Zander Galerie

Tata Ronkholz

Info: Zander Galerie presents a comprehensive selection of work by German artist Tata Ronkholz, dedicated exclusively to her iconic Trinkhallen series. As one of the first students in Bernd Becher’s class at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, Ronkholz began this body of work in 1977, capturing small kiosks, Trinkhallen, and neighborhood shops primarily in Cologne, Düsseldorf, and the Ruhr area. These modest, often freestanding structures – depicted with striking clarity and consistency – offer insight into the everyday architecture and vernacular culture of postwar Germany. »I was neither interested in the social aspect nor in the design«, Ronkholz noted, »but felt drawn to the everyday. I wanted to show the kiosk around the corner in all its amiableness«. With kiosk culture now recognized as intangible cultural heritage, her images have gained renewed significance as quiet yet powerful documents of a disappearing urban landscape.

Massimo Vitali

Info: Zander Galerie is delighted to show the first solo exhibition with works by Italian photographer Massimo Vitali. Featuring a selection of works spanning nearly three decades, the exhibition 94/22 explores the artists signature large-scale color images most commonly of Italian (beach) life, which reveal far more than idyllic coastal scenes. Massimo Vitali delves into the underlying social dynamics of leisure, from its commodification to the pressures of conformity, offering a commentary on modern society set against the backdrop of the Mediterranean. Born in Como, Italy in 1944, Massimo Vitali came to photography in his late teens, before starting to make use of large-scale photography and initiating his most recognizable Beach Series in 1994.