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Curated by Peter Ungeheuer, the exhibition "Die Handtasche muss lebendig sein" (in English: The handbag must be alive) brings together for the first time Philip Grözinger’s paintings of colourful imaginary worlds populated by extraordinary figures and creatures in dialogue with Rinck’s humorous stone sculptures that become mythical creatures, monsters and grimacing animals. The first joint exhibition by Stefan Rinck and Philip Grözinger is a collaboration in the truest sense of the word, as the majority of the works on display are created for this exhibition, including the joint work ’Lonely tunes’ pictured above.

Vernissage
Saturday, 18 November, 6 – 9 pm

Artist Talk
Wednesday, 29 November, 6:30 pm
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Artwork photographed by Marcus Schneider

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Installation

Exhibited Works

PHILIP GRÖZINGER & STEFAN RINCK

Lonely tunes, 2023
Oil and Acrylic on canvas
180 x 200 cm | 70 7/8 x 78 3/4 in

PHILIP GRÖZINGER

Cowboy, 2023
Oil and Acrylic on canvas
180 x 200 cm | 70 7/8 x 78 3/4 in

PHILIP GRÖZINGER

Atlas, 2023
Öl und Acryl auf Leinwand
Oil and Acrylic on canvas
200 x 170 cm | 78 3/4 x 66 7/8 in

PHILIP GRÖZINGER

In a manner of speaking, 2023
Oil and Acrylic on canvas
145 x 160 cm | 57 1/8 x 63 in

PHILIP GRÖZINGER

The Getaway, 2023
Öl und Acryl auf Leinwand
Oil and Acrylic on canvas
145 x 160 cm | 57 1/8 x 63 in

PHILIP GRÖZINGER

Give me the words, 2023
Oil and Acrylic on canvas
145 x 160 cm | 57 1/8 x 63 in

PHILIP GRÖZINGER

So many ways, 2023
Oil and Acrylic on canvas
60 x 50 cm | 23 5/8 x 19 5/8 in

PHILIP GRÖZINGER

Don't you forget about me, 2023
Oil and Acrylic on canvas
60 x 50 cm | 23 5/8 x 19 5/8 in

PHILIP GRÖZINGER

I am going down to the sea, 2023
Oil and Acrylic on canvas
60 x 50 cm | 23 5/8 x 19 5/8 in

PHILIP GRÖZINGER

Dog, 2023
Oil and Acrylic on canvas
60 x 50 cm | 23 5/8 x 19 5/8 in

PHILIP GRÖZINGER

From Elephant Island to South Georgia, 2023
Oil and Acrylic on canvas
60 x 50 cm | 23 5/8 x 19 5/8 in

PHILIP GRÖZINGER

Wem also kann man glauben?, 2023
Oil and Acrylic on canvas
40 x 30 cm | 15 3/4 x 11 3/4 in

PHILIP GRÖZINGER

Im Schatten erblüht der Wein, 2023
Oil and Acrylic on canvas
30 x 24 cm | 11 3/4 x 9 1/2 in

PHILIP GRÖZINGER

Permanent vacation, 2023
Oil and Acrylic on canvas
30 x 24 cm | 11 3/4 x 9 1/2 in

PHILIP GRÖZINGER

Ein hitziger Mann, 2023
Oil and Acrylic on canvas
30 x 24 cm | 11 3/4 x 9 1/2 in

PHILIP GRÖZINGER

Ohne Titel, 2023
Crayon on paper
29,7 x 42 cm | 11 3/4 x 16 1/2 in

PHILIP GRÖZINGER

Ohne Titel, 2023
Crayon on paper
24 x 33 cm | 9 1/2 x 13 in

PHILIP GRÖZINGER

Ohne Titel, 2023
Crayon on paper
24 x 33 cm | 9 1/2 x 13 in

PHILIP GRÖZINGER

Ohne Titel, 2023
Crayon on paper
24 x 33 cm | 9 1/2 x 13 in

STEFAN RINCK

Adiposaurus, 2023
Marble
30 x 20 x 18 cm | 11 3/4 x 7 7/8 x 7 1/8 in
Weight 17 kg

STEFAN RINCK

Maskierter Hase, 2023
Diabase
38 x 18 x 25 cm | 15 x 7 1/8 x 9 7/8 in
Weight 29,2 kg

STEFAN RINCK

Composition IV, 2022
Sandstone
150 x 45 x 30 cm | 59 x 17 3/4 x 11 3/4 in
Weight 324 kg

STEFAN RINCK

Kadaver, 2023
Marble
50 x 140 x 35 cm | 19 5/8 x 55 1/8 x 13 3/4 in
Weight 490 kg

STEFAN RINCK

C1 Senioren Z, 2023
Marble
60 x 75 x 25 cm | 23 5/8 x 29 1/2 x 9 7/8 in
Weight 122 kg

STEFAN RINCK

Lachshund, 2023
Marble
40 x 90 x 22 cm | 15 3/4 x 35 3/8 x 8 5/8 in
Weight 66,6 kg

STEFAN RINCK

Cloud Totem, 2023
Ceramic glazed
23 x 10 x 8 cm | 9 x 3 7/8 x 3 1/8 in

STEFAN RINCK

Kadaver mit Schuhen, 2023
Ceramic glazed
8 x 25 x 8 cm | 3 1/8 x 9 7/8 x 3 1/8 in

STEFAN RINCK

The Escapist, 2023
Ceramic
14 x 10 x 18 cm | 5 1/2 x 3 7/8 x 7 1/8 in

STEFAN RINCK

Rabbit with Mask, 2023
Ceramic glazed
15 x 9 x 10 cm | 5 7/8 x 3 1/2 x 3 7/8 in

About the artists

STEFAN RINCK

Born 1973 Homburg, Germany
Lives and works in Berlin, Germany

Stefan Rinck studied art history and philosophy at Saarland University in Saarbrücken and sculpture at the Academy of Arts in Karlsruhe. His works are shown at exhibitions in galleries and museums worldwide, including. Museum de Hallen, Harlem (NL), Sorry We’re Closed, Brussels (BE), Nino Mier Gallery, Los Angeles (US), Vilma Gold, London (GB), Semiose, Paris (FR), Galerie Rüdiger Schöttle, Munich (DE), Skarstedt - East Hampton (New York, US), The Breeder, Athens (GR), Galeria Alegria, Madrid/Barcelona (ES) and Cruise&Callas, Berlin (DE). He participated in the Busan Biennale in South Korea and in the exhibitions Vent des Fôret and La Forêt d’Art Contemporain in France, where he realised permanent public sculptures. In 2018, the work “The Mangooses of Beauvais” was permanently installed in the city of Paris at 53-57 Rue de Grennelle (Beaupassage). The sandstone sculpture “Why I bear / Großer Lastenbär” was inaugurated in November 2021 at Zionskirchplatz in Berlin-Mitte. He is represented in the following public collections: CBK Rotterdam (NL), Musée de la Loterie (BE), Sammlung Krohne (DE), FRAC Corse (FR). In 2019, Stefan Rinck was featured in the Thames & Hudson publication ”100 Sculptors of Tomorrow”. The documentary “Heart of Stone” by Sonja Baeger premiered in Berlin in 2021 and shows the process of making Rinck’s three monumental sculptures.
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Artist's portrait by Ute Rinck, artwork photographed by Marcus Schneider