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Robert Rehfeldt: Denken Sie jetzt bitte nicht an mich (Please do not think of me now)

17. September – 30. Oktober 2021

The gallery is honored to present an exhibition dedicated to the remarkable works of Robert Rehfeldt, titled Denken Sie jetzt bitte nicht an mich (Please do not think of me now).

The exhibition brings to the public an overview of paintings from the last years of the German artist, whose premature death in 1993 culminated his artistic venture as a prolific painter and engaged pioneer of the Mail Art movement.

Realized in collaboration with his family (artists Ruth Wolf-Rehfeldt and René Rehfeldt), the exhibition displays a series of paintings dating from the late eighties and early nineties, together with a selection of original etchings and materials related to his Mail Art activities. A critical text written by Constanze Fritzsch gives a historic introduction to this important and mainly overlooked artist from former East Germany.

Robert Rehfeldt was born January 5, 1931 in Stargard (Pomerania). After moving to Berlin in 1946 he worked as a designer and illustrator for the press media. At the beginning of the 1970s, he came into contact with the international Mail Art scene and soon succeeded in building an extensive network of contacts worldwide. Despite being widely known for his Mail Art activities, Rehfeldt was an incredibly eclectic and active painter, exemplified by the varied and singular work that remains today.