FANTASIA

GUNTHER SCHUMANN . JANTJE ALMSTEDT . MARTIN SCHUSTER . RUTH UNGER .
20 SEPTEMBER – 2 OCTOBER 2022

Four artists from Leipzig curated this exhibition. All four artists explore different perceptions of reality and show their own interpretation of fantasy through painting and sculpture. The artists stayed in the Netherlands for a week during the construction of the exhibition.

Fantasia, a group exhibition by Gunther Schumann, Jantje Almstedt, Martin Schuster, and Ruth Unger.

Gunther Schumann (1987), lives and works in his hometown Leipzig, Germany. The focus of Gunther aka Square Boy’s artistic work is on narrative drawing and conceptual urban art. Many of his creative projects are characterized by an interdisciplinary approach. He created the music video Die Grauen Herren, which shows costumed actors in a stylized environment made of cardboard and links this with hip-hop music culture. The four-minute film was screened at several national film festivals. In addition to his visual artistic work, Square Boy works as a music producer in the fields of electronic music and hip-hop.

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Jantje Almstedt (1988), born in Halle, Germany, lives and works in Leipzig, Germany. Her work is characterized by humor with a more serious undertone. In the exhibition at Galerie Nasty Alice, Almsted shows large objects that look monumental. Are these sculptures or enlarged erotic items?

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Jantje Almstedt (1988), born in Halle, Germany, lives and works in Leipzig, Germany. Her work is characterized by humor with a more serious undertone. In the exhibition at Galerie Nasty Alice, Almsted shows large objects that look monumental. Are these sculptures or enlarged erotic items?

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Ruth Unger (1990), born in Berlin, Germany, lives and works in Leipzig. Unger wrote a poem that was used as a starting point for the exhibition: “Eingebettet zwischen zwei Welten der einen, in der ich atme, und einer anderen, weniger rationalen liegt gefaltet wie das Hemd für die Arbeit meine Haut in verschiedenen Größen. Ich frage mich, ob das Zähneputzen in der Untersuchungshaft oft vergessen wird und wohin die wilden Gedanken während der Abendnachrichten gehen. Eingeklemmt zwischen zwei Autos, die ich noch nie gesehen habe, sitzt geformt wie ein dummes Gesicht mein Bewusstsein als Fahrer. Komisch, es gibt ein Spiel, das man nur gewinnen kann, wenn man die Regeln nicht kennt.”

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Martin Schuster his paintings are shaped by his fascination for video game design, music-video aesthetics, plastic and toys for children and adults. He examines the desires of his generation, and how they are influenced by the dynamics of the global economy. His paintings can be characterized as contemporary surrealistic, showing parties, escapes from reality and journeys to unknown worlds.

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