Past
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Kelley Walker
6 November — 19 December 2009 Gisela Capitain and Friedrich Petzel are delighted to announce the first solo exhibition by Kelley Walker at Capitain Petzel and the first solo exhibition by the artist in Germany. The Loft, New York City The Loft was the location for the first underground dance party (Love Saves the Day) that... Explore -
Joyce Pensato
21 September — 24 October 2009 Capitain Petzel is pleased to present the first solo exhibition in Berlin by the New York-based artist Joyce Pensato. For her first solo show in Germany, Pensato has created a series of new large-scale paintings in the main gallery and in the lower-ground floor gallery a major new wall-drawing surrounded... Explore -
Monika Sosnowska
26 June — 29 August 2009 For her first solo exhibition at Capitain Petzel, Monika Sosnowska has installed seven sculptural elements in metal, wood and glass in the empty gallery. The exhibition walls have been removed from the space to create one large, undivided area in which the different objects create a line along the room.... Explore -
Elfie Semotan
Photography for the BOOK PROJECT 1 May — 13 June 2009 In 1996 Elfie Semotan and Martin Kippenberger had the idea of a joint project, a book of photographs from Semotan´s archive that would be straightforwardly selected. Because the photographs are out of focus, because people´s legs, arms or heads are cropped, because they contain no complete information, they seem to... Explore -
Martin Kippenberger
1 May — 13 June 2009 Martin Kippenberger‘s ‚Magical Misery Tour‘ through Brasil lasted from the 15th December 1985 to the 22nd March 1986. Three months in Brasil were too long just to be fun, it was Brasil until it hurt. Besides Rio de Janeiro, Kippenberger also visited the North of the country, acquired a gas... Explore -
Christopher Williams
For Example: Dix Huits Leçons Sur La Société Industrielle (Revision 8) 12 March — 25 April 2009 How to start? A door opens. A cash register opens. A can of sardines is opened. A mouth opens. An unzipped zipper opens up a view. Four bottles of beer are opened, with a bottle opener… That’s good but it’s not our story. Let’s try again. How to read a... Explore -
Charline von Heyl
9 January — 28 February 2009 The exhibition presents a series of large paintings and new mixed media works on paper. While the paintings exu- berate a new interest in iconic presence, the works on paper are the result of the artist’s recent exploration of new techniques, such as combining printing, drawing and collage processes. The... Explore
