Archive 2020 KubaParis

IS THIS WATER?

Lena-Elise Aicher, Carved Frame Nr.1 (Spiritual Functionalism), 2020, carbon fiber reinforced plastic, glass, bast, wood

Dennis Buck, Dennis Hopper, 2020, sun-bleached cotton

Hans Jurisch Barragán, stars in march, 2020, lamp, pastels on paper

Annkathrin Kluss, Parasites of fragmented Gardens, 2019, chair, wire, plaster, modelling clay

Solon Krieger, El Cucuy, 2020, inkjet print with stickers in aluminium frame

Florian Mehmeti Löffler, While you are turning back, I am turning my back., 2020, hawk kite, telescope stick, toner, various fabrics

Florian Mehmeti Löffler, Untitled (eyes), 2020, toner, paper, acrylics on linen

Henri McMaster, Untitled, 2020, silicone plastilin

Antonia Nannt, left: What’s in your bag, 2020, steel sheet, paper strips, magnet, MDF, limewood, right: Heartbreak House (symbolism stops at my door), 2020, silkscreen on MDF, magnets, lacquer

Paul Niedermayer, BACK END, 2020, archival pigment print

Natalia Rolon, Give back, return, restore,, 2020, graphite on paper

Sarah Rosengarten, Don’t slip now!, 2020, C-print

Joram Schön, Confess Sins-Script: A Bronx Tale (1993, USA, R. De Niro) (Calogero ‘C’ Agnello & Priest ‘Father') Who is your god?, 2020, drawing on paper, coloured pencil, glue

Wieland Schönfelder, DER KRISTALL, 2020, epoxy resin, LED panel, velvet curtain

Felix Schröder, Florence Ave, 2020, UV direct print, acrylics, ballpen

Alexander Wertheim, Taking Shape, 2020, acrylic and oil on canvas

Location

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Date

30.10 –31.10.2020

Curator

Marlene A. Schenk

Photography

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Subheadline

Lena-Elise Aicher, Dennis Buck, Hans Jurisch Barragán, Annkathrin Kluss, Solon Krieger, Florian Mehmeti Löffler, Henri McMaster, Antonia Nannt, Philipp Naujoks, Paul Niedermayer, Natalia Rolon, Sarah Rosengarten, Joram Schön, Wieland Schönfelder, Felix Schröder, Alexander Wertheim

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There are these two young fish swimming along, and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way, who nods at them and says, “Morning, boys, how's the water?” And the two young fish swim on for a bit, and then eventually one of them looks over at the other and goes, “What the hell is water?” (1) The capital-T Truth is about life before death. It is about making it to 30, or maybe 50, without wanting to shoot yourself in the head. It is about simple awareness — awareness of what is so real and essential, so hidden in plain sight all around us, that we have to keep reminding ourselves, over and over: “This is water, this is water.” (1) (1) This Is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life by David Foster Wallace.

Marlene A. Schenk