‘Tapetenwechsel' at Efremedis, Seoul
12.05 — 24.06.2023
Hannah Sophie Dunkelberg, Michelle Grabner, Tom Holmes, Tony Just, Arthur Laidlaw & Aura Rosenberg Tapetenwechsel
“Ich brauch’ Tapetenwechsel: I need a change of wallpaper.”
In beloved German singer Hildegard Knef’s 1970 song, a birch tree longs for a change of scene: I need a change of wallpaper, I need a breath of fresh air around my crown, I don’t want to stand in line anymore!
Wallpaper is the backdrop to our lives; it sets the scene. It might only be a thin surface, but the feeling of a space depends on it. Sometimes it’s garish and disorienting; sometimes it’s a pretty pattern hiding an unfortunate stain. It can be familiar, nostalgic, homely – or perhaps it’s just a little tired and you want to peel it all off: eager for a change of scene.
Our new gallery in Seoul is a change of wallpaper for Efremidis. For this inaugural exhibition we present the work of 5 artists who, though wildly varied in approach and sentiment, each draw attention to the role of surface in processes of change. These practices explore themes as broad as domesticity and familiarity, repetitive patterns of life and labour, intimacy and personal transformation. For some, surfaces are found to mask and deceive, and social critique is parcelled in humour and uncanny familiarity. For others, surfaces amplify material processes and modes of production, combining craft, handmade and industrial techniques to explore different relationships to labour.
Each of these artists have a longstanding relationship with Efremidis’ Berlin gallery, and we’re delighted to introduce them to a new scene in Seoul.
Gouache, acrylic, and oil on hessian
28 x 35 cm
2023
Gouache, acrylic, and oil on hessian
28 x 35 cm
2023
Gouache, acrylic, and oil on hessian
28 x 35 cm
2023
Gouache, acrylic, and oil on hessian
28 x 35 cm
2023
Gouache, acrylic, and oil on hessian
28 x 35 cm
2023