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PASSE-AVANT is a magazine for contemporary art based in Frankfurt/Main, Germany. Now PASSE-AVANT is a place for reviews, interviews and recommendations.

PASSE-AVANT is a platform for contemporary art located in Frankfurt/Main, Germany. It was founded in 2016 by Sonia Knop and Carina Bukuts to organize exhibitions in collaboration with young artists. Feel free to get in touch.

01/01/2025

R E V I E W

Viewing the city as a space of possibility, 𝘉𝘖𝘖𝘔 𝘛𝘖𝘞𝘕 builds on existing structures. Within the multi-dimensional urban network characterised by constant densification, relocation and expansion, the exhibition examines the potential of disorientation and questions the genesis of form and novelty. Emphasising selected works and their relationship to site and context, Clara Maria Blasius () traces the richly layered exhibition concept across its four locations. Link in bio! 🔗

[Review in German]

BOOM TOWN
etta (), Düsseldorf
20/07 – 17/08/2024

With works by Clémentine Adou (), Ethan Assouline (), Sam Cottington (), Marie Yaël Fidesser, Valérian Goalec (), Florian Hofer (), Julia Jaksch (), Mary Bom Kahama, Jonida Laçi (), Alexander Stewart, Nicholas Stewens (.stewens), Franz Erhard Walther and Paloma Varga Weisz ()  Curated by Ruth Magers () und Anna Marckwald ()

Image: Valérian Goalec, “Act 14”, 2023, exhibition view BOOM TOWN, etta, Düsseldorf
Photography: etta

24/11/2024

MY SURNAME IN Y(OUR) TONGUES
by Paula Niño () and Sopo Kashakashvili ()
at Lost Weekend Meets Young Art (.weekendmeetsyoungart), Munich
02/09 – 29/11/2024

„[…] For the LWM exhibition, both artists work with everyday materials, domestic objects and text. Paula Niño has a curtain that escapes from the first showcase, showing that we are the ones who decide to open or close a window when we want to see or not see what is happening outside. The work plays with a handwritten text superimposed on the glass and with the reflections of the building opposite. For the second showcase, she shows many bags of cornflakes, but only one of them has a prize hidden inside. Cereal bags used to include prizes that would make any child happy. In this case the prize is a German passport, one that could change anyone’s life. In contrast, Sopo Kashakashvili proposes a showcase entirely covered with newspaper pages, where the words ‘CARE POWER COMMUNITY’ are boldly written in red. With few velvet houses sitting on them and inspired by one of her son’s books, the idea of ‘home’ is made by seeing oneself in the reflection, deciding whether to be inside the houses or outside of them. Both artists have the idea of play and childhood memories, as well as approaching issues of identity from a child-like perspective. […]“

Curated by Jaemin Lee ()

Phorography: courtesy of LWM and the artists

10/11/2024

R A D A R

POLE BENDING
Romina Abate () and Anna Holzhauer ()
at basis project space (), Frankfurt
02/11 - 10/11/2024

‘Polarized societies, anti-democratic forces, and comparisons to the decline of the “West” akin to the Roman Empire: presently, it feels as if the stable and familiar are increasingly fragile. In a shaky present, artists Romina Abate and Anna Holzhauer highlight the importance of balance and play. Simple answers and single-sided judgment are worn out; it seems crucial to dissect, transcend, and find new paths. “Pole Bending” instead of polarization, seesawing on a rocking horse and balancing moves across hurdles – “playing the double bind”, as Gayatri Spivak reminds us.’

Text by Tarika Johar ()

Phorography: Jens Ge**er Fotografie ()

21/10/2024

R E V I E W

In our latest review I’m fine ǝɯ ǝʌɐs save me ǝuıɟ ɯ,ı, our author Florian Klubach looks back at Rachel Maclean’s exhibition 𝙈𝙖𝙢𝙖 𝙈𝙞𝙢𝙞 𝘿𝙪𝙘𝙠 at the Kunsthalle Giessen. In her work, the artist exposes the extremes of social media: grotesque portrayals of motherhood, beauty obsessions, and influencer culture in surreal, staged scenarios. With bold colors and unsettling images, she challenges us to question conventional gender roles in times of social media and rethink our (digital) reality in an age of AI-generated content and deepfakes. Link in bio 🔗

[Review in German]

MAMA MIMI DUCK
at Kunsthalle Giessen ()
13/07 - 13/10/2024

with works by Rachel Maclean ()

Curated by Dr. Nadia Ismail ()

Photo: Jens Ge**er ()

14/10/2024

R A D A R

UNDERWATER DISOBEDIENCE
Diogo Da Cruz() and Fallon Mayanja ()
at Water & Sound Festival – Glaspalast Augsburg ()
25/07 – 05/09/2024

`Underwater Disobedience’ by the artist duo Diogo da Cruz and Fallon Mayanja allows visitors to explore the profound essence of water, interweaving sculptures, sound compositions and collaborative audiovisual creations. Rooted in the philosophical currents of hydrofeminism, the works explore the interconnectedness of humans with their fellow humans and water. They consider our bodies as ephemeral vessels for the fluid that shapes our existence, and the Atlantic Ocean as a vast reservoir of collective memory.

Central to the exhibit is an experimental sci-fi film series, weaving together fragments of an afrofuturist saga depicting an underwater civilisation dwelling within the depths of the Atlantic, juxtaposed with reflections on the perils of deep-sea mining. This narrative serves as a reflection on the echoes of colonial atrocities and the unsustainable exploitation of natural resources, urging viewers to contemplate a decolonized ecological perspective that challenges the limitations of Western science in addressing climate crises.

Within this evocative universe, da Cruz’s sculptures manifest as possible embodiments of the saga’s protagonists, while Mayanja’s sound installations offer novel avenues for auditory exploration. Amidst this symbiotic convergence of artistry spanning the past three years, the duo unveils their latest creation: NUUN – the Subaquatic Bird of the Atlantic, a collaborative endeavour with Sebastian Giussani. This new sculpture created for the Waterbird Parade at the Water & Sound Festival is a flowing manifestation of the Atlantic Ocean in the winding waterways of Augsburg and invites the audience to reflect on the depths of our interconnected existence.

Photography: Constanza Meléndez ()

12/10/2024

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FIVE MINUTES (LATE)
Artistic Interventions in Frankfurt am Main
()
16/09 – 13/10/2024

With works by Ziva Drvaric (), Aleksandar Radan (), Moreno Schweikle (), Jakob Spengemann () and Eleni Wittbrodt ().

“On your way through the city, a five-minute wait can feel like a fleeting moment and an eternity at the same time. Do you get nervous or take a deep breath?

FIVE MINUTES (LATE) presents a series of artistic interventions by Ziva Drvaric, Aleksandar Radan, Moreno Schweikle, Jakob Spengemann and Eleni Wittbrodt in public space. The situation-specific works can be found in the heart of Frankfurt’s city centre – from the central station to the landmarked clock tower close to the zoo – and blend in with the everyday paths taken by those who live and work here.

On perseverance and lingering, waiting as pause and interruption – the works of the five invited artists explore the ambivalent potential of a mere five-minute period in the hustle and bustle of everyday life.”

Curated by Vivien Kämpf ()

Photography by Jens Ge**er ()

05/10/2024

C O N V E R S A T I O N

In the late 1970s, Ghislain Mollet-Viéville (*1945, Boulogne-Billancourt) began to define himself as an ‘agent d’art’. Not an agent solely representing artists, but an active player in the relations between art and society. His former apartment at 26 rue Beaubourg in Paris, where he lived from 1975 to 1991, was the stage of radical discussions on art’s (im)material value for the then thriving minimal and conceptual art scene. Housing the works of emblematic artists from Sol LeWitt to On Kawara or Tania Mouraud and sparking collaborations with many more including André Cadere or Philippe Thomas, the sophisticated home and secret hotspot was reconstructed as an exact copy within the collection of the Musée d’art moderne et contemporain (MAMCO) in Geneva. This summer, the man of many hats sat down with PASSE-AVANT editor Isabelle Tondre to talk about his hybrid position in the arts, the transition of his apartment into a ‘museum object’ and his profound belief in art as a social currency. Link in bio 🔗

[Conversation in English and French]

L‘agent d‘art: The conceptual world of Ghislain Mollet-Viéville / L‘agent d‘art: L‘univers conceptuel de Ghislain Mollet-Viéville

Isabelle Tondre () in conversation with Ghislain Mollet-Viéville ()

Images: (1) Ghislain Mollet-Viéville in his former apartment at 26 rue Beaubourg, Paris, 1983. Photography: DR – All rights reserved, Archives Ghislain Mollet-Viéville

(2) Ghislain Mollet-Viéville, in his apartment at 59 avenue Ledru-Rollin, Paris, 2024. Photography: Ian Waelder ()

16/09/2024

R E V I E W

In our latest review, curator and art critic Maja Ćirić () offers a careful read of the exhibition ʟᴀɴᴅꜱᴄᴀᴘᴇꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴀɴ ᴏɴɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴘᴀꜱᴛ by Urbane Künste Ruhr at the Zollverein Foundation in Essen. An exhibition narrating the traces of time in post-industrial landscapes and exploring past and future utopias across eleven artistic positions. Link in bio 🔗

LANDSCAPES OF AN ONGOING PAST
at Stiftung Zollverein, Essen
by Urbane Künste Ruhr ()
16/08 - 22/09/2024

with works by Marta Dyachenko, Zhanna Kadyrova, Nikita Kadan, Uli Golub, Fedir Tetianych, Bögdana Kosmina, Bogdan Tetianych, Jana Gunstheimer, Nino Kvrivishvili, Yuri Yefanov, Driant Zeneli and Ilya and Emilia Kabakov

A project of the Ruhrtriennale Festival of the Arts ()

Curated by curated by Alisha Raissa Danscher, Tatiana Kochubinska, Yevheniia Moliar and Britta Peters

Image: Landscapes of ongoing past, exhibition view, 2024, Urbane Künste Ruhr, Essen. Image courtesy of Urbane Künste Ruhr, Photography: Henning Rogge (.rogge)

14/09/2024

R A D A R

DAS LOKALE IST NICHT LOKAL
Maximiliane Baumgartner ()
at Kunstverein Nürnberg ()
30/06 – 17/11/2024

‘Maximiliane Baumgartner’s works combine elements of painting, critical pedagogy, and artistic research. Through her work on memory, she opens up spaces for encounters, intergenerational exchange, and practical approaches to history and its voids. Based on the premise that Das Lokale ist nicht lokal (The Local Is Not Local), her most recent works examine the lives and works of women artists from the so-called “lost generation” as historical documents. What many of these artists have in common is that they were among the first to be admitted to German art academies and to work on a national level. Their lives and work were interrupted by the Second World War and National Socialism, and some of them were banned from exhibiting or denounced as “degenerate.” Even after 1945, the works of these women artists remained overlooked in the international discourse.’

Maximiliane Baumgartner has been Marianne Defet Painting Scholar in 2023/24, invited by Kunstverein Nürnberg.

Curated by Nele Kaczmarek ()
Curatorial Assistance: Julie Batteux () and Leonora Prugger ()

Initiated by Wolfgang Brauneis with research advice by Thorsten Schneider
A cooperation with the Kunstvilla

Photography: Lukas Pürmayr ()

18/08/2024

R A D A R

NOT QUITE A LOVE POEM
Christina Krys Huber ()
At Mouches Volantes (), Cologne
29/06 – 18/08/2024

‘The solo exhibition NOT QUITE A LOVE POEM by Christina Krys Huber is dedicated to questions of q***r identity and social belonging in seemingly standardised social structures. The focus is on the coexistence of different subjects in urban space and their relationship to each other, taking the immediate surroundings of Mouches Volantes as a reference.  Christina Krys Huber’s characteristic paintings, in which human bodies appear fragmented, serve as a starting point. The figures, some of which are only hinted at and distorted, merge with the abstract backgrounds on the canvas. In a new series of works the artist also appropriates plywood from discarded IKEA Billy shelves. The pieces of furniture, often used for temporary and quick furnishings, are robbed of their actual function in their deconstructed form. The spatial installation plays with the visitors’ self-perception and throws them back onto their own physicality. Through poetic texts, the artist also provides an insight into personal memories and into an imagined and real collective memory.’

Curated by Philipp Lange ()

Photography: Dirk Rose () © Mouches Volantes

18/08/2024

NOT QUITE A LOVE POEM
Christina Krys Huber ()
At Mouches Volantes (), Cologne
29/06 – 18/08/2024

‘The solo exhibition NOT QUITE A LOVE POEM by Christina Krys Huber is dedicated to questions of q***r identity and social belonging in seemingly standardised social structures. The focus is on the coexistence of different subjects in urban space and their relationship to each other, taking the immediate surroundings of Mouches Volantes as a reference.  Christina Krys Huber’s characteristic paintings, in which human bodies appear fragmented, serve as a starting point. The figures, some of which are only hinted at and distorted, merge with the abstract backgrounds on the canvas. In a new series of works the artist also appropriates plywood from discarded IKEA Billy shelves. The pieces of furniture, often used for temporary and quick furnishings, are robbed of their actual function in their deconstructed form. The spatial installation plays with the visitors’ self-perception and throws them back onto their own physicality. Through poetic texts, the artist also provides an insight into personal memories and into an imagined and real collective memory.’

Curated by Philipp Lange ()

Photography: Dirk Rose () © Mouches Volantes

15/08/2024

R E V I E W

The Sammlung Pohl in Marburg opened its doors, furnished its guest room, invited three artists to exhibit various works of art under its roof and gave them financial support. Franka Marlene Schlupp ( ) writes about the winners of the grant and the dialogue between their works.

Im Gästezimmer Zwei
Alex Chalmers
Conrad ( )
Ziva Drvaric ( )
at Sammlung Pohl, Marburg
22/04 - 7/06/2024

Image: Im Gästezimmer Zwei, Installation View, Sammlung Pohl, Marburg, 2024. Photography: Augustine Paredes.

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