arnoldsche weekend art gallery #19

To mark its 19th exhibition, the arnoldsche is presenting, at GALERIE AK2, the extraordinary work of five leading international ceramic artists from South Korea, Japan, Austria, and Germany: Thomas Bohle, Bokyung Kim, Yasuhisa Kohyama, Minsoo Lee, and Sebastian Scheid.

The artistic connection between Europe and East Asia is rooted in a lasting and profound mutual inspiration. Since the late 19th century, Japanese woodblock prints have exerted a lasting influence on European modernism. Conversely, since the 1950s, contemporary artists—particularly from South Korea and Japan—have taken up Western techniques and themes and reinterpreted them within the context of Asian philosophy, religion, and a connection to nature. This gave rise to a global artistic language in which European stylistic elements—such as abstraction and minimalism—and an East Asian aesthetic of reduction flow into one another. Since then, the connection between European and East Asian ceramic artists has also been characterized by an ongoing technological, artistic, and aesthetic exchange and a deep mutual appreciation. The work of the artists featured in the exhibition stands as a prime example of these developments.

The artists will be present at both openings and throughout the exhibition (with the exception of Yasuhisa Kohyama).

We look forward to seeing you all!