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until 18.04. | #4996ARTatBerlin |Galerie Friese shows at 14.03 (Opening:13.03) an exhibition by the artists Norbert Kricke and Dieter Krieg
Norbert Kricke (1922–1984) is one of the central figures of postwar German art. His body of work, comprising three-dimensional sculptures and drawings, spans just over three decades and is consistently dedicated to exploring the line in space.
The exhibition presents works from the 1950s and 1970s in collaboration with the artist’s estate. A special focus is placed on a group of large-format, extremely minimalist drawings from 1976: black ink lines traverse the drawing surface in an almost theatrical manner, transforming it into a pictorial space.
In the context of postwar modernism, Kricke’s work can be read as an act of liberation oriented toward a new beginning, one that had far-reaching consequences for subsequent generations as well as for the definition of the genres of sculpture and drawing.
Norbert Kricke served as rector of the Düsseldorf State Academy of Art from 1972 to 1981. In this capacity, he appointed Dieter Krieg as a professor at the academy in 1978; Krieg’s works are on view in the first two rooms of the gallery.
The presentation of Dieter Krieg (1937–2005) focuses on the artist’s little-known early work, featuring pieces from 1970 to 1972. In these works on paper, often created with spray paint, Krieg explores fundamental questions of spatiality and objectivity using highly reduced means.
Even though these early, minimalist works do not yet reveal his later development, a characteristic feature of his oeuvre is already evident here: the depicted objects are always marked by a kind of patina, a physical, human presence. Even in the empty tub, in the corner of the room, or in the empty shirt, one senses the presence of the human body.
Opening: Friday, 13. March 2026, 6–8 pm
EventsDates: Saturday, 14. März – Saturday, 18. April 2026
To the Gallery
Image Caption: Dieter Krieg, Untitled, ca. 1970, acrylic on canvas, 87 x 61.5 cm
Exhibitiom Norbert Kricke + Dieter Krieg – Galerie Friese | Zeitgenössische Kunst in Berlin | Contemporary Art | Ausstellungen Berlin Galerien | ART at Berlin
