In this episode of WAS MIT KUNST, Johann König speaks with the artist Esra Gülmen, whose works are on view in the showroom of KÖNIG GALERIE.

In the podcast, Gülmen talks about her practice and how she became an artist. From her education in architecture, and her career in advertising, to her life as an artist in Berlin. Gülmen has developed a playful, ironic practice by carving out and revealing “embedded notions” of social codes, and with it, torpedoing any vestige of the ideal in contemporary art.

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In this episode of WAS MIT KUNST, Johann König speaks with the artist Esra Gülmen, whose works are on view in the showroom of KÖNIG GALERIE.

In the podcast, Gülmen talks about her practice and how she became an artist. From her education in architecture, and her career in advertising, to her life as an artist in Berlin. Gülmen has developed a playful, ironic practice by carving out and revealing “embedded notions” of social codes, and with it, torpedoing any vestige of the ideal in contemporary art.

Learn more about the artist HERE

In der neuen Folge WAS MIT KUNST spricht Johann König mit dem Gründer Erich Reich über seine Unternehmen Studierenden Kunstmarkt.

Der Studierenden Kunstmarkt wurde ins Leben gerufen, um Kunststudierenden eine Plattform zur Ausstellung und zum Verkauf ihrer Kunst zu bieten. Die immer steigende Nachfrage an Kunstwerken von Studierenden hat nun dazu geführt, dass die Kunstwerke nicht mehr nur auf den Rundgängen in den Universitäten, sondern speziell auch Online gesehen und gekauft werden können. Die hier ausgestellten Werke stammen von Kunststudierenden aus den renommiertesten Kunsthochschulen Deutschlands und vereinzelt auch von Universitäten aus Österreich, Tschechien, Polen, Holland, Russland und der Schweiz.

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In this episode of WAS MIT KUNST, Johann König speaks with the painter Allison Zuckerman, whose two-person exhibition, POWERSHIFT, featuring the works of Evelyne Axell and Allison Zuckerman, is on view at KÖNIG GALERIE until December 21, 2024.

Curated by Zuckerman, this exhibition explores how feminist art evolves, and responds to its time while remaining constant in its messaging. Axell and Zuckerman, though separated by decades, both employ art to challenge and redefine the representation of women. Their works resonate with themes of empowerment, society’s fixation on the fleeting nature of beauty, and the performance of womanhood. Together, they create a rich dialogue exploring the struggle for female autonomy and the complexities of female identities and agencies.

In the podcast, Allison talks about her practice and her exhibition at KÖNIG GALERIE.

This episode is a re-air from a previously recorded podcast with Allison Zuckerman.

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In der neuen Folge von WAS MIT KUNST, spricht Johann König mit dem Künstler Christian Achenbach in dessen Atelier in Berlin über seine Ausstellung PHENOMETRY in der KÖNIG GALERIE.

Christian Achenbach lebt und arbeitet in Berlin, wo er von 2001 bis 2006 an der Universität der Künste Berlin bei Burkhardt Held, Daniel Richter und Anselm Reyle studierte.

Achenbachs Werk verkörpert meisterhaft den allgegenwärtigen Einfluss der natürlichen Elemente. Seine Gemälde mit Bäumen, Wasserfällen und Hügeln entführen den Betrachter in üppige, lebendige Landschaften. Seine Glasskulpturen erinnern an organische Formen wie Korallen und lassen die Grenze zwischen dem Natürlichen und dem Abstrakten weiter verschwimmen.

Achenbachs Arbeiten wurden in zahlreichen Einzel- und Gruppenausstellungen in Europa, Asien und Nordamerika ausgestellt.

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In this episode of WAS MIT KUNST, Johann König speaks with the painter Clédia Fourniau, whose exhibition MASHENUP opens at KÖNIG SEOUL on 26 OCTOBER 2024.

Clédia Fourniau’s paintings are created using acrylic paint, mica, and resin on primed canvas or textile that forms a mirror-glossy surface producing an introspective dialogue between the reflected image and reality. The act of painting is fundamentally dependent on material and process. Rooted in a practice of body in action that is built up in her studio in an extended and unpredictable temporality. She works on the serial and gestural dimension of abstract painting by questioning representation, and the conditions of creation, perception, and reception of a double image. Her approach roams between a formal, controlled, and accidental practice.

In the podcast, Clédia talks about her practice, her exhibition at KÖNIG GALERIE, and where she gets her self-confidence as an artist from.

This episode is a re-air from a previously recorded podcast with Clédia Fourniau.

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In this episode of WAS MIT KUNST, Johann König welcomes Ukrainian artist Julia Beliaeva. In a conversion in the backdrop of the artist’s booth in the showroom of KÖNIG GALERIE, they speak about Beliaeva’s practice and the circumstances for artist’s in Ukraine.

Julia Beliaeva, first and foremost, is a digital artist. Her artworks are born digital and exist beyond the earthly idea of fragility. Beliaeva works with sensitive subjects and tends to amplify their impact by placing them in fragile forms. Her digital creations often find embodiment in ceramics and porcelain.

She is interested in how technology affects us and our consciousness, as well as how the new technology can make sense and update traditional media. In particu¬lar, Beliaeva works a lot with porcelain, which allows her to reflect on the heritage and lost traditions through a combination of new technologies and the popularity of Ukraine’s ceramic industry, which is now lost.

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In the new episode of WAS MIT KUNST, Johann König speaks with French sculptor Juliette Minchin, whose works are currently shown in the showroom at KÖNIG GALERIE as well as in the group show METAPHOR TO METAMORPHOSIS at KÖNIG MUNICH.

In her work, Juliette Minchin mainly explores concepts linked to transformation. The use of natural materials (earth, wax, wood, iron, or liquid) gives her sculptures an undeniably organic dimension, with surfaces that are close to the skin in their appearance. A marker of the passage of time, each of his works is most often produced in series, presented in different states.

In the podcast, König and Minchin speak about her time studying art in Paris, how she developed her own visual language, and how she creates her distinctive wax sculptures.

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In dieser Episode von WAS MIT KUNST unterhalten sich Johann König und der Innenarchitekt Felix Hemmers über sinnvolle Nachnutzungen von Kirchengebäuden. Das Gespräch wurde im Rahmen des Architekturfestivals Open House in Essen aufgezeichnet, bei dem König als Gastredner geladen war.

Anhand des Beispiels St. Agnes Berlin unterhielten sich König und Hemmers darüber, wie man eine ehemalige Kirche als Galerie und pulsierendes Kulturzentrum etabliert. Welche Chancen bietet eine solche Umgestaltung für andere Kirchen? Wie können solche Räume zu Orten der Kreativität und des Austauschs werden? Diese und weitere Fragen wurden im Gespräch erörtert.

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In the new episode of WAS MIT KUNST, Johann König is in conversation with Dutch artist Arjen, whose exhibition IDENTITIES is currently on view at KÖNIG GALERIE.

Arjen is a self-taught artist who studied violin and became a professor at the Conservatory of Utrecht. Simultaneously Arjen kept painting and sketching while searching for his own visual language. He is drawn to the work of earlier modern painters like Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dalí, as well as the ethnographic sources that inspired them.

Arjen’s paintings are filled with surreal and often absurd imagery, which depict a turbulent assortment of feelings, emotions, and personalities. He searches for the fundamental principles behind different styles, as a method of pictorial analysis to then employ in his own works.

In the podcast, König and Arjen talk about the switch from music to art, sources of inspiration, and the concept behind the exhibition IDENTITIES.

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