Letter from BERLIN: FRANK BADUR, Why Pattern?

by David Rhodes

Fruehsorge Contemporary Drawings, Berlin
October 31, 2009 – January 8, 2010

Frank Badur has been part of the Berlin scene from the time he studied here, between 1963 and 1969. He became a professor at the University of Art in 1985, and, like many other German artists who maintain successful international careers, he has continued to teach. This has resulted in a certain continuity in German art, which makes it less subject to the vagaries of fashion that affect places like London so damagingly. His influence on many younger artists, such as Tim Stapel, Rebecca Michaelis, and Katinka Pilscheur, who are sustaining an interest in abstraction, is becoming more evident. At fruehsorge contemporary drawings, a gallery dedicated exclusively to drawing, Frank Badur is exhibiting two groups of works on paper; concurrently, he is presenting new paintings at Hammish Morrison Galerie and an edition of prints at Galerie Jordan Seydoux, both also in Berlin.

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Martin Noël

Martin Noël
Serie Madeira (türkis), 2005
Mischtechnik aus Linoleum, Holz
42 x 30 x 7 cm

http://www.fath-contemporary.de/index.php?a_id=17&aw_no=13&node=artwork

ingres

"Drawing is the probity of art." - J.A.D. Ingres

pro·bi·ty/ˈprōbitē/
Noun: The quality of having strong moral principles; honesty and decency

Alexis Di Maggio

alexis74mille@hotmail.fr

Loie Fuller

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loie_Fuller

david reeb

screen ink on paper
70x100 cm.

screen ink on paper
70x100 cm.

soldier and civilian
screenprint
63x78 cm.

http://www.davidreeb.com/index.php

Imi Knoebel

http://www.vonbartha.com/current/imi-knoebel-3/

The Matrix: The Political Dance of Modern Drawing at the MoMA

You can always count on the MoMA for two things: high-concept theme shows and high-concept theme shows that go in directions you didn’t expect. On Line: Drawing Through the Twentieth Century, which runs through February 7, 2011, begins as you’d expect with the big boys of modernism. Just as the testosterone threatens to thicken, however, the narrative line turns toward the feminine. The phallic gives way to the “matrixal”—a connective and even curative matrilineal web of associations woven by modern women artists that redefines drawing practice to include all forms of human gesture, even the dance. This dance turns political as artists tango through the minefield of modern life to bring the world a little closer. At times this “matrixal” theme seems almost as esoteric and abstract as The Matrix movies, but ultimately the show brings you back to firm ground and the stars align once more.
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