Karin Sander
Patina Painting 187/12, In The Garden During Building Renovation, Berlin-Zehlendorf, 2018
Stretched canvas in standard size, white universal primer
300 x 500 cm

Patina Paintings (Gebrauchsbilder) are standard, mass-produced canvases in various formats that the artist has placed in specific locations for a certain time period, or given to collectors and institutions for their own use over a limited period of time. As Harald Welzer noted in his text on Karin Sander's work “From the moment of its acquisition it is left to them whether they install such a work in their sports car or leave it in their basement or carry it about as a constant travel accessory (like a toiletries bag). In any case the canvas will be covered with some kind of a coat of dust, dirt, mould, notes or whatever else crosses the path of the wok and its owner. These works are also self-portraits of their owners, at least they show traces of a use that could only take place with this individual and his or her specific way of life. In the context of an exhibition they seem as auratic as any other painting; this can represent an affront to actual painters.”

Karin Sander began the Patina Painting series in the late 1990’s. The titles of the works refer to the places where they were 'produced' and to the duration of time which the painting spent acquiring its particular patina. This work is from a series of canvases placed at the Haus am Waldsee in advance of Karin Sander's 2018 solo exhibition at the Berlin-based non-profit exhibition space.

Karin Sander
Kunsthalle Tübingen
March 27 – July 4, 2021
www.kunsthalle-tuebingen.de

Kunsthalle Tübingen is dedicating a solo exhibition to Karin Sander, running from March 27 through July 4, 2021.