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until 21.02. | #4915ARTatBerlin | Galerie SCHMALFUSS BERLIN shows from Saturday, 17 January 2026 the exhibition “DIE LEERE UMARMEN – UMARMTE LEERE” by the artists Thomas Kitzinger and Jörg Bach.
The exhibition “Die Leere umarmen – Umarmte Leere” brings together paintings on aluminium by Thomas Kitzinger and steel sculptures by Jörg Bach, creating a dialogue between surface and volume, reduction and movement, proximity and distance.
Jörg Bach, Höhlenblock, 11, o. J., Cortenstahl, 88 × 84 × 133 cm.
Thomas Kitzinger’s paintings are characterised by a rigorously reduced visual language. Here, emptiness is not conceived as absence but as a concentrated state shaped through restraint, precision and subtle colour fields. The works open up quiet pictorial spaces in which material, colour and perception are carefully recalibrated.
Jörg Bach, Höhlenblock, 25, o. J., Cortenstahl, 63 × 75 × 80 cm.
In contrast, Jörg Bach’s sculptures consist of interlaced and winding forms that often approach one another without fully touching. Despite the solidity of the material, the steel sculptures convey a surprising sense of lightness and transparency. Tension and near-contact become defining elements, forming a spatial counterpart to Kitzinger’s painterly restraint.
Jörg Bach, Wasserspiel, 36, 2016, Edelstahl, 51 × 53 × 31 cm.
In parallel with the exhibition, Galerie Schmalfuss Berlin will once again participate in art karlsruhe 2026, presenting works by a broader group of artists in Hall 1 (Booth B28) and in the paper:square section in Hall 3.
Thomas Kitzinger, A6-25, 2025, Öl auf Aluminium, 120 × 84 cm.
Opening: Saturday, 17 January 2026, 4:00–8:00 pm
Exhibition dates: Saturday, 17 January until Saturday, 21 February 2026
Caption image title: Thomas Kitzinger, Teller, 1998, Öl auf Aluminium, 70 × 120 cm.
Exhibition Thomas Kitzinger und Jörg Bach – Galerie SCHMALFUSS BERLIN | Zeitgenössische Kunst in Berlin | Contemporary Art | Ausstellungen Berlin Galerien | ART at Berlin
