卡尔·霍斯特·霍迪克＆谭平艺术展14日将于上海开幕

Thirty years ago,student Tan Ping and teacher Karl Horst Hödicke met in Berlin and together they witnessed one of the miracles of human society:the fall of the Berlin Wall and the reunification of Germany.In the"Berlin Memory"section of the exhibition,the artists present their memories and commemorate the 30th anniversary of the reunification of Germany.

Thirty years later,the works of artist Tan Ping and artist Karl Horst Hödicke meet again in Shanghai to commemorate the year 2020.

谭平Tan PIing 地铁Metro 1990 布面丙烯Acrylic on Canvas 23 x 28.5cm

For this exhibition,in different exhibition halls,the two artists are in dialogue on similar themes:about despair and hope,about ruins and the future,about Berlin in 1990 and the world in 2020.

Tan Ping's"Commemoration 2020"is undoubtedly a work of contemplation and frozen in time.The work is full of deep emotions.During the worst months of the epidemic,in his studio,he poured his inner turmoil,struggles and mixed emotions onto the canvas.In Remembrance 2020 represents what we are all going through in 2020,the unspoken inner emotions we feel when we face our fate,and the only thing we can do is to remain silent in front of the Wailing Wall.

Karl Horst Hödicke is one of the most important contemporary German neo expressionism artists,who paints in a wildly passionate and genuine style.His core subject is the lives and beings in Berlin,as well as his concern for the fate of the nation and the grief of the individual.He lived through the great political upheavals and dark moments in Germany,when his experiences and expressions of sorrow and struggle,hope and pain,echoed the universal destiny of humanity.

卡尔·霍斯特·霍迪克Karl Horst Hödicke 隧道尽头的光Das Licht am Ende des Tunnels 2015 布面聚酯树脂,带框polyester resin on canvas,Framed 190 x 240 cm

In our fragmented modern age,a grand narrative of human destiny is not necessarily timely.But we cannot turn away from the truth of our times.In this new era of humanity,the comedy of the absurd and the tragedy of the classical are coming at the same time,the sting and the oblivion are happening at the same time,the myriad selves are divided like countless nights,and our lives are subjected to the directionless acceleration.The artist has to make his own response.

This exhibition,"Eingedunkelt",is dedicated to all those who have experienced this year.

ABOUT ARTISTS

关于艺术家

卡尔·霍斯特·霍迪克Karl Horst Hödicke