In Copenhagen, von Bartha presents a group show with works by Caroline Achaintre, Emilia Bergmark, Imi Knoebel, Boris Rebetez, and Ursula Reuter Christiansen.

Underpinning the sculptures and architectural models by Boris Rebetez in the center of the gallery is a modernist grammar based on geometrical elements such as the triangle, square angle, and circle. Akin to contemporary architecture, these means of expression shape the artist’s visual vocabulary, bringing the sculptures to life as complete syntactic forms [1].

The walls of the main space showcase works on paper by the contemporaries Ursula Reuter Christiansen and Imi Knoebel. Reuter Christiansen crafts enchanting forests and castles that capture the imagination, while Knoebel’s paintings infuse the room with vibrant colors and dynamic movement from his latest Etcetera series, which inherit the artist’s established formal language.

Barbette, a tufted wall piece by Caroline Achaintre, takes center stage in the showroom. It is juxtaposed with the artist’s characterful ceramic masks and a reverse glass painting by Emilia Bergmark titled Kitchen Sink Realism (Spilled Milk). This work references the British cultural movement “Kitchen Sink Painters” of the late 1950s and early 1960s, a group of artists who depicted domestic scenes of everyday life.

[1] Dietrich Roeschmann in: von Bartha Yearbook 2013/ 2014 – Boris Rebetez: Syndrome Temporel

Opening Hours: Thursday and Fridays from 11 am until 4 pm
Header image: Exhibition view with works by Boris Rebetez and Ursula Reuter Christiansen. Photo: Fritz Buziek