I. S. Kalter
Bad Breath
August 18 - August 21, 2022
Documenta XV
Kassel, DE
Text by Rebekka Seubert
Press Release (EN)
Press:
Artnet News (EN)
KubaParis (EN)
HaAretz (HE)
Globes (HE)
Publications:
Jahresgaben of Dortmunder Kunstverein 2022-2023 with text by Dr. Nico Anklm director of Kunsthalle Recklinghausen (DE)
Zimmermann
A soundtrack of 36 piano compositions I. S. Kalter composed is played throughout the exhibition
iPod, speaker
01:51:55 ~
2006 / 2019
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Great Bargain
2020–22
Pencil and graphite on paper, artist frame
65x50 cm (with frame, 80x60x4 cm)
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Made in Turkey
2020–22
Pencil and graphite on paper, artist frame
65x50 cm (with frame, 80x60x4 cm)
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Bright Eyes
2020–22
Pencil and graphite on paper, artist frame
65x50 cm (with frame, 80x60x4 cm)
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Straightforward Jew
2020–22
Pencil and graphite on paper, artist frame
65x50 cm (with frame, 80x60x4 cm)
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Talk to The Lamp
2020–22
Pencil and graphite on paper, artist frame
65x50 cm (with frame, 80x60x4 cm)
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The New York Times
2020–22
Pencil and graphite on paper, artist frame
65x50 cm (with frame, 80x60x4 cm)
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Bleeding in The Rain
2020–22
Pencil and graphite on paper, artist frame
65x50 cm (with frame, 80x60x4 cm)
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Leave Him Alone
2020–22
Pencil and graphite on paper, artist frame
65x50 cm (with frame, 80x60x4 cm)
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