Postcard Die große Uberfahrt

Audio cassettes are the main theme of Hildebrandt's work and he's not afraid to push the boundaries. On the occasion of the Hildebrandt exhibition in Tel Aviv, sheets of custom-made audio cassettes were woven, which were later used on the way by boat from Cyprus to Tel Aviv. Hidlebrandt recorded his own selection of songs on the tapes, including "Love Among the Sailors" by Laurie Anderson, "Sailor Man" by Tocotronic, and more.

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Exhibition: Gregor Hildebrandt: A Blink of an Eye and the Years are Behind Us
Year: 2022
Format: A5

Gregor Hildebrandt

Kunsthalle Praha presented the first solo exhibition of Gregor Hildebrandt, A Blink of an Eye and the Years are Behind Us as a part of the programme of solo exhibitions by major living artists. Working mainly with analogue sound storage mediums, the German artist creates sculptures, installations, and paintings with materials such as compression moulded vinyl, audiotapes on canvas, cassette shells or chess pawns. Hildebrandt’s work makes formal references to Minimalism and Abstract expressionism, it is also nourished by a multitude of literary, cinematographic, musical and architectural inspirations. These cultural sources trigger both collective and personal memories. Gregor Hildebrandt is currently living in Berlin and since 2015 he has been a professor of painting and graphic arts at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich. In 2016, he won the prestigious Falkenrot Preis award and in 2018, together with his partner, artist Alicja Kwade, he founded Grzegorzki Records, a label that supports young emerging musicians.