International positions in westend
Frankfurt's skyline is reminiscent of New York City in some places. At the same time, the city on the Main is considered more cosmopolitan and international than other German cities - and so are the artists who are exhibiting at the Saisonstart this year, many of whom can be found in Frankfurt's Westend.
A New Year to Remember, 2023, by Tom Christopher depicts New York City street canyons. Acrylic on canvas. Barbara von Stechow Gallery.
In the Barbara von Stechow Gallery not far from the Palmengarten, you can discover the work of New York painter Tom Christopher. His enthusiasm for urban life in New York influences his choice of motifs and inspires him to create expressive views of people, buildings, and street canyons that are not unfamiliar to Frankfurt.
Rossella Barbante, Absent at the moment when I occupied more space, 2023, mixed media, 25 x 25 x 6 cm, Frankfurter Westend Galerie.
The Westend Galerie is responding to the noticeably high proportion of female artists this year by Westend Galerie is exemplary in this regard. It focuses on "female" and young art from Italy. The exhibition is simply titled "Arte," while the terms "Anthropocene," "Authenticity," "Allegory," and "Appearance" highlight the individuality of the four promising female artists (born between 1991 and 1997).
Larry Bonćhaka at Sakhile&Me
A short walk further towards Rothschild Park shows Sakhile&Me, a gallery specializing in African and African-American art, Larry Bonćhaka (*1994 in Ghana). The multimedia artist creates works that critically examine politics, material culture, community-based projects, and social coexistence.
Mia Rollins at Galerie Siedlarek.
Mia Rollins' installations are making their debut in Germany with the solo exhibition "Dream Like Cherenkov" at the Siedlarek Gallery. Mia Rollins (born in 1995 in Nashville, Tennessee) studied visual arts at Brown University and sculpture at the Rhode Island School of Design. Her work focuses on the multidisciplinary integration of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) into artistic creation—sometimes even in connection with projects at CERN, the world's largest particle accelerator.
