Martin Assig: Gottweißwo – St. Matthäus Kirche | 13.09.2024-05.01.2025

On 13 September, the solo exhibition “Gottweißwo” by artist Martin Assig will be presented in St. Matthew’s Church.

Image above: Martin Assig, Visionär, 2024, Acryl, Pigment auf Leinwand, 260 x 200 cm, © Martin Assig / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2024, Foto: Gunter Lepkowski

What is a human being? How much can he endure? What can they carry? In his new exhibition “Gottweißwo”, Berlin-based artist Martin Assig explores the many challenges facing people today: The raw violence of the new wars that have broken out and the hesitation in the face of the threats posed by climate change cloud the image of this generation.

You can feel the burden that Assig’s painted figures have to bear: Kneeling and sitting, amputated and fragmented, like descendants of the last generation glued to the floor, the seekers are orientated towards the altar, raising their hands in prayer. But where to? To God? To helplessness in the face of the big questions of our time?

For Martin Assig, despite everything, they are hopeful figures, saints of our time who are prepared to carry burdens and passionately reach beyond the horizon.

WHEN?

Opening: Thursday, 12. September 2024, 7 pm.

Exhibition dates: Friday, 13. September 2024 until Sunday, 05. January 2025

Opening dates: Tue to Su, 11 am.-6 pm.

Artist talk: Thursday, 24. October 7 pm.

WHERE?

St. Matthäus-Kirche
Matthäikirchplatz
10785 Berlin