• ... mit Esra Gülmen
    Dec 17 2024
    In this episode of WAS MIT KUNST, Johann König speaks with the artist Esra Gülmen, whose works are on view in the showroom of KÖNIG GALERIE.
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    37 mins
  • ... mit Erich Reich
    Dec 2 2024
    In der neuen Folge WAS MIT KUNST spricht Johann König mit dem Gründer Erich Reich über seine Unternehmen Studierenden Kunstmarkt.
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    56 mins
  • ... mit Allison Zuckerman
    Nov 18 2024
    In this episode of WAS MIT KUNST, Johann König speaks with the painter Allison Zuckerman, whose two-person exhibition, POWERSHIFT, featuring the works of Evelyne Axell and Allison Zuckerman, is on view at KÖNIG GALERIE until December 21, 2024.
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    39 mins
  • ... mit Christian Achenbach
    Nov 4 2024
    In der neuen Folge von WAS MIT KUNST, spricht Johann König mit dem Künstler Christian Achenbach in dessen Atelier in Berlin über seine Ausstellung PHENOMETRY in der KÖNIG GALERIE. Christian Achenbach lebt und arbeitet in Berlin, wo er von 2001 bis 2006 an der Universität der Künste Berlin bei Burkhardt Held, Daniel Richter und Anselm Reyle studierte. Achenbachs Werk verkörpert meisterhaft den allgegenwärtigen Einfluss der natürlichen Elemente. Seine Gemälde mit Bäumen, Wasserfällen und Hügeln entführen den Betrachter in üppige, lebendige Landschaften. Seine Glasskulpturen erinnern an organische Formen wie Korallen und lassen die Grenze zwischen dem Natürlichen und dem Abstrakten weiter verschwimmen. Achenbachs Arbeiten wurden in zahlreichen Einzel- und Gruppenausstellungen in Europa, Asien und Nordamerika ausgestellt.
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    36 mins
  • ... with Clédia Fourniau
    Oct 21 2024
    In this episode of WAS MIT KUNST, Johann König speaks with the painter Clédia Fourniau, whose exhibition MASHENUP opens at KÖNIG SEOUL on 26 OCTOBER 2024. Clédia Fourniau’s paintings are created using acrylic paint, mica, and resin on primed canvas or textile that forms a mirror-glossy surface producing an introspective dialogue between the reflected image and reality. The act of painting is fundamentally dependent on material and process. Rooted in a practice of body in action that is built up in her studio in an extended and unpredictable temporality. She works on the serial and gestural dimension of abstract painting by questioning representation, and the conditions of creation, perception, and reception of a double image. Her approach roams between a formal, controlled, and accidental practice. In the podcast, Clédia talks about her practice, her exhibition at KÖNIG GALERIE, and where she gets her self-confidence as an artist from. This episode is a re-air from a previously recorded podcast with Clédia Fourniau.
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    26 mins
  • ... with Julia Beliaeva
    Oct 7 2024
    In this episode of WAS MIT KUNST, Johann König welcomes Ukrainian artist Julia Beliaeva. In a conversion in the backdrop of the artist’s booth in the showroom of KÖNIG GALERIE, they speak about Beliaeva’s practice and the circumstances for artist’s in Ukraine. Julia Beliaeva, first and foremost, is a digital artist. Her artworks are born digital and exist beyond the earthly idea of fragility. Beliaeva works with sensitive subjects and tends to amplify their impact by placing them in fragile forms. Her digital creations often find embodiment in ceramics and porcelain. She is interested in how technology affects us and our consciousness, as well as how the new technology can make sense and update traditional media. In particu¬lar, Beliaeva works a lot with porcelain, which allows her to reflect on the heritage and lost traditions through a combination of new technologies and the popularity of Ukraine’s ceramic industry, which is now lost.
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    39 mins
  • ... with Juliette Minchin
    Sep 30 2024
    In the new episode of WAS MIT KUNST, Johann König speaks with French sculptor Juliette Minchin, whose works are currently shown in the showroom at KÖNIG GALERIE as well as in the group show METAPHOR TO METAMORPHOSIS at KÖNIG MUNICH. In her work, Juliette Minchin mainly explores concepts linked to transformation. The use of natural materials (earth, wax, wood, iron, or liquid) gives her sculptures an undeniably organic dimension, with surfaces that are close to the skin in their appearance. A marker of the passage of time, each of his works is most often produced in series, presented in different states. In the podcast, König and Minchin speak about her time studying art in Paris, how she developed her own visual language, and how she creates her distinctive wax sculptures.
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    42 mins
  • ... Johann König in Dialog mit Felix Hemmers
    Sep 23 2024
    In dieser Episode von WAS MIT KUNST unterhalten sich Johann König und der Innenarchitekt Felix Hemmers über sinnvolle Nachnutzungen von Kirchengebäuden. Das Gespräch wurde im Rahmen des Architekturfestivals Open House in Essen aufgezeichnet, bei dem König als Gastredner geladen war. Anhand des Beispiels St. Agnes Berlin unterhielten sich König und Hemmers darüber, wie man eine ehemalige Kirche als Galerie und pulsierendes Kulturzentrum etabliert. Welche Chancen bietet eine solche Umgestaltung für andere Kirchen? Wie können solche Räume zu Orten der Kreativität und des Austauschs werden? Diese und weitere Fragen wurden im Gespräch erörtert.
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    46 mins