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until 09.05. | #4989ARTatBerlin | Gallery Friedmann-Hahn shows from Saturday, 28. March 2026 the exhibition Mirrors in motion by the artist Maximilian Verhas.
In the exhibition MIRRORS IN MOTION, GALERIE FRIEDMANN-HAHN presents new works by the German sculptor Maximilian Verhas, including, for the first time, his “Imaginary Rolling Bodies” in highly polished stainless steel.
The reflective surface lends the sculptures a particular lightness: Instead of perceiving solely mass and physicality, they reveal distorted, inverted reflections of the surroundings, and the viewer recognises themselves as part of this multi-layered pictorial space. The cool, silvery sheen of the stainless steel intensifies this fascinating tension between materiality and immateriality. The result is sculptures that appear both present and imaginary.
In addition to the new stainless steel works, the exhibition features an extensive selection of his bronze sculptures. A particular highlight is the complete presentation of the successful Open House series.
Verhas’ sculptures are sometimes endlessly intertwined bands, sometimes organically shaped, sometimes sharp-edged and architectural. Yet Verhas’ highly diverse works have one thing in common: they are mobile, dynamic rolling forms!
Sculptural works are generally regarded as static. Since 1990, Maximilian Verhas has been addressing this problem of the immobility of sculpture in his rolling forms. His bronze sculptures can be set in motion or made to roll as a whole, so that there is no longer any distinction between top, bottom, outside and inside. In this way, his works become viewable from all angles and open up a diversity of forms unusual for sculptures.
Opening: Saturday, 28. March 2026, 6-9 pm
Exhibition dates: Saturday, 28. March until Saturday, 9. May 2026
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Image caption: Maximilian Verhas, Constrictor, 2026, Edelstahl, 34 x 22 x 18 cm, Edition von 10
Exhibition Maximilian Verhas – Galerie Friedmann-Hahn | Contemporary Art – Kunst in Berlin ART at Berlin
