Gaylen Gerber (American b. 1955) creates expressive, often revealing, artworks and situations that incorporate the work of other makers, sometimes by foregrounding them and other times by seemingly obscuring them. Gerber’s signature Backdrops, which precede his current Supports and invert their logic, are typically canvases that mimic the color and size of full-scale exhibition walls, upon which he affixes the work of other artists. Gerber’s practice has for decades been characterized by fusing his own work with that of another, making them inseparable but equally present. This match among authors remains palpable in both the Backdrops and Supports, where the viewer confronts forms that carry immediate as well as existing meanings simultaneously. Gerber’s intention is to keep this recounting in tension by constantly renewing the relation between what is presented and how it is presented. Gerber will discuss recent projects including his current participation in the osloBIENNALEN First Edition, where he presents a selection of works in the historical Myntgata quarter of Oslo as well as Edvard Munch’s studio, Ekely.
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HYGIENE CONCEPT
Information, 9 May – 30 September 2022
Asad Raza "Diversion" at Portikus
Exhibition, 25 June – 25 September 2022
Summer Term Break 2022
Information, 18 July – 7 October 2022
Winter semester 2022/23
Information, 10 October 2022 – 10 February 2023
GASTHOF 2022 "OPEN HOUSE"
Event, 9 July 2022
Hassan Khan: The Infinite Hip-Hop Song Live!
Konzert, 9 July 2022, 21:30–22:45
Gasthof at Robert Johnson
Party, 7 July 2022, 22:00
Curatorial Studies class 2021: Three course Menu
Exhibition, 5 – 10 July 2022
MEDIUM RARE — Absolventenausstellung 2022
Exhibition, 2 – 17 July 2022
ALMOST ALIVE—Graduate Party
Event, 1 July 2022, 23:00
‘Absolventen’ prizes
Information, 1 – 10 July 2022
Kabelo Malatsie: Sonic Formations —Third Note (a Sketch)
Lecture, 28 June 2022, 19:00
Asad Raza: Metabolisms
Lecture, 21 June 2022, 19:00
New Mineral Collective: On Earth, Pleasure and Desire
Lecture, 14 June 2022, 19:00
Anthony Huberman: Bang on a Can
Lecture, 13 June 2022, 19:00
Sung Tieu: Ghosts In The Machine
Lecture, 7 June 2022, 19:00
"Jochen Lempert: "Paare/ Pairs" with a poetry reading by Marion Poschmann
Book Launch, 2 June 2022, 18:00
Lecture: ruangrupa
Lecture, 31 May 2022, 19:00
Benjamin Foerster-Baldenius: The Pilikia with Cohabitation
Lecture, 24 May 2022, 19:00
Lecture: Neïl Beloufa
Lecture, 10 May 2022, 19:00
Ursula Biemann: Forest as a Field of Mind
Lecture, 3 May 2022, 19:00
Application period for Curatorial Studies winter semester 2022/2023
Information, 1 – 31 May 2022
Application period for exchange students in winter semester 2022/23
Information, 27 April – 31 May 2022
Lectures Summer Semester 2022
Lecture, 26 April – 28 June 2022, 19:00
Laura Huertas Millán: Ethnographic fictions
Lecture, 26 April 2022, 19:00
Summer semester 2022
Information, 11 April – 15 July 2022
Daniel Birnbaum: Notes on the frames of art
Event, 10 April 2022, 15:00–17:00
Application period for full-time students in winter semester 2022/23
Information, 1 – 30 April 2022
Application period for guest students in winter semester 2022/23
Information, 1 – 30 April 2022
Jochen Lempert at Portikus
Exhibition, 12 March – 5 June 2022
Term break 2022
Information, 21 February – 10 April 2022
Rundgang Award Winners
Information, 18 – 20 February 2022
Judith Hopf Class: Grand Nizza Show
Class Project, 18 February – 11 March 2022
Rundgang 2022
Exhibition, 18 – 20 February 2022, 10:00–20:00
Pan Daijing
Online Lecture, 10 February 2022
Alessandro Petti and Sani Hilal: Stateless Heritage?
Online Lecture, 8 February 2022
Jordy Rosenberg: Lift Rift
Online Lecture, 2 February 2022
Ulrike Müller: Moving More Parts
Online Lecture, 25 January 2022
Park McArthur
Online Lecture, 18 January 2022
Sam Durant: Public Discourse?
Online Lecture, 11 January 2022

Gaylen Gerber
Lecture 5 June 2019, 19:00 Aula, Städelschule, Dürerstraße 10, 60596 Frankfurt am Main