Anselm Reyle
Elemental Treshold

In recent years, Anselm Reyle, has come to be considered as one of the most pivotal forerunners of a new generation of 21st century artists. In an inimitable way, Anselm Reyle recycles and actualises the formal accomplishments of 1960-1970’s abstract modernism, and subsequently reapplies them in function of an entirely new pictural language.

In his work, Anselm Reyle creates an aesthetic that is at odds with what is considered an expression of ‘good taste’ today. Quite contrarily, his pictural language defies our aesthetic awareness and seeks to challenge us to break with our rigid prejudices concerning ‘the Artwork’. By exploring the fringes of Art and design or kitsch he creates often visually spectacular works that simultaneously confront us with a conceptual nihilism.

The Elemental Threshold exhibition is a visual all-encompassing experience that completely submerges us in Anselm Reyle’s baroque imagery. Various works in his recent oeuvre are integrated into this theatrically conceived installation. The project at MDD is a continuation of the Acid’s Mother Temple exhibition which was previously shown at the Kunsthalle Tübingen. In both projects, Anselm Reyle set out to explore new possibilities for exhibiting the artwork. In this way, colour, light, and glitter become the unusual building blocks of a psychedelic experience which confronts us with the limits of our sense of aesthetics.