We are pleased to announce the opening of our eighth solo exhibition with Jack Pierson (*1960, lives in New York) during Gallery Weekend Berlin 2020, which takes place on 11–13 September. The exhibition showcases new photographs created especially for this occasion.

Jack Pierson had his first appearance in a group show in 1991 with Aurel Scheibler and his subsequent first solo-exhibition in 1992, his first one in Europe, was a discovery for institutions, collectors and artists alike. His way of exhibiting – by pinning photographs and ‚word-pieces’ on the wall – inspired a whole generation of artists and photographers to come. The artist book Angel Youth, published in conjunction with the exhibition, has become one of the landmark artist publications of the 90’s decade. The collage-like installations with his word-sculptures and photographs created for his exhibitions were something new at the time and inspired a whole generation of artists and curators.

The technique of collage and its inherit idea of creating spaces by assembling different elements and fragments, has been in focus of Pierson’s artistic practice since the very beginning. Be it photographs, word-pieces (sculptures), drawings, artist books as well as their presentation, Pierson’s works tell a story, that gradually unfolds.