Udo Kittelmann

Horst Ademeit

Claudia Dichter

Horst Ademeit documented the presence of 'cold rays', unseen negative forces, for almost 20 years (1989–2007). The inventory he accumulated and added to almost every day during this period was his attempt to study them: thousands of Polaroid and digital photographs, several leporello notebooks full of meticulously logged data and around 3,000 small spheres made of various kinds of wood.At the beginning of each day he also produced a 'Tagesbild' (picture of the day), numbered images of newspapers, groceries and measuring instruments arranged on the kitchen table, which were intended to record the respective cold ray exposure.English and German text.

Horst Ademeit: Secret Universe

The exhibition 'K' features Martin Kippenberger's legendary artwork 'The Happy End of Franz Kafka's 'Amerika', accompanied by Orson Welles' iconic film 'The Trial' and Tangerine Dream's late electronic album 'Franz Kafka The Castle'. Conceived by Udo Kittelmann as a coexisting trilogy, 'K' is inspired by three uncompleted and seminal novels by Franz Kafka (1883-1924) 'Amerika' (America), 'Der Prozess' (The Trial), and 'Das Schloss' (The Castle) posthumously published from 1925 and 1927. The unfinished nature of these books allows multiple and open readings and their adaptation into an exhibition project, that explored the novels' subjects and atmospheres through allusions and interpretations. As underlined by Udo Kittelmann, America, The Trial, and The Castle form a 'trilogy of loneliness,' according to Kafka's executor Max Brod. Seen in this light, we may also view 'K' as a triptych, an exhibition that resembles a tripartite, triple-layered picture. The structure is therefore similar to that of a traditional altarpiece, with America occupying the large central panel and The Trial and The Castle the side panels. The three parts can be read together as a remarkable allegory of the vicissitudes of life, or, in Kafka's words: 'All these parables really set out to say merely that the incomprehensible is incomprehensible, and we know that already.' Exhibition: Fondazione Prada, Milan, Italy (21.02.-27.07.2020).

K. Catalogo della mostra (Milano, 27 febbraio-27 luglio 2020). Ediz. illustrata

Jan Hoet

Anton Henning

Museum fur Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt

Linking the art genres, Anton Henning treats Modernism and Post-Modernism as peers, in developing interiors from purpose-built furniture and wall decorations, sculptures that question the status of painting, and paintings that delve into art history and everyday cliches. This publication is devoted to three site-specific installations by Henning.

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