Here, There, Once And For All

Sebastian Riemer & Katja Tönnissen

Info: This exhibition has grown out of something that is particularly close to our hearts: great art, friendship, a sense of community, and a vibrant, tightly-knit art scene here in Düsseldorf. It is the personal connections, the shared journeys, the conversations, the studios right next door—and, not least, the mutual respect—that have made this collaboration possible. Almost as if by itself, the desire grew to present something together, to engage in dialogue with one another, and to make this connection visible. Bringing together a dual exhibition of these two artists—who are friends yet very different—is both a joy and a challenge. Together, they engage with the image of the woman—in art history, the press, fashion photography, as a body as well as a mental and emotional construct, in beauty and turmoil. (…)