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'Christian Thoelke: Heartland’ published by Verlag für moderne Kunst

Published on occasion of the exhibition ‘Christian Thoelke: Heartland’, 2 Dec 2022 – 2 Apr 2023, Kunstmuseum Ahrenshoop.

"The painting of Christian Thoelke — with what are in some cases extremely large formats, upon which can be seen human domiciles and infrastructures in a desolate and decrepit condition or at moments of acute menace — constitutes a contemporary position whose contents are quite explosive.

The theme of these pictures is the loss of the present, of a feeling of security, of rootedness in the reliable and familiar; they investigate the question as to whether nature is still available as a place of refuge.

Although the creative output of Christian Thoelke is not induced by any agitational motivation, his works evince a day-by-day topicality with regard to current conflicts in Europe and elsewhere in the world." Katrin Arrieta, Artistic Director of the Kunstmuseum Ahrenshoop.

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