As part of Posenenske’s first institutional one person exhibition in the US, every second weekend a different New York based artist will be invited to change the structure of Charlotte Posenenske’s Square Tubes Series D, 1967. A small reception marking each new installation by the invited artists will be held at the gallery from 6-8pm on the following dates:
July 6: Ei Arakawa July 20: Rirkrit Tiravanija August 3: To be announced
Charlotte Posenenske (1930 - 1985) was a German minimalist prior to leaving contemporary art behind in 1968 in order to devote her efforts to the study of sociology. Her work was shown in solo exhibitions at Konrad Fischer Galerie, Düsseldorf (1967), Galerie Dorothea Loehr, Frankfurt am Main (1961, 1966, and 1968), and Galerie Paul Maenz, Cologne (1986). Her work was recently featured in documenta 12, Kassel (2007) and In & Out of Amsterdam: Travels in Conceptual Art, 1960-1976, at MoMA (2009). Posthumous solo shows include Galerie ak, Frankfurt am Main (1999/2000), Wolfgang Tillmans’ exhibition space Between Bridges, London (2007), Galerie Mehdi Chouakri, Berlin (2007 and 2008), and Peter Freeman Inc., New York (2008). Her monograph was published by Hatje Cantz in the Fall of 2009. Special thanks to Dr. Burkhard Brunn, the Estate of Charlotte Posenenske, Galerie Mehdi Chouakri, Berlin, and Peter Freeman, Inc., New York.
Programs: We dig repetition: Peter Rohr Friday, July 9, 7pm
An evening of films surrounding the work of Charlotte Posenenske Friday, August 6, 7pm
