ALBERT OEHLEN – unverständliche braune Bilder at Galerie Max Hetzler, Berlin (Goethestraße 2/3)

ALBERT OEHLEN unverständliche braune Bilder Berlin: Goethestraße 2/3 and Bleibtreustraße 15/16 28 April – 14 August 2021 Galerie Max Hetzler is pleased to announce "unverständliche braune Bilder", a solo exhibition of new paintings by Albert Oehlen on view at two of its Berlin locations, Goethestraße 2/3 and Bleibtreustraße 15/16, coinciding with Gallery Weekend Berlin. One of the most respected painters today, Albert Oehlen has been questioning the methods and means of painting since the 1980s, raising a sense of awareness of the medium, which he aims to reinvent and to reshape, always in opposition to traditional hierarchies. Featuring twenty new works, grouped by the prefixes "u.b.B." (unverständliche braune Bilder) and "Ö-Norm", the paintings on view at Galerie Max Hetzler are works on canvas, with one painted on aluminium Dibond. As the title, ‘incomprehensible brown pictures’, suggests, earthy pigments predominate, evoking the colours of Cubism, or of artists painting at the time, such as Francis Picabia. Yet many other colours feature too, ranging from vibrant pinks and primaries to greens, greys and ethereal washes of sky blue. Many of the paintings contain white within them, bringing depth to the works and a luminosity to the show. 0:00-0:23 Installation view 0:24-0:43 "u.b.B. 17", 2020 0:44-0:57 "u.b.B. 13", 2021 (L) and "u.b.B. 14", 2021 (R) 0:58-1:15 Installation view 1:16-1:40 "u.b.B. 10", 2021 1:41-2:06 Installation view 2:07-2:21 "u.b.B. 16", 2020 2:22-2:25 Installation view 2:26-2:53 "u.b.B. 11", 2021 2:54-3:37 Installation view 3:38-4:05 "u.b.B. 8", 2020 4:06-4:13 Installation view 4:14-4:40 "u.b.B. 1", 2020 Learn more about the exhibition: https://www.maxhetzler.com/exhibition... Learn more about the artist: https://www.maxhetzler.com/artists/al... Subscribe for the latest news on Galerie Max Hetzler's artists, exhibitions, publications, and programme: https://www.maxhetzler.com/contact/#n... Follow us on social media: Facebook:   / galeriemaxhetzler   Instagram:   / galeriemaxhetzler   WeChat: https://bit.ly/3acRs2Q #MaxHetzler #MaxHetzlerExhibitions #MaxHetzlerArtists #AlbertOehlen