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co_op 1- painting

Amber Room Society
wir werden nicht gleich uebereinander herfallen*



	September 9 - October 17, 2004 opening: Friday, September 10, at 8 pm welcome: Joerg Stuedemann, Head of the Department for cultural affairs, City of Dortmund introduction: Dr. Peter Schmieder, Kuenstlerhaus




	This autumn the Kuenstlerhaus presents five exhibitions which have a good look at the matter of artistic co-operation. This series of shows focusses on different approaches and motivations of co-operations. The invited projects use several medias of contemporary art as painting, concept, photography, installation and film. For instance, painters (who usually are keen to define and protect their very personal style and strategy) discover and enjoy the advantages of opening out and combining their points of view and skills. Co-operating is not that unusual for young art film-makers, possibly it is even essential. Different from their way of working together on projects are the effective production communities of photographers and installation artists.





	participating artists: Amber Room Society are: Arvid Boeker (1964 in Wuppertal) Uwe Esser (1960 in Duesseldorf) Juergen Jansen (*1960 in Rheydt) > www.amber-room-society.com





	The Amber Room Society is asking, how individual positions may co-operate in contemporary art. Wall and panel painting are integrated in a new context, in the real exhibition space as well as in a conjunction of different, but well compatible painting positions. Based on studies of previous artist group traditions the Amber Room Society tries to form an artist collaboration which is up-to-date. Several large-sized and heavy panels, painted during several sessions with several layers by Boeker, Esser and Jansen, transform the big Kuenstlerhaus exhibition space into an exciting labyrinth of colours and forms. The single segments depend on each other, as well as every painting layer has been created after an intense examination of the previous, allready visible layers.





	Several large-sized and heavy panels, painted during several sessions with several layers by Boeker, Esser and Jansen, transform the big Kuenstlerhaus exhibition space into an exciting labyrinth of colours and forms. The single segments depend on each other, as well as every painting layer has been created after an intense examination of the previous, allready visible layers.


	Photographs: amber room society (previous works) and Christoph Bangert (opening) Concept for the collaboration series: An Seebach / annual planning committee of the Kuenstlerhaus Organization: Willi Otremba, Dr. Peter Schmieder Supported by Sparkasse Dortmund and DEW Dortmunder Energie und Wasser