JEAN-MICHEL ALBEROLA
Born 1953 in Saida, Algeria. Lives and works in Paris, France. An unclassifiable artist and major figure on the French art scene, Jean-Michel Alberola creates visual riddles that question our perception and the role of art in society. Oscillating between aesthetic considerations and political questions, between conceptualism, abstraction and figuration, Alberola’s uniquely powerful work is never devoid of humour. In 2016 his solo exhibition L’aventure des details was on show at Palais de Tokyo.
VINCENT BIZIEN
Born 1986 in France. Lives and works in Paris, France. In his works on paper, Victor Bizien draws on an unchecked hypersensitivity to give shape to unfathomable sensations, visions, encounters and disturbances. His work was shown as part of the exhibitions L’Esprit singulier: The Collection of Auberive Abbey at Halle Saint Pierre, Paris, and Emotion: The Massini Collection at Fondation Maeght in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France.
FRITZ BORNSTÜCK
Born 1982 in Germany. Lives and works in Berlin, Germany. In the still lifes of Fritz Bornstück, found objects are given a new lease of life. By reusing and repurposing the waste (debris) of popular culture, the artist practices what he calls ‘cultural recycling’. Bornstück is an explorer. His materials draw on a wide range of sources: film noir, found footage, his own environment, his private waste. Bornstück’s works can be found in the collection of the Arken Museum in Copenhagen, the Hildebrand Collection in Leipzig, the Lützow Collection in Berlin, the Paschertz Collection (shown at Museum Heylshof in Worms, Germany) and the SØR Rusche Collection in Berlin and Cologne.
IO BURGARD
Born 1989 in Naples, Italy. Lives and works in Paris, France. In Claudio Coltorti’s poetic paintings, each form and surface is finished in great detail, assembling with others into a harmonious, luminous and mesmerising whole. The paintings are grounded with hide glue that is applied with according to technique used in Germany. On Coltorti’s work, volume and movement are essential elements. Coltorti obtained a Fine Arts Diploma with honours from the Ecole des beaux-arts in Paris. His work was shown among others in Felicità 17, an exhibition of distinguished graduates shown at the Palais des beaux-arts, Paris.
CLAUDIO COLTORTI
Born in 1989 in Naples, Italy. Lives and works in Paris, France. In Claudio Coltorti's poetic paintings, every shape and surface is meticulously crafted to create a harmonious, luminous and bewitching whole. He prepares his canvases with skin glue, which he spreads with a card, a technique used in Germany. For Claudio Coltorti, volume and movement are essential notions that form an important part of his work. Claudio Coltorti obtained his DNSAP diploma from the Beaux-Arts de Paris with the congratulations of the jury. His work was featured in the exhibition Felicità 17, diplôme des félicités, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Paris.
CAMILLE FISCHER
Born 1984 in Schiltigheim, France. Lives and works in Strasbourg, France. Camille Fischer creates multifaceted work where drawing, textile, sculpture and performance constantly interact. Exploring the post-punk aesthetic, she works with the traces, objects, slogans and symbols of avant-garde phantasmagoria. Fischer was awarded the Théophile Schuler Prize in Strasbourg in 2017. Her work was shown in the exhibitions Peindre, dit-elle (Chap. 2), curated by Julie Crenn at Musée des beaux-arts de Dole in 2017, Le contemporain dessiné at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris in 2016, and Regionale 15 at Projektraum M54 in Basel, Switzerland.
MONIKA MICHALKO
Born in 1982 in Sokolov, Czech Republic. Lives and works in Berlin, Germany. Monika Michalko studied with Norbert Schwontkowski from 2003 to 2009 at the College of Fine Arts in Hamburg. In her dream landscapes, there are echoes of classical modernism from Malevich to Klee, as well as references to Joan Miró and the brothers Gert and Uwe Tobias. In addition, the colorful panel paintings are influenced by his travels in Egypt, India and Turkey. The artist's impressions incorporate ornamentation and architectural forms. She exhibited at Kunsthaus Hamburg in 2013, Kunsthaus Jesteburg in 2016 and participated in focus at Art Cologne in 2016.
GRETEL WEYER
Born 1984. Lives and works in Strasbourg, France. In her ceramic works and woodcuts, Gretel Weyer explores the symbols and objects of childhood. Her works materialise the fears, fascinations and daydreams populating what is commonly called ‘the age of innocence’. Weyer works with ideas of passage and ritual that children face consciously or unconsciously. Operating on the threshold between two worlds, she establishes a dialogue between menace and reassurance. Weyer’s work was shown as part of the exhibitions En toute modestie/Archipel Di Rosa, curated by Julie Crenn at the Musée international des arts modestes in Sète, France, in 2017, Post Mortem at le Creux de l’enfer in Thiers, France, in 2016, and Bastion! at HBK Galerie in Saarbrücken, Germany
