings and Paintings, catalog of the Neue Berliner Galerie im Alten Museum, Berlin 1990, p. 12
As part of Berlin Art Week, the Michael Haas Gallery is opening a comprehensive solo exhibition. The artist will be present at the exhibition opening on Thursday, 10 September. An accompanying catalogue will be published.
Opening: Thursday, 10. September 2026, 6 pm – 10 pm
Exhibition period: Thursday, 10. September – Friday, 23. October 2026
Special opening hours for Berlin Art Week:
Opening & Gallery Night: Thursday, September 10, 2026, 6:00–10:00 pm
Berlin Art Week: Saturday and Sunday, September 12–13, 2026, noon–6:00 pm
Image caption: Strawalde, Rückschau, Mai 2006, Oil on canvas, 150.3 x 110.5 cm
Exhibition Strawalde – Galerie Haas | Zeitgenössische Kunst in Berlin | Contemporary Art | Exhibitions Berlin Galleries | ART at Berlin
