The German Consulate General presents an exhibition of Franziska Jyrch’s SUPER SOFT SKILLS featuring conceptual paintings and sculptures in-situ at the German House, on view through December 9. It’s the first solo exhibition of Jyrch’s work in North America; all works shown were made in New York specifically for this occasion.
Franziska Jyrch’s practice is distinguished by the extension of formal and conceptual boundaries of painting and sculpture. Jyrch sees herself as a scientist, an artistic explorer. Inspired by Eva Hesse, she doesn‘t look for fixed ideas, instead, she is interested in the category of the ‚not-yet-known‘, i.e. she follows where materials, shapes, and colors lead her. Jyrch cares equally as strong about establishing a relationship with painting, her reference to a central medium of art history, as about artistically integrating totally different materials, including various kinds of everyday and personal objects. The basic approach to her work, which is characterized by coincidence and calculation alike, consists of collecting and selecting, piecing together and dividing up, of arranging and deconstructing these very diverse materials, thereby creating complex sculptures as well as installations that can fill entire rooms.
Jyrch’s work expands our understanding of painting and sculpture, yet it is also always a consideration of rather abstract aspects, capturing the interaction of personal, social, economic, and political forces at play in the context of a show. SUPER SOFT SKILLS will therefore include large-format paintings, small-scale sculptures, and in-situ settings that address the characteristics of the host’s space and the context of the exhibition.
This exhibition has been made possible in part through the kind support of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the Förderverein zum Aufbau einer Juliane Noack Künstlerförderung e.V
To read more about Franziska Jyrch please visit www.germany.info
Date: Opening reception on Thursday, November 15, 2018
Exhibition: November 16 – December 9, 2018
Time: 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Location: German Consulate General , 871 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017
Admission is free, but an RSVP is required for the opening reception at: Franziska Jyr