Spot on Anton Henning
Anton Henning – Between spaces
The paintings of Anton Henning (*1964) move between interior and exterior space, reality and fantasy. His pictorial language is characterised by the interplay of abstract and figurative styles as well as the recourse to art styles of the 20th century. On the occasion of his 60th birthday, the Berlin artist has donated a group of pieces created over the last 20 years to the Friends of the Kunstpalast.
The Spot-On exhibition presents nine of these works, which illustrate the various themes of his oeuvre. Henning works almost exclusively in series that repeatedly draw on and recombine traditional genres, such as still life, portrait and interior. In this way, he playfully questions art-historical categories. He also achieves this through his contrasting colour palette, simultaneously incorporating and disrupting familiar patterns, reinforcing the interplay between tradition and the present.
Curator: Anna Grosche, Research Trainee 20th and 21st century