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Books Das Institut - Ringier Annual Report 2010: With a Special Feature by Kerstin Brätsch, Kerstin Bratsch | ||
Kerstin br tsch maller den pinsel pr fend at gavin brown
Kerstin Brätsch (born 1979) is a German contemporary visual artist, best known as a painter and as one-half of DAS INSTITUT with artist Adele Röder. She currently lives and works in New York City.
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- Kerstin br tsch maller den pinsel pr fend at gavin brown
- Early life and education
- Career
- Major exhibitions
- Public collections
- References
Early life and education
Kerstin Brätsch was born in 1979 in Hamburg, Germany. She received a Masters in Fine Arts from Columbia University in New York City.
Career
Kerstin Brätsch is a painter, who often creates large-scale, highly abstract works that combine multiple medias. Though Brätsch's abstract works might visually call to mind artists such as Vasilly Kandinsky, she bucks against tradition in the unusual display of her works. For instance, her paintings have been hung by magnets, draped, and framed in between sheets of glass and then leaned against the wall, which combines an element of exhibition display and performance to her artistic practice. Brätsch is also known for working quickly and she produces large quantities of work. In 2007 Brätsch formed DAS INSTITUT with fellow artist Adele Röder. Using a traditional import and export agency as inspiration, DAS INSTITUT seeks to examine how images are disseminated, exchanged, and produced in today's world. These collaborations often produce work that combine Brätsch's paintings with Röder's digital projections, posters, and advertisements. Though Brätsch and Röder are the primary artists involved, DAS INSTITUT also collaborates with other artists. In 2014 Brätsch was awarded the August Macke Prize.
Brätsch is currently represented by Gavin Brown's Enterprise.
Major exhibitions
Public collections
