February 23, 2022, 2 pm
Many thanks to the associate director Laura Ammann & Savannah Thümler introducing our participants to the gallery concept, program & history of GNYP Gallery and guiding us through the exhibition Flower of Fog by Denis Savary. The visit is part of the BAI Studio Program | Berlin Artist Residency, Art School, Arts Incubator, and Live Online Courses & Classes.
Exhibition Dates: January 20 – February 26, 2022
Location: GNYP Gallery
Opening Hours: Wednesday – Saturday, 12 NOON – 6 PM & by appointment
Address: Knesebeckstraße 96, 10623 Berlin
“»It is more interesting to find an apple on the moon than a moonstone.« The subtle absurdity of this setting, articulated by the German composer Karlheinz Stockhausen, may be dismissed as sheer silliness. Unsuspected, though, of trying to pass as a comedian—nonetheless his lifelong theatrical vein—what Stockhausen probably had in mind was the desire to introduce, to clash, the familiar into uncharted territory, thus creating something unexpected, updating a posture most associated with the Surrealists. Pursuing his means and pressed by our particular historical age, it wouldn’t be too long a stretch to claim that Denis Savary (born in 1981), presenting his first solo show with GNYP Gallery, operates within that same tradition. However, the apple and the moon are not as easily recognizable as before. But the outcomes, for their part, can still be as intriguing.” (Text excerpt from the press release by courtesy of GNYP Gallery & João Gabriel Rizek)
More information on the GNYP Gallery Website.
