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from left to right: Appassionata II / Passionate II / Passionate Woman II, 1998, line etching on zinc, watercolored / Line etching on zinc, watercolored, photo: Alexandra Wetzel; Cadeau; Enigmi / Rätsel / Enigmas, 2002, line etching on zinc, colored with watercolor and nail varnish / Line etching on zinc, worked out with watercolor and nail varnish, photo: Alexandra Wetzel; Cadeau (C. 21) / Gift (C. 21) / Gift (C. 21), 2000, Vernis mou on zinc, watercolored / Vernis mou on zinc, watercolored, Photo: Nick Ash Le malelingue (NI1) / Die evil tongues (NI1) / The Evil Tongues (NI1), 1997, aquatint on two zinc plates, one of which has a photo-engraved base / Aquatint on two zinc plates, one of which has a photo-engraved base, photo: Nick Ash; © Archivio Carol Rama, Turin; Courtesy Franco Masoero and / and Alexandra Wetzel, Turin
Exhibition
Carol Rama
29 Oct 2021 – 1 May 2022
Regular hours
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Wednesday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Thursday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Friday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Saturday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Sunday
- 10:00 – 18:00
Address
- Schloßstr. 48
- Berlin
Berlin - 12165
- Germany
Carol Rama (Turin 1918–2015) is one of the most unusual artistic personalities of the 20th century.
About
Her creative period spans more than 70 years. The artist, who was present in the art world in Italy throughout her life, only gained an international reputation in old age and posthumously. In 2003 she was awarded the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale for her life's work, and in recent years in particular she has honored important museums such as the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris or the New Museum in New York with extensive retrospectives.
In the Gutshaus Steglitz with its small, private rooms, Rama's late graphic work is presented in a first institutional solo exhibition in Berlin, thanks to an impressive boost in vitality from the elderly artist. An extensive bundle of etchings was created from the early 1990s. The exhibition focuses on a selection of sheets from the cycles Venticinque Aquaforti di Carol Rama, Keaton Idilli, Personaggi, Seduzioni, Cadeau, Malelingue, Feticci and Mucca Pazza. In terms of motif and style, the works are very different, from the fairytale-like works in the portfolio of Venticinque Aquaforti and partly Art Nouveau delicate Seduzioni to the reduced, minimalist Cadeau etchings to the organic Mucca Pazza collages. A special feature is to be mentioned.
In her creative urge, Carol Rama colored individual leaves in lively colors, mostly watercolor, and occasionally even used unusual substances and materials such as nail polish.
