The Ketterer Kunst Presents Pop Art Prints in Berlin

Written by Rosie Perez Wednesday, 25 April 2012 22:38

Berlin.- The Ketterer Kunst is pleased to present "Pop Art in Berlin: It Doesn’t Always Have to be Warhol" on view at the gallery through October 9th. Andy Warhol is both the epitomy and an icon of pop art. However, it doesn’t always have to be Warhol, this exhibition demonstrates just that. With prices ranging between € 50 and € 10.000, the more than 60 original prints on display are affordable for all those who are interested in Pop Art. What is considered Pop Art today has its origins in both the USA and England in the 1950's. It was Jasper Johns who made an artwork consisting of two bronze beer cans in 1959, three years before Andy Warhol came up wit the famous Campbell soup tins, and in the series of prints named “Reaper”, Richard Hamilton decomposed a lawn mower into its parts as early as in 1949.

The artists ennobled objects of everyday use and thus took them to the pantheon of art, this was how they tore down barriers and paved the way for a complete reorientation. And it also happened in Germany: Everyday objects and situations, advertising, newspaper clips or screenshots from TV shows were sources of inspiration and central issues of New Realism, as the movement is called in Germany. But the focus of pop art artists all over the world was not merely on the observation of everyday occurrences, their themes also revolved around issues such as politics and sexual taboos. Besides the glorification of these topics, the artists were increasingly concerned with social criticism and the often prevailing emptiness of modern life. The interest in the variety of means of artistic expression that Pop Art offered grew quick. The Berlin exhibition will give a comprehensive overview of the wide range of this highly topical art tendency. Next to German artists like Dieter Asmus, Fritz Genkinger, Georg Kress and Hans J. Speßhardt, American and English names such as Jim Dine, Richard Hamilton, Keith Haring, David Hockney, Allan Jones, Alex Katz, Ronald B. Kitaj, Jeff Koons, Roy Lichtenstein, Mel Ramos, Larry Rivers, Andy Warhol and Tom Wesselmann are also represented. Particularly exciting are single sheets from the renowned portfolios “Eleven Pop Artists I-III“ published in 1965-66 by Philip Morris International, Original Editions New York. The portfolio was a project that has been made possible, among others, with the support of renowned gallery owner Leo Castelli.


Since it was founded in 1954, Ketterer Kunst has been firmly established in the front ranks of auction houses dealing in art and rare books, with its headquarters in Munich and a branch in Hamburg. Gallery rooms in Berlin as well as representatives in Heidelberg and Krefeld have contributed substantially to the company's success. Ketterer Kunst has further rounded off its portfolio with the prestigious Ernest Rathenau Verlag, New York/Munich. In addition, exhibitions, special theme and charity auctions as well as online auctions are regular events at Ketterer Kunst. Visit the gallery and auction house's website at ... http://www.kettererkunst.com

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