antagomorph
30.09.2016 – 05.03.2017
Large-format mobile, coloured, molten tape, burnt wood or a wall clad in azure plastic – the sculptor Gereon Krebber put his positively disturbing sculptures and installations on the entire temporary exhibition area of the Museum DKM into the spotlight. The exhibition questioned Krebber’s exemplary works, which had been created in recent years. Is there a central idea behind it? The contrasts in form, appearance and surface get pictorial unity and meaningful form, but they can hardly be dissolved conceptually, descriptions fall back into the pre-linguistic.
Already with the title antagomorph Krebber asked more questions than to give answers. The artist’s demanding word-making related to the ubiquitous contrast of form and material, which represented the common denominator of the works on display. Exemplified groups of works from the last five years have been juxtaposed in the seven rooms of the almost 500 square metre temporary exhibition space.
On occasion of the exhibitions at Museum DKM and the Folkwang Museum Essen, a joint catalogue was published at Kerber Verlag, which documents Krebber’s works of the previous five years.
The catalogue was made possible thanks to the generous support of the
Works in the exhibition
Room I
Mobsters, 2013
stretch wrap, filling, timber
23 parts h: 1,6–2,8 m
Courtesy alexanderlevy Berlin
Bubbabuddie, 2013
silver cast of chewing gum, nail
h: 0,03 m
Unique
Courtesy artist
Chunkie, 2014
aluminium cast
Ex. 2/3, h: 2 m
Courtesy artist
Gnasto, 2014
tape, foil, spray paint, timber
h: 1,2 m
Courtesy NATIONAL-BANK Collection
Acolyte, 2010-11
tape, foil, spray paint, timber
l: 1,3 m
Courtesy Cindy Rucker Gallery, New York
Room II
Graufleisch I (Pharynga Block), 2016
concrete, paint
h: 0,75 m
Courtesy Galerie Christian Lethert, Köln
Graufleisch II (Pharynga Block), 2016
concrete, paint
h: 0,6 m
Courtesy Galerie Christian Lethert, Köln
Ontö (XT), 2015
steel, polyurethane glue, fabric, thread, spray paint, varnish
h: 2,2 m
Courtesy Kunstraum am Limes, Hillscheid
Room III
Das kommt davon, 2012
burnt timber, paint
h: 2,6 m
Courtesy Galerie Christian Lethert, Köln
Doppelgänger, 2015
sanded mirrors, rubber mat, steel base
two parts, #1 and #2, column shapes are mirrored, h: 2,3 m
Courtesy alexanderlevy, Berlin
Hitti herg, 2016
tape, foil, spray paint, timber
l: 0,4 m
Courtesy artist
Quaps, 2016
glazed ceramics
l: 0,2 m
Courtesy artist
Room IV
Ynx (Aus dem Blauen), 2013
foil, tape, timber
l: 6,8 m
Courtesy Museum DKM
Room V
Ready, 2014
polyurethane, spray paint, epoxy resin
l: 4,5 m, h: 0,7 m
Courtesy artist
Steady, 2014
polyurethane, spray paint, epoxy resin
l: 4,5 m
Courtesy artist
Room VI
Willst Du das wirklich (Dreikörperproblem), 2015
Mobile
mirror, bronze, building stones, metal tubes, hanging devices
l: ca. 1,2 m
Courtesy alexanderlevy, Berlin
Output (Stiller Teilhaber), 2016
fired manganese clay
h: 0,6 m
Courtesy Galerie Christian Lethert, Köln
Bommes, 2016
bonding plaster, iced sugar
l: 1 m
Courtesy Museum DKM, Duisburg
Room VII
Endo/Ekto, 2016
gelatine, glycerine, colouring
two parts
l: 1,6 m
Courtesy Museum DKM, Duisburg