NO PROMISES, NO DEMANDS - MUNTEAN/ROSENBLUM PALOMA VARGA WEISZ TOBIAS ZIELONY

28 OCT.
22 DEC. 2023

OPENING
SAT. 28 OCT.
4-7 PM

NO PROMISES, NO DEMANDS
MUNTEAN/ROSENBLUM
PALOMA VARGA WEISZ
TOBIAS ZIELONY

We're delighted to present the three artists exhibition "No Promises, No Demands" with works by artists Muntean/Rosenblum, Paloma Varga Weisz and Tobias Zielony, whom we greatly admire since many years.

The conceptual figurative paintings by MUNTEAN/ROSENBLUM (both *1962) offer a profound exploration of the image of youth and the history of painting beyond gender and generation. They became known for their complex paintings of young people, which combine classical, figurative painting with text inscriptions. Their paintings address a condition of today's world in which all forms of secure identity are slipping away and the ambiguous, non-specific settings create an atmosphere of universality. They reinterpret the vulnerability of human life in the realisation of their motifs, subjecting the legibility of the world and the unease of culture to analysis with stylistic directness. Works by the artist duo can be found in the collections of MoMA New York and the Albertina in Vienna, among others.

The anthropomorphic figures of sculptor PALOMA VARGA WEISZ (*1966) bear witness to childlike imagination and fantasy. The artist draws on an inner archive of collected impressions and memories of things, images and objects. Her sculptural work is imbued with a sense of rapture and tranquillity and is characterised by its precise realisation as well as its ability to evoke emotions, stimulate reflection and transcend time and place. Her exploration of themes such as mythology, memory and identity makes her a notable figure in the contemporary art world, with works in the collections of the Bonnefantenmuseum Maastricht and MomA New York, among others.

TOBIAS ZIELONY's (*1973) photographic works show marginalised young people in public spaces. His images with a documentary element provide an unadulterated and unfiltered insight into the lives of young people. Zielony explores the social, cultural and political dimensions that shape young people's lives and illuminates their struggles, aspirations and the dynamics of their environment. His focus here is, among other things, on the compositional aspect: youthful posing as part of their everyday lives, imitated gestures of nonchalance, superiority or disinterest run motivically through his work.