NEWS
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FLOORR INTERVIEW
As an artist, I believe it's about cultivating a specific mindset, perhaps even a character or personality, that aligns with developing an artistic language. This mental structure aids in navigating the vast possibilities of art creation and helps filter the constant influx of external influences from the world and the art world. It involves resisting the urge to pursue too many divergent paths.
Nearly 13 years ago, I created a work titled "Mask / Self-portrait." It features a dust mask that reveals the negative impression of my face on the inside, with the mask's cords defining the volume of my head as negative space. While I call it a self-portrait, I envision the potential to scale this double life-sized piece to a point where people could walk through the void within the head. It wouldn't merely represent my portrait, but would become a reflection of us all, illustrating the daily decisions we make in response to critics, opinions, and various influences that continually enter our lives.
This aspect of initiating reflection is vital to my work, influencing how I construct and present my art. Art, in my view, isn't inherently about decision-making, but it is founded on it. Engaging with art opens up avenues for experiences and self-discovery, fostering awareness and teaching us about our individual identities.
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THE SOFT AND THE HARD
GROUP EXHIBITION, GALLERY WEEKEND BERLIN, 2023
Erik Andersen, Isabelle Borges, Sergey Bratkov, Ulrike Buhl, Yvon Chabrowski, Grigori Dor, Lukas Glinkowski, Julija Goyd, Jens HausmannInna, Levinson Mazenett, Quiroga, Mascha Naumova Jurgen Ostarhild, Cornelia Renz, Achim Riethmann, Sander Saarmets, Nina E. Schönefeld, Dagmar Schürrer, Liudmila Siewerski, Zuzanna Zita Skiba, Ivonne Thein, Berit Uhlhorn, Nicole Wendel, René Wirths, Sofiia Yesakova
Curated by: Grigori Dor & Mascha Naumova
Showroom
Potzdamer Straße 93
10758 Berlin
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MOKPO AS A HARBOUR
2023 JEONNAM INTERNATIONAL SUMUK BIENNALE
Curator: Seungmi Lee
Mokpo Culture and Arts Center
Namnong-ro 102 (Yonghae-dong), Mokpo-si, Jeollanam-do
South Korea
![ERIK ANDERSEN I NEWS Besser Vertikal 03 is a black sculpture by Erik Andersen. Material: Epoxy Resin. Poster for the 2022 West Bund Art & Design Fair Shanghai, China. Presented by CoBrAGALLERY.](https://assets-global.website-files.com/5a3c265b43c15000012d05ed/635fcf62d307d3749e97c93f_erik-andersen-westbund-artfair-2022-sculpture-beser-vertikal-03-cobra-gallery-shanghai.jpg)
West Bund Art Center
2555 Long Teng Avenue
Xuhui District
Shanghai
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SIRENS ARE CALLING FROM THE SHADOWS
GROUP EXHIBITION ORGANIZED BY ART MATTERS UKRAINE
Erik Andersen, Laura Arena & Liz Kosack, Maryna Baranovska, Vlas Belov, Volo Bevza, Tetiana Malinovska, Roman Mikhailov, Victoria Pidust, Alexey Shmurak, Nina E. Schönefeld, Natascha Shulte, Artem Volokitin, Zolotar.
Curator: Daria Prydybailo
A:D:CURATORIAL
Kurfürstenstraße 142
10785 Berlin
![ERIK ANDERSEN I NEWS Besser Vertikal 05 is a black sculpture by Erik Andersen. The Material is Epoxy Resin.](https://assets-global.website-files.com/5a3c265b43c15000012d05ed/616df27db94b9a0cda802c7a_erik-andersen-sculpture-besser-vertikal-05-2021-thumbnail.jpg)
West Bund Art Center
2555 Long Teng Avenue
Xuhui District
Shanghai
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BRILLIANT MONOCHROME
2021 JEONNAM INTERNATIONAL SUMUK BIENNALE
Brilliant Monochrome
It means ‘the most beautiful and perfect color’ as the ink
(SUMUK) contains five traditional Korean colors, i.e. blue, yellow, red, white, and black.
Curator: Seungmi Lee
Sunset Museum
350, Surak-gil, Aphae-eup, Sinan-gun
South Korea
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WIEDERSEHEN
Erik Andersen, Inna Artemova, Birte Bosse, Jérôme Chazeix, Sandra Hauser, Gregor Hildebrandt, Bethan Hughes, Yukiko Jungesblut, Zinu Kim, Jeremy Knowles, Kodac Ko, Jay Lee, Jeewi Lee, Yiannis Pappas, Fabian Reetz, Thomas Rentmeister, Elinor Sahm, Laura Schawelka, Merani Schilcher, Lorina Speder, David Szauder, William Winter, Hana Yoo
Curated by Anna Ratcliffe | Peter Ungeheuer
Diskurs Berlin
Novalisstrasse 7
10115 Berlin
![ERIK ANDERSEN I NEWS Installation View, Diskurs, Berlin. Solo Exhibition by Erik Andersen. Artwork: Besser Vertikal 02 / The Sculpture is presented hanging at the Gallery wall. It is made of black Epoxy Resin.](https://assets-global.website-files.com/5a3c265b43c15000012d05ed/60b7cc85d6abd911c13a57f1_erik-andersen-sculpture-diskurs-berlin-2021-image-news.jpg)
CRUCIAL DECISIONS
Solo Exhibition at DISKURS, Berlin
Diskurs Berlin
Novalisstrasse 7
10115 Berlin
![ERIK ANDERSEN I NEWS The artwork "Handschlag" is a white glazed ceramic sculpture hanging on a steel rope. This is a black and white photo.](https://assets-global.website-files.com/5a3c265b43c15000012d05ed/6076d5a8d539fa61b411dfee_erik-andersen-handschlag-galerie-valentien-stuttgart-2021-3.jpg)
COME BACK STUTTGART
GROUP EXHIBITION AT GALERIE VALENTIEN, STUTTGART
Erik Andersen, Wolfgang Flad, Vanessa Henn, Katharina Hinsberg, Judith Hopf, Mathias Hornung, Annette Kelm, Isabel Kerkermeier, Kathrin Landa, Hartmut Landauer, Miriam Lenk, Cesy Leonard, Matthias Megyeri, Jost Münster, Nadja Schöllhammer, Klaus Weber
gallerist: Imke Valentien
curated by Hergen Wöbken
Galerie Valentien
Gellertstraße 6
70184 Stuttgart
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WIEDERERWACHEN
Outdoor Group Exhibition
Erik Andersen, Jofroi Amaral, Lotta Bartoschewski, Olivia Berckemeyer, Per Christian Brown, Birte Bosse, Andreas Hachulla, Gregor Hildebrandt, Alicja Kwade, Miriam Lenk, Via Levandowski, Catherine Lorent, Marius Mathisrud, Toshihiko Mitsuya, Manfred Peckl, Luciana Penjak, Maik Schierloh, Susanne Schirdewahn, Sandra Schlipköter, Nadja Schöllhammer, Nina Schuiki, Miray Seramet, Caro Suerkemper, Zuzanna Zita Skiba, Tracey Snelling, Csilla Szabó, Lucy Teasdale, PhilipTopolovac, Peter Vink, Sador Weinsčlucker and Marian Wijnvoord
"Wiedererwachen" is curated and organized by Semra Sevin, Berlin.
STATION Berlin
Luckenwalder Strasse
10963 Berlin
![ERIK ANDERSEN I NEWS A sawblade made of black epoxy resin is cutting the wall from behind. The dust from cutting the wall is still on the floor. "Cut" is an artwork by Erik Andersen.](https://assets-global.website-files.com/5a3c265b43c15000012d05ed/5fb59375c8f7413bb6fc5d3f_Cut%20Lage%20Egal%202020_001-4.jpg)
HINTEN LINKS
One selection by works of Ansammlung Peter Ungeheuer
Lage Egal
Greifswalder Str.34
10405 Berlin
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CURATOR INTERVIEW
Erik Andersen in Conversation with Semra Sevin & Sarah Sieber / published by Dan Golden
Erik Andersen was born in Freiburg, Germany in 1977. He lives and works in Berlin. Andersen extensively uses materials such as epoxy resin and fiberglass. His sculptures, installations, and paintings often tread the line between two-dimensional and three-dimensional space. He merges recognizable elements of the human form with a semi-abstract, minimalistic visual language. Layered, tactile surfaces play on physicality and movement, while prompting interaction with the viewer. Andersen’s work has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in Germany, Europe, and the US. Andersen currently shows at Diskurs Berlin as well as in the show Chimera at Kunstquartier Bethanien in Berlin, Germany
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ARTIST TALK @ DISKURS, BERLIN
Erik Andersen & Amit Goffer in Conversation with Jung Me Chai
Diskurs Berlin
Novalisstrasse 7
10115 Berlin
![ERIK ANDERSEN I NEWS Invitation card for the exhibition "God's Biometric Data" by Erik Andersen and Amit Goffer at Diskurs, Berlin](https://assets-global.website-files.com/5a3c265b43c15000012d05ed/5c7bde3dced3c7f8b7e125d2_cache_54994670.jpg)
GOD'S BIOMETRIC DATA
Duo Exhibition by Erik Andersen / Amit Goffer at Diskurs, Berlin
Diskurs Berlin
Novalisstrasse 7
10115 Berlin
ERIK ANDERSEN
Solo Exhibition at Charim Ungar Contemporary, Berlin
Charim Ungar Contemporary, Berlin
Markgrafenstraße 68
10969 Berlin