Martin Honert Martin Honert
April 29—May 28, 2016
Johnen Galerie, Berlin

Martin Honert Martin Honert

VSG-Gruppe, 2015-2016 Polyurethane, sand, wood, oil paint 220 x 560 x 200 cm Photo © Andrea Rossetti

Press Release

Since the early 1990’s, Martin Honert (b. 1953 in Bottrop, Germany) has been redefining the possibilities of contemporary sculpture. Honert attended Fritz Schwegler’s master class at the Academy of Fine Art Düsseldorf in the 1980s and, like his fellow students Katharina Fritsch and Thomas Demand, has redefined the concept of medium specificity. This has resulted in an extremely varied oeuvre: for each work the artist develops an individual process and materiality. Honert first attracted international...
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