Passion and Play Become One in Grit Richter’s ‘Breathe Out’

Galerie Tanja Wagner presents a new solo exhibition by German artist Grit Richter on view in Berlin through November 8, 2024. The exhibition explores the warmth of human relationships in eight new large-scale artworks. A veteran of Hamburg’s underground music scene, Richter channels the sensorial power of sound in her visual work, welcoming viewers into her electric fantasy.

Evoking a meditation in its title, Breathe Out gives full attention to emotion, sensation, and memory. Across a confluence of bright and bulbous forms, the artist’s narrative ability takes flight, capturing characters in gentle scenes of affection.

Animated by irony and play, the exhibition takes thematic inspiration from (mis)connection. For instance, “The Broken Hearts Society” shares a moment between two round, faceless forms engulfed in a warm red and purple glow. Their arms meet in the center of the canvas—a casual fist bump in one hand and a half of a heart in the other. The piece reflects ambivalence as star-filled skies gesture toward the cosmic quality of unrequited love.

While the contours and colors of Breathe Out present visual harmony upon first glance, its figurative elements reveal a sense of defiance, breaking free from formal fate ever so slightly. In a survey of ethereal gradients and braided limbs, Richter’s work dares to bring you in and let you go.

Galerie Tanja Wagner
Pohlstraße 64,
10785 Berlin, Germany