The City and the City

KUNSTHALLE ROSTOCK at KVOST

Curated by Elke Neumann / With Árpád Bondy & Margit Knapp, Gerd Danigel, Georg Eckelt, Thomas Florschuetz, Fred Rubin, Berit Petzsch & Dana Mosemann.

A cooperation between KVOST and Kunsthalle Rostock.

Players and Pleasures

The secret life of things, the intimacy of the mundane, the complexity of the banal: Bulgarian artists Rada Boukova und Sirma Sarafova-Orahovac are separated by almost 40 years of lifetime. The two have never met, yet their works share a certain family resemblance.

Sarafova-Orahovac’s drawings are inspired by classical still life and cast a contemplative glance at the auspicious symbols of the west. In comparison, Boukovas installations are more political in that they clearly debunk consumer capitalism as an empty promise.

Around the Truth is the Truth.

Romanian artist Alex Mirutziu explores the fringes of what can be seen or represented. His lightly rendered strokes, referred to as “homeless lines” by the artist, approach the portrayed objects without ever keenly contouring them.

Diana Weis / 2018

BAYWATCH

Curated by Nathalie Hoyos and Rainald Schumacher

With Dragos Alexandrescu, Silvia Amancei & Bogdan Armanu, Tamar Chaduneli, Levan Chelidze, EQUALS Collective (initiated and led by Andreja Kulunčić; the other members wish to remain anonymous), Daniil Galkin, Karol Radziszewski and Martina Vacheva.

In its first exhibition, KVOST presents works by young artists whose origins and cultural and linguistic influences are in Eastern Europe.

The works on display are the result of the artists‘ observations, examinations and evaluations; they record tendencies, hardships and dangers. They can also be seen as instructions for future action.