International positions in westend
Frankfurt erinnert mit der Skyline an manchen Stellen durchaus an New York City. Zugleich gilt die Stadt am Main mehr als andere deutsche Städte als kosmopolitisch und international – und so sind es auch die Künstlerinnen und Künstler, die dieses Jahr zum Saisonstart ausstellen und von denen besonders viele im Frankfurter Westend zu finden sind.
A New Year to Remember, 2023, by Tom Christopher shows New York street canyons. Acrylic on canvas. Gallery Barbara von Stechow.
In the Barbara von Stechow Gallery not far from the Palmengarten, you can discover the New York painter Tom Christopher. It is his enthusiasm for New York's urban life that 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, Assente nel momento in cui occupavo più spazio, 2023, mixed media, 25 x 25x 6cm, Frankfurter Westend Galerie.
The recognizably high proportion of female artists this year is reflected in the Westend Gallery exemplary account. It is focusing on "female" and young art from Italy. The exhibition title is simply "Arte", while the terms "Anthropocene", "Authenticity", "Allegory" and "Appearance" emphasize the individuality of the four promising female artists (born between 1991 and 1997).
Larry Bonćhaka at Sakhile&Me
A short walk in the direction of Rothschildpark shows Sakhile&Megallery with a focus on 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 (*1995 in Nashville, Tennessee) studied visual art at Brown University and sculpture at the Rhode Island School of Design. She focuses on the multidisciplinary integration of the STEM approach in her artistic work - sometimes even in connection with projects at CERN, the world's largest particle accelerator.
