Thomas Eggerer: Galeria
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Overview
Capitain Petzel is pleased to announce Thomas Eggerer's first solo exhibition with the gallery, opening on November 2, 2024.
For Galeria, the artist has created a monumental work titled Fitness (2024). We see a meticulously arranged scene of figures engaged in various activities within a sprawling, mirrored gym-like space, where the interaction of forms and poses blurs the line between individual presence and collective choreography. The arrangements within the composition recall the structure of history painting, but instead of depicting a grand event, Eggerer focuses on how bodies and spaces intersect through forms, gesture and pose.
Alongside Fitness, the artist selected a set of five paintings from an earlier body of work, which present scenes of protest. The figures hold signs and wave flags, though their gestures appear directed toward an undefined viewer. The flags billow freely, suggesting movement and energy, while the figures beneath appear static, their limbs awkwardly positioned as if loosely attached. Also here the focus shifts from individual figures to the orchestrated arrangement of movements, while the groupings and subtle variations suggest underlying bonds of community and collective presence. This approach not only adds to the visual complexity of Eggerer's paintings, but also reflects his interest in the fragmented nature of contemporary social experiences.
The figurative elements in Eggerer's paintings are never fully described by the use of color, space, form, or light. However, they do not become purely abstract either. Some elements - logos, objects, or familiar imagery - offer a sense of concrete reality, grounding the viewer in the identifiable. Yet, this familiarity is disrupted by the presence of something that remains obscured. Eggerer avoids overly realistic effects or any strong narrative illusions. It's akin to encountering doors that cannot be opened; pathways are suggested, but never fully revealed. The result is a series of compositions that suggest a world more intuitive and painterly than rigidly logical or constructed. As Helmut Draxler has stated, "instead of individual imprints and expressionist effects, this artistic approach always thematizes either people in groups, or social spaces, and on a formal level this brings the conventions of painting itself into play".
Thomas Eggerer's work has been exhibited internationally at Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Castello di Rivoli, Turin; Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin; Brandhorst Museum, Munich; Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien; White Columns, New York; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego; Vancouver Art Gallery; CCA Wattis Institute, San Francisco, and Frankfurter Kunstverein, among many others.
His work is held in many prominent public collections, including The Museum of Modern Art and Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam; Museum Brandhorst, Munich; Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; Boros Collection, Berlin, and many more.
Eggerer was also a member of Group Material, a renowned movement of conceptual artists active between 1979 and 1996. As of 2024, Eggerer has been appointed Professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich.
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Thomas Eggerer
Fitness, 2024Oil on canvas
289.5 x 411.5 cm
114 x 162 inches -
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Installation Views
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Thomas Eggerer
High and Dry, 2021Oil, resin and beeswax on linen
180.3 x 175.3 cm
71 x 69 inches -
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Thomas Eggerer
Tanning, 2022Photo print on removable adhesive fabric
230 x 634 cm / 90.6 x 249.6 inches
Dimensions variable
Edition of 5 + 1 AP -
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Works
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Thomas EggererFitness, 2024Oil on canvasSigned and dated verso289.5 x 411.5 cm
114 x 162 inches -
Thomas EggererHigh and Dry, 2021Oil, resin and beeswax on linenSigned and dated verso180.3 x 175.3 cm
71 x 69 inches -
Thomas EggererStranded, 2021Oil, resin and beeswax on linenSigned and dated verso180.3 x 175.3 cm
71 x 69 inches -
Thomas EggererJoe’s Place, 2020Oil on canvasSigned and dated verso165.7 x 132.1 cm
65.2 x 52 inches -
Thomas EggererParamount, 2020Oil on canvasSigned and dated verso165.7 x 132.1 cm
65.2 x 52 inches -
Thomas EggererThe North Face, 2022Oil and resin on canvasSigned and dated verso180.3 x 144.8 cm
71 x 57 inches -
Thomas EggererSmall Fries, 2024Oil on canvas86 x 100 cm
33.9 x 39.4 inches -
Thomas EggererTanning, 2022Photo print on removable adhesive fabric230 x 634 cm / 90.6 x 249.6 inches
Dimensions variableEdition of 5 + 1 AP -
Thomas EggererUntitled, 2017Collage, various papersPaper dimensions:
61.5 x 45 cm / 24.2 x 17.7 inches
Framed dimensions:
66 x 50 cm / 26 x 19.7 inches -
Thomas EggererSphere, 2007Collage, various papersPaper dimensions:
30 x 22.9 cm / 11.8 x 9 inches
Framed dimensions:
50 x 43.7 cm / 19.7 x 17.2 inches -
Thomas EggererAerobic Ballet, 2022Collage, various papersPaper dimensions:
64.8 x 50 cm / 25.5 x 19.7 inches
Framed dimensions:
73.1 x 58.3 cm / 28.8 x 23 inches -
Thomas EggererChain, 2021Various papers and plastic coffee lidsDimensions variable
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Thomas EggererUntitled, 2017Collage, various papersPaper dimensions:
64 x 50 cm / 25.2 x 19.7 inches
Framed dimensions:
69 x 54.8 cm / 27.2 x 21.6 inches -
Thomas EggererDownward, 2018Collage, various papersPaper dimensions:
69.8 x 50.3 cm / 27.5 x 19.8 inches
Framed dimensions:
75 x 55 cm / 29.5 x 21.7 inches -
Thomas EggererFloorgames, 2018Collage, various papersPaper dimensions:
63.5 x 47 cm / 25 x 18.5 inches
Framed dimensions:
68.6 x 52.3 cm / 27 x 20.6 inches -
Thomas EggererTeam, 2018Collage, various papers and inkPaper dimensions:
61.5 x 45 cm / 24.2 x 17.7 inches
Framed dimensions:
66.6 x 50 cm / 26.2 x 19.7 inches -
Thomas EggererUntitled, 2011Collage, various papersPaper dimensions:
60.5 x 44.5 cm / 23.8 x 17.5 inches
Framed dimensions:
65.3 x 50 cm / 25.7 x 19.7 inches -
Thomas EggererUntitled, 2013Collage, various papersPaper dimensions:
63.5 x 50.3 cm / 25 x 19.8 inches
Framed dimensions:
69 x 56 cm / 27.2 x 22 inches -
Thomas EggererUntitled, 2009Collage, various papersPaper dimensions:
29.5 x 21.5 cm / 11.6 x 8.5 inches
Framed dimensions:
34.2 x 26 cm / 13.5 x 10.2 inches -
Thomas EggererUntitled, 2009Collage, various papersPaper dimensions:
29.5 x 22.5 cm / 11.6 x 8.8 inches
Framed dimensions:
34 x 27 cm / 13.4 x 10.6 inches -
Thomas EggererUntitled, 2009Collage, various papersPaper dimensions:
29.5 x 21.5 cm / 11.6 x 8.5 inches
Framed dimensions:
34 x 25.2 cm / 13.4 x 9.9 inches
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