This year I became a member of the Frankfurt Artists' Club, an interdisciplinary art association with a very special venue: Exhibitions, concerts and readings take place in the beautiful "Nebbiensches Gartenhaus" in a park in the middle of Frankfurt city centre – always free of charge, available to everyone and inviting exchange.
For those interested in history, I can recommend the Wikipedia entry (Sorry, German only) on the little house. With an age of over 200 years and as the last remaining of the former 250 garden houses, the place seems to have fallen out of time. And the old city map with the individual garden sections seems surreal from today's perspective due to its central location. All the better that they have been preserved as a park.
The Grand Finale
It is part of the association's tradition to organise a joint end-of-year exhibition every year, to which members are invited to contribute one work each. I decided in favour of a painting from my Kezia series. Fittingly, it was hung right next to the grand piano, which made me smile, as the painting is inspired by music.
It was incredibly exciting anyway: I saw the hanging arrangement myself for the first time at the vernissage on 24 October, as we didn't do it ourselves. I was amazed at the enormous number of works (over 50!) that had come together in such a small space, that every corner had been utilised and yet it still looked totally harmonious. Hats off to the organisers!
The exhibition motto ‘Together’ could be felt on every wall: the paintings and sculptures were set in a common context, forming fields of tension and new compositions. During the vernissage itself, it was so crowded that it was not easy to get to the individual works or to see them in detail.
However, I still had plenty of opportunity to do this on my supervision day, where it was much more manageable. I supervised together with Marina Hahn, which I thought was fantastic, as it's simply more fun together and even more fun when you can talk about your shared interests.
Over the course of the afternoon, many more visitors came by than I had expected – certainly not least due to the fact that the sunny afternoon was simply perfect for autumn walks in the park. And perhaps the article in the Rundschau (German as well) also played its part.
There is even a catalogue for the exhibition, in which not only all the works are collected, but in which we artists were also allowed to comment on our intentions. A nice companion for all visitors to explore – and a great memory for everyone involved.
Come and visit!
The exhibition runs until 17 November 2024, Wednesday to Sunday from 12 noon to 6 pm. The finale of the finale is on 17.11.: The finissage will take place from 4 pm and an accompanying programme is still being worked on. There will be music and a small buffet and drinks. You might also find a suitable Christmas present – all the works are for sale. I'll be on site as well.
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