Ausstellungsvorschau – Galerie Renate Bender

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Marcello Morandini, 188B – 1973/2016, inkjet print, UV protected, on wood, 100 x 100 x 3 cm, edition of 2

Marcello Morandini, 551A – 2009, inkjet print, UV protected, on wood, 100 x 100 x 3 cm, edition of 3

Marcello Morandini, 589 – 2012, inkjet print, UV protected, on wood, 100 x 100 x 3 cm, edition of 3

Marcello Morandini, 589B – 2012, inkjet print, UV protected, on wood, 100 x 100 x 3 cm, edition of 2

Marcello Morandini, 593A – 2012, inkjet print, UV protected, on wood, 100 x 100 x 3 cm, edition of 3

Marcello Morandini, 743 – 2022, inkjet print, UV protected, on wood, 100 x 100 x 3 cm, edition of 3

Marcello Morandini, 692 – 2019, plexiglas, 48 x 28 x 17 cm, edition of 3

Peter Weber, 9 Quadrate mit Modul 3 – 2025, Canson watercolor paper, folded, framed, 60 x 60 cm

Peter Weber, 9 Quadrate mit Modul 3 V2 – 2025, Canson watercolor paper, folded, framed, 60 x 60 cm

Peter Weber, 9 Quadrate mit Modul 3 V3 – 2025, Canson watercolor paper, folded, framed, 60 x 60 cm

Peter Weber, Dreifache Durchdringung – 2020, Arches hand made paper folded, on wood, acrylic glass cover, 50 x 55,5 x 7 cm

Peter Weber, Gegenläufige Streifen mit M6 + M2 FBL6 – 2024, blue felt folded, 44 x 54,5 cm

Peter Weber, Vernetzung FG3 (15) (links) – 2019, yellow felt folded, 37 x 53 cm

Peter Weber, Doppelstreifenvernetzung FORh6 – 2024, light orange feld folded , 79 x 80 cm

Peter Weber, Vernetzung FW6 (25) (rechts) – 2025, white felt folded, 105 x 105 x 8,5 cm

Peter Weber, 8 große Quadrate + 4 kleine Quadrate – 2025, stainless steel, powdercoated, folded, 48 x 85 x 10 cm

TWO POSITIONS CONCRETE.

Marcello Morandini and Peter Weber

Exhibition from May 15th to June 28th, 2025

Vernissage: May 15th, 6 to 8 pm
Matinee: May 17th, 12 to 4 pm

Marcello Morandini's work moves between the two poles of black and white, their beauty is revealed solely through form, "like calligraphy on paper that requires no additional color values for reading and understanding." (M. Morandini)
His geometric design language and strict two-tone design do not stand for simplification, but rather for clear complexity.

In 2015, we were able to show Morandini's artistic work for the first time in our group exhibition “Black and White II”. We are all the more pleased that we can now present his work more extensively and at the same time celebrate his 85th birthday with him in our space on May 15, 2025.

The “Duo” exhibition with his German colleague Peter Weber, whose strict folds also allow no compromises, will show how complexity of thought in the design of a work of art can lead to a convincing oeuvre.

During the opening evening, Peter Weber will fold a printed motif by Morandini in his own unique way according to the given coordinates of the work “593A” from 2012 and present the surprising result to an audience that is sure to be amazed.

We are looking forward to the evening with Marcello Morandini and Peter Weber!

Renate Bender

Flyer zur Ausstellung „ZWEI POSITIONEN KONKRET. Marcello Morandini“, 2025

Flyer zur Ausstellung „ZWEI POSITIONEN KONKRET. Peter Weber“, 2025

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TWO GENERATIONS CONCRETE.

Alf Lechner und Marco Stanke

Exhibition from July 4th to September 27th, 2025

SAVE THE DATE OPEN ART 2025
July 4th to 6th, 2025

TWO GENERATIONS CONCRETE: Alf Lechner and Marco Stance

curated by Dr. Dominik Bass

On April 17, 2025 Alf Lechner would have celebrated his 100th birthday, an anniversary that provides an opportunity to rediscover the artist’s passionate engagement with material and form. This, however, can only succeed by considering today’s art scene and the new generation of up-and-coming artists. With Marco Stanke (*1987), Galerie Bender juxtaposes Lechner’s work with an artist who was born 60 years later. In Stanke’s paintings the canvas is not merely the support. Rather, his works are spatial structures where he playfully undermines the difference between the visible, painterly object and its support.
What both artists have in common is, thus, the fascination for process and material. Whereas Stanke investigates the fundamental elements of painting, Lechner renders visible the traces of industrial processing as an integral part of his sculptures. Despite these connections, their works differ significantly in their medial characteristics, thereby providing a stimulating dialogue in 2024 at the Lechner Museum in Ingolstadt and now in the exhibition rooms of the Gallery.

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