The Würth collection in dialog form
Hans ARP and Knut Henrik Henriksen seem to have little connection, at least at first glance. The Alsatian avant-garde artist of modern art is widely known for his biomorphan sculptures made of marble, bronze or plaster. Contemporary Norwegian artist Knut Henrik Henriksen (* 1970, lives in Berlin), on the other hand, attracted attention with large-format architectural interventions from chipboard and styropor. Half a century lies between these artistic positions. ARP stands for the ideals of modern formalism, while Henriksen’s work is to be read in the light of postmodern surveys; on the one hand, works are free and autonomous in appearance and, on the other hand, sculptural interventions that deliberately pick up and problematic their physical environment.
How important is ARP for Henriksen? The curator of the exhibition, Andrea Kroksnes, follows up on this question. A question that was also taken into account by large exhibitions such as documenta 2007 or this year’s biennals by Berlin and Whitney, following the observation that today’s generation of artists is indeed working with the specifications of an avant-garde of classical modernism.
The exhibition, which was initiated exclusively for Galleri Würth, is represented in a loose exhibition series that maintains a “dialog” between the Würth collection and exciting items from outside.
