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The Israel-born artist Amnon David Ar presents a comprehensive solo exhibition at the Kirche am Hohenzollernplatz in Berlin-Wilmersdorf. Light Years brings together works created since his move to Berlin in 2013 and is accompanied by the publication of a namesake art monograph. Concerts and artist talks will accompany the exhibition.
The exhibition on Amnon David Ar, curated by long-time Louvre curator for contemporary art Martin Kiefer, offers an in-depth look at the artist’s painterly oeuvre through works created in Berlin. The large-scale pieces depict everyday still lifes, overlooked objects, and portraits. In dialogue with art history, the paintings consistently provide highly personal insights into the artist’s inner world.
Ar’s style, marked by technical precision, points toward hyperrealism, yet his primary focus is always the questioning of objects. Figures, objects, and symbols are brought together in unexpected constellations, where the familiar becomes strange and subtly enigmatic. In his paintings, for example, an old sterilizer might appear …
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Image Above: Amnon David Ar: Childhood, 2024, aus der Serie Cycle of Life Credit: Courtesy the artist Foto: Hans Georg Gaul.
