Kerstin Brätsch
| Kerstin Brätsch | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1979 |
| Known for | Painter |
Kerstin Brätsch (born 1979) is a German contemporary visual artist, best known as a painter and as one-half of DAS INSTITUT with artist Adele Röder.[1] She currently lives and works in New York City.[2]
Early life and education
Kerstin Brätsch was born in 1979 [3] in Hamburg, Germany.[2] She received a Masters in Fine Arts from Columbia University in New York City.[2]
Career
Kerstin Brätsch is a painter, who often creates large-scale, highly abstract works that combine multiple medias.[4] Though Brätsch's abstract works might visually call to mind artists such as Vasilly Kandinsky, she bucks against tradition in the unusual display of her works. For instance, her paintings have been hung by magnets, draped, and framed in between sheets of glass and then leaned against the wall, which combines an element of exhibition display and performance to her artistic practice.[5] Brätsch is also known for working quickly and she produces large quantities of work.[4] In 2007 Brätsch formed DAS INSTITUT with fellow artist Adele Röder.[1] Using a traditional import and export agency as inspiration, DAS INSTITUT seeks to examine how images are disseminated, exchanged, and produced in today's world.[1] These collaborations often produce work that combine Brätsch's paintings with Röder's digital projections, posters, and advertisements.[5] Though Brätsch and Röder are the primary artists involved, DAS INSTITUT also collaborates with other artists.[5] In 2014 Brätsch was awarded the August Macke Prize.[6]
Brätsch is currently represented by Gavin Brown's Enterprise.[2]
Major exhibitions
- D I WHY? at the Swiss Institute Contemporary Art New York (19 September 2009 - 31 October 2009)[7]
- The Forever Now: Contemporary Painting in an Atemporal World at the Museum of Modern Art (6 December 2014 - 5 April 2015)[8]
- NO MAN'S LAND at the Rubell Family Collection (2 December 2015 - 28 May 2016)[9]
- DAS INSTITUT at the Serpentine Galleries (3 March 2016 - 15 May 2016)[10]
Public collections
References
- 1 2 3 Garutti, Francesco. "Das Institut", Domus, Published 22 July 2011, Accessed 6 March 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 "Kerstin Brätsch", Gavin Brown's Enterprise, Accessed 6 March 2016.
- 1 2 "Kerstin Brätsch", Museum of Modern Art, Accessed 6 March 2016.
- 1 2 Blagojevic, Bosko. "Kerstin Brätsch and Debo Eilers", Art in America, Accessed 6 March 2016.
- 1 2 3 Meade, Fionn."Kerstin Brätsch", Parkett, Accessed 6 March 2016.
- ↑ "Kerstin Brätsche 2014", Accessed 6 March 2016.
- ↑ "Das Institut", Swiss Institute Contemporary Art New York, Accessed 6 March 2016.
- ↑ "The Forever Now: Contemporary Painting in an Atemporal World", Museum of Modern Art, Accessed 6 March 2016.
- ↑ "About the Exhibition: NO MAN'S LAND", Rubell Family Collection, Accessed 6 March 2016.
- ↑ "DAS INSTITUT", Serpentine Galleries, Accessed 6 March 2016.