Tapetenwechsel
Arthur Laidlaw, Aura Rosenberg, Hannah Sophie Dunkelberg, Michelle Grabner, Tom Holmes, Tony Just
12 May–24 June, 2023
Hannah Sophie Dunkelberg
L'Esprit Nouveau (no. 1), 2021
polystyrene, lacquer, framed (polished aluminium frame)
92,5 x 146,5 x 9 cm

Ich brauch’ Tapetenwechsel: I need a change of wallpaper.

In beloved German singer Hildegard Knef’s 1970 song, a birch tree longs for a change of scene: I need a change of wallpaper, I need a breath of fresh air around my crown, I don’t want to stand in line anymore!

Michelle Grabner
Untitled, 2016
oil on burlap
220 x 305 cm
Aura Rosenberg
untitled, 1989
c-print, passepartout
72 x 56 cm
Aura Rosenberg
untitled, 1989
c-print, passepartout, wooden frame
72 x 56 cm
Tom Holmes
untitled Arrangement, 2022
oil on clear primed linen
61 x 38 cm

Wallpaper is the backdrop to our lives; it sets the scene. It might only be a thin surface, but the feeling of a space depends on it. Sometimes it’s garish and disorienting; sometimes it’s a pretty pattern hiding an unfortunate stain. It can be familiar, nostalgic, homely – or perhaps it’s just a little tired and you want to peel it all off: eager for a change of scene.

Tom Holmes
untitled Arrangement, 2021
oil and acrylic ink on clear primed linen
122 x 76 cm
Tony Just
To surrender. Dumah is the name of the angel of dreams and silence, 2023
oil on canvas
80 x 100 cm
Arthur Laidlaw
Ghost 5, 2021
gouache, acrylic, oil, hessian
35 x 28 cm
Arthur Laidlaw
Ghost 2, 2023
gouache, acrylic, oil, hessian
35 x 28 cm
Arthur Laidlaw
Ghost 3
Arthur Laidlaw
Ghost 4, 2021
gouache, acrylic, oil, hessian
35 x 28 cm
Arthur Laidlaw
Ghost, 2023
gouache, acrylic, oil, hessian
35 x 28 cm
Tony Just
Spiritual Allegory (gold and silver), 2020
graphite, acrylic, oil, canvas
50 x 70 cm
Hannah Sophie Dunkelberg
Vervaine, à la silhouette, 2022
polystyrene, wooden frame
102 x 52 cm
Tony Just
That's the way love is, 2020
acrylic and graphite on canvas
50 x 70 cm
Michelle Grabner
Untitled, 2021
flashe, enamel, gesso, canvas, painted wood frame
130.8 x 105.4 x 4.4 cm

Press Release: tapetenwechsel-press-release-english.pdf