Latest trends in Contemporary Art at leading art fairs
Contemporary art is always a mirror of current society. Contemporary art constantly challenges the boundaries of traditional aesthetics and conventions. Contemporary artworks encompass a wide variety of media and styles. This also includes digital art and performance or urban street art. The medium often serves to illuminate or criticize social, political and cultural aspects. Artists use their works to question prevailing ideas and perspectives and to open up new points of view for the viewer. Our art fair reviews covercontributions and videos on works of painting, illustration, photography and sculpture from an exquisite selection of renowned and up-and-coming galleries. Explore more in our exclusive art fair highlights.
Yehiel Itmar: Sculptural Embroidery Blending Art and Texture
Born in Jerusalem in 1984, artist Itamar Yehiel now lives in Berlin and is best known for his embroidery sculptures. At ARTMUC 2024, he showed some examples of his work in his unmistakable style. In his works, he focuses primarily on nature and its transience. mehr dazu
Sabine Weigand: Unique Art on Carbon Surfaces
The Middle Franconian artist and art therapist Sabine Weigand is presenting art on carbon at ARTMUC 2024. The idea for this very special, rarely seen painting on carbon sheets came to her during the corona pandemic when she was looking for a black background. mehr dazu
Capturing everyday scenes with painting - painter Vinzenz Schueller
Vinzenz Schueller is an artist living in Vienna. Born in Vienna, he worked as an illustrator and commercial artist for over 20 years. A few years ago, he revived his original intention: Since then, he has been painting large-format pictures using traditional techniques ... mehr dazu
Siglinde Schelkle: Rakubrand Ceramic Studio's Artful Creations
The Bavarian artist Siglinde Schelkle, who has a studio in Nussdorf am Inn, has reinterpreted a favorite firing method in the production of ceramic works of art. She uses the raku firing technique developed in Japan since the 16th century. Here, clay pieces are produced... mehr dazu
Tabita Pietsch: Photography as a Medium for Artistic Expression
Tabita Pietsch creates artistic photographs and provides very interesting insights into her work at ARTMUC 2024. The Bucharest-born artist has been photographing professionally for around 12 years. Her first works were almost exclusively portraits, but she now enjoys ph... mehr dazu
Pennyboy: Metal Art and Street Art Fusion
The artist Pennyboy is originally from Rome and works primarily with metal. In particular, he uses aluminum or iron for his works. Some of the artist's works can be seen at ARTMUC. mehr dazu
Parcus Gallery: Art gallery for contemporary art
The Parcus Gallery welcomes its visitors to the ARTMUC 2024 exhibition in Munich. The gallery has been around for 7 years, but so far only in Aisterheim in Austria and Basel in Switzerland, and has now been in Munich for 6 months. Interested visitors will find works by ... mehr dazu
NIZA Gallery: A Showcase of Contemporary Art Trends
"Bringing art from Thuringia to the world and art from the world to Thuringia" is the guiding principle of Galerie niza. The gallery is living up to its motto, as visitors to ARTMUC 2024 will not only find works by local artists. Founded in Meiningen in 2020, Galerie ni... mehr dazu
Art:space - KunstHaus Ammersee
Gallery owner Yo Franklin runs a gallery for contemporary art in Schondorf on the north-western shore of Lake Ammersee. This project grew out of another gallery that she previously ran in Oberhaching, south of Munich. Conceptually, she exhibits works by predominantly yo... mehr dazu
Simon Kranz: Abstract Painting that Pushes Boundaries
Trained ballet dancer Simon Kranz comes from Frankfurt am Main and is self-taught. The artist has dedicated himself to painting since 2020 and was soon able to achieve his first successes via his website and social media. In doing so, he is following a trend triggered b... mehr dazu
Susanne Kramer: Textile Art with a Unique Approach
At ARTMUC 2024, textile artist Susanne Kramer will be presenting extraordinary works of art made from commercially available thread. Susanne Kramer lives and works in Bielefeld. Her many years of experience as a textile designer are evident in her art. She has been crea... mehr dazu
Contemporary paintings and sculptures - Atelier Kaminski Heller Lübeck
The metal sculptor Manfred Heller runs a studio together with his artist colleague Sebastian Lübeck. The artists have been working together successfully for many years. A significant part of their work also consists of marketing the estate of their artist colleague Max ... mehr dazu
Thomas Hühsam Gallery: Specializing in Contemporary Art Masterpieces
Galerie Thomas Hühsam is primarily concerned with the presentation of special contemporary art. It was founded in 1990 by Thomas Hühsam in Offenbach and exhibits modern works with special approaches and special ideas that have not yet existed in this form. At ARTMUC 202... mehr dazu
Petra Holasek: Abstract Paintings Full of Color and Emotion
The painter Petra Holasek will be presenting her work at ARTMUC 2024 - a trade fair for contemporary art. The works of the artist from Graz can be admired at the GALARTERY fine art stand. Holasek is a student of Professor Hermann Nitsch. However, unlike her radical teac... mehr dazu
Acrylic on canvas - painter Polly Habuzin
The artist Polly Habuzin comes from Cologne, where her studio is located, and is exhibiting some of her works at ARTMUC. During the interview at her stand, she explains that she has been painting her pictures for around four years using a technique that she discovered b... mehr dazu
Karin Gerwien: Figurative Art Exploring the Human Form
Figurative art made from upcycled materials - Karin Gerwien mehr dazu
Galartery: A Platform for Fine Art Excellence
At ARTMUC 2024, GALERTERY fine art from Innsbruck in Austria and Dublin in Ireland will be showing a selection from its digital gallery, which is run by Johanna Penz. Barbara Runggaldier and her colleagues are responsible for organizing the exhibitions at the annual Art... mehr dazu
Josef Dreisörner: AI Art Pioneering the Future of Creativity
Josef Dreisörner is a photo and digital artist from Munich. He started working with analog black and white photography 10 years ago. His tool of choice was a very unusual camera. It was a Klimsch Praktika repro camera, built in 1957, a large-format camera with an image ... mehr dazu
Robert Balke: The Artist Behind Fascinating Drawing Machines
Robert Balke is an artist from Tübingen. He came to art via the detour of his mechanical drawing machines. He uses these to create various geometries. The artist himself describes his method as a mathematical-musical approach to form-finding. Balke has been working on t... mehr dazu
Maria Bentz-Arens: Abstract Art that Inspires and Provokes
Maria Bentz-Arens has been painting since she was a child and had her first major art exhibition at the age of 21. The artist comes from Ingolstadt, but now lives in Munich. It is particularly important to her to depict abstract art in such a way that it speaks to the i... mehr dazu
Bernartgasse: A Producer Gallery Focused on Cutting-Edge Art
At this year's ARTMUC art exhibition, visitors to BernARTGasse from Vienna can marvel at the multifaceted works of Austrian painter Georg Pummer for the sixth time. For the first time this year, he is showing his new acrylic works on linen from the still life series. mehr dazu
Latest trends in Contemporary Art at leading art fairs
Contemporary art is always a mirror of current society. Contemporary art constantly challenges the boundaries of traditional aesthetics and conventions. Contemporary artworks encompass a wide variety of media and styles. This also includes digital art and performance or... mehr dazu
Van Horn Gallery: Innovative Contemporary Art Exhibitions
Over the course of almost 20 years, the VAN HORN Gallery has grown organically from an artists' space in Düsseldorf. Ms. Daniela Steinfeld classifies her gallery as a primary gallery. This means working with a large number of international artists from different backgro... mehr dazu
Thomas Fuchs Gallery: A Platform for Cutting-Edge Artistic Talent
The program of Galerie Thomas Fuchs focuses on figurative and abstract painting. Works by Rainer Fetting will be shown at ART COLOGNE, among others. mehr dazu
Rüdiger Schöttle Gallery: Leading Contemporary Art and Culture
The long-established Galerie Rüdiger Schöttle from Munich has been working with conceptual approaches across all media since 1968. Conceptual photography such as the Düsseldorf School of Photography with Thomas Struth and Thomas Ruff, who had their first solo exhibition... mehr dazu
Meierbach Gallery: Contemporary Art with a Distinctive Perspective
The portfolio of the Meierbach Gallery in Düsseldorf includes works from the Düsseldorf academy school as well as works by international artists. Galerie Meierbach specializes in contemporary art and also carries postwar positions. The gallery has juxtaposed these two a... mehr dazu
Classic modernism and modern classics - Samuelis Baumgarte Gallery
The Samuelis Baumgarte Gallery has been exhibiting at ART COLOGNE for over 30 years. Important artists of classical modernism and modern classics are exhibited. mehr dazu
Livie Fine Art: Contemporary Art at the Forefront of Creativity
LIVIE - Contemporary Art Gallery is presenting itself as a newcomer at ART COLOGNE 2023. The gallery for contemporary art from Zurich is exhibiting works by Argentinian artist Sofía Durrieu and Berlin-based artist Michael Sailstorfer. mehr dazu
Lange + Pult Gallery: Cutting-Edge Contemporary Art
With branches in Zurich, Geneva and Auvernier on Lake Neuchâtel, Galerie Lange Pult has three locations in Switzerland. Co-founder Mr. Stefano Pult defines the gallery's spectrum in three-dimensional, minimalist art. It is important to him to convey the joy of art. mehr dazu
Kai Middendorff Gallery: A Diverse Collection of Modern Art
We were at the Kai Middendorff Gallery in Frankfurt. On show at ART COLOGNE 2023 is a painting by a Turkish artist who has developed a very special painting technique. mehr dazu
EXILE Gallery: Bold Exhibitions in Contemporary Art
When it was founded in 2008, the EXILE GALLERY was based in Berlin; after 10 years, it moved to the Austrian capital of Vienna. Since 2023, the EXILE GALLERY has also had a presence in Germany again with its latest location in Erfurt. The move from Berlin to Vienna at t... mehr dazu
Berman Contemporary: Showcasing Global Artistic Voices
The young gallery BERMAN CONTEMPORARY specializes in contemporary art. This new movement is gaining momentum. Many people remember African art as figurative art, whereas contemporary art plays with abstraction. mehr dazu
Benden & Ackermann Gallery: A Hub for Contemporary Art
Galerie Benden & Ackermann, which focuses on American Pop Art, will be showing works by Gerhard Richter and Tom Wesselmann, among others, at ART COLOGNE 2023. mehr dazu
WHATIFTHEWORLD Gallery: Showcasing Emerging and Established Artists
The intention of the WHATIFTHEWORLD GALLERY from Cape Town is a kind of hopeful look into the future. It started mainly with emerging artists. Some of these artists are now exhibiting in museums all over the world. The gallery still promotes younger artists today. Suppo... mehr dazu
M29 Gallery & Publisher
Started as a project space, M29 is now a gallery and publishing house. A dialog of art and text. The focus is on modern, young art in all areas. mehr dazu
JUNGER ANKAUF: Ser Serpas
The Gesellschaft für Moderne Kunst am Museum Ludwig is showing works by US artist Ser Serpas at ART COLOGNE 2023 in Cologne, democratically selected by the JUNGER ANKAUF initiative. mehr dazu
Artelier Contemporary: A Premier Showcase of International Art
ARTELIER CONTEMPORARY from Graz has around 150 artists in its program. At ART COLOGNE 2023, Petra Schilcher shows us works by Michaela Konrad and we talk to contemporary artist Michael Schuster. mehr dazuModern art: the dawn of a new era
Modern art marked a radical change in the way art was perceived and created. Artists such as Vincent van Gogh, Pablo Picasso and Wassily Kandinsky experimented with new techniques and styles that moved away from the traditional, realistic depictions of the past. They focused on emotional expressiveness, abstract forms and a subjective view of the world. The movement encompassed various movements such as Impressionism, Expressionism, Cubism and Surrealism, each of which made unique contributions to the development of modern art.
Contemporary art: The art of our time
Contemporary art refers to works of art created from the 1960s to the present day. It is characterized by an enormous variety of styles, techniques and media. In contrast to modern art, which is often seen as a reaction to the industrial revolution and social upheavals of the early 20th century, contemporary art reflects the complex, global and technological changes of our world today. Contemporary artists use a wide range of materials and techniques, from traditional media such as painting and sculpture to digital art forms, installations and interactive performances. Artists such as Ai Weiwei, Marina Abramović and Banksy are known for their innovative approaches and their ability to reflect social, political and cultural issues in their work.
The importance of modern and contemporary art
Both modern and contemporary art play a crucial role in the development of our cultural identity and understanding of our history. They challenge us to look at the world from new perspectives and encourage us to reflect on our social values and norms. Through their innovative power and often provocative nature, these art forms help to open dialogs and initiate change. For art lovers and collectors, engaging with modern and contemporary art offers the opportunity to trace the evolutionary journey of creativity and human expression. It invites you to push the boundaries of the familiar and embark on a visual and intellectual journey of discovery. Modern and contemporary art are inseparable parts of the cultural landscape, helping us to understand and appreciate the dynamics of our world. They represent the continuous renewal and relentless spirit of innovation that has always characterized art. Through their versatility and depth, they open up new ways of seeing and thinking and remain an inexhaustible source of inspiration and wonder.
