Trennlinie
Exhibitions
20.04.2024 - 27.04.2024
Gewölbekeller Berlin, , Germany
VERSUCHUNG (Temptation)
Groupshow with 12 visual artists and music acts.
The topic is probably as old as mankind itself, but it has lost none of its topicality. Because temptation lurks everywhere. In the Bible, there were still the "7 deadly sins", where temptation was - presumably - first publicized in order to show people what happens if they succumb to temptation. In the post-industrial age, new temptations have been added, or today we are dealing with an exuberant wealth of variants of the "7 deadly sins", which we prefer to call temptations here.
In the exhibition, there are ironically striking approaches that deliberately question common clichés with a wink, as well as more restrained positions where the "theme" does not appear obvious at first glance. The same applies to non-representational works, where aspects of content are conveyed with shapes and colors and the view of temptation opens up playfully.
Trennlinie
From Greek Antiquity to Glossy
Manzur Kargar was born in Kabul, Afghanistan. At the age of 5 his family moved to Germany . He studied painting at the University of Fine Arts (HBK) Braunschweig and at the University of Fine Arts (udk) Berlin. He has lived and worked in Berlin since 1992, with periodical stays in Los Angeles and New York. In addition to being a painter, he is also a musician and composer, currently playing in the band ARTISTS ON HORSES.
In his early works, Kargar focused primarily on early classical art, looking all the way back Hellenistic Greece. But in the last decade, he has focused on reproducing mass media images of contemporary advertising through painting. His inspiration comes from glossy magazines, television and the Internet. The artistic exploration of “advanced” civilizations is central to his work. No matter which era inspires Kargar, he depicts the human figure as shaped by its time.
She Will Listen
Lilian Maria - lyrics, music, vocals, bass and the painter and musician Manzur Kargar – guitar, Beats, sounds
have been creating a powerful, hypnotically captivating minimalist sound with soaring guitars & electronic beats since 2021. Held together by the extroverted, fearless voice and stage presence of Lilian Maria. --- listen here ---
Artists On Horses
Well-known for their powerful and lucid performances, the members of Artists On Horses - Manzur Kargar, Henrik Drescher, Johannes Einfalt and Oliver Gröne - constantly develop on their new kind of music. Where art itself has its delimiter, music nourishes the meaning of word and sound. --- listen here ---