Exhibition | 27.06. - 21.09.2025 | KUNSTHAUS SALZWEDEL

For the first time, the Kunsthaus Salzwedel is showing an established painter from the Leipzig art scene. The works of artist Malte Masemann can be seen at the Salzwedel Kunsthaus from 27.06. to 21.09.2025.

Malte Masemann, born in Kiel in 1979, studied at the Academy of Visual Arts in Leipzig from 2004 to 2011. He was a student in Neo Rauch's painting class and a master student of Heribert C. Ottersbach. Malte Masemann stands in the tradition of the New Leipzig School, which he enriches with innovative stylistic expression, especially in the depiction of figures.

In his work, Malte Masemann is interested in the relationship between the present and the past - in a way, it also determines his way of working. Masemann often uses photographs from the 19th and 20th centuries as the starting point for his paintings. On the mostly large-format canvases, historical figures appear in strangely transformed forms. The original representational content of the photographic originals is shifted and new interpretations emerge. Masemann finds a contemporary visual language in the arrangement of drawing, coloring and space. Through reduction - often a face or a piece of clothing is missing - and color alienation, the artist reinforces this tension. Malte Masemann's paintings thus present a paradox: they are contemporary images of moments from the past that can, as it were, expand into the present and become something new in this process. At the same time, an intensive dialog is created between photography and painting, which ultimately raises the question of the authenticity of the momentary itself. (Text: MdBK, Leipzig)

Malte Masemann lives and works in Leipzig. The Kunsthaus 2024 team discovered him during the spring tour of Leipzig's Baumwollspinnerei. The Tobias Naehring Gallery regularly shows works by the artist here. The site of the old cotton mill has been home to numerous studios and galleries since reunification. The structural features and industrial ambience of the 19th & 20th centuries provide an impressive setting for artists.

In 2023, the Museum der Bildenden Künste in Leipzig exhibited paintings by Malte Masemann. The painting "Das große Buffet" is part of the MdbK collection.

Exhibition period:
27.06. - 21.09. 2025

Overview of events:

- Artist talk: 24.08.2025, 15:00

- Artist tour for the finissage: 21.09. 2025, 15:00

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Opening hours Tue - Sun 2 - 5 pm

Admission adults 4 €, reduced 3 €. Free admission for children and young people up to the age of 14.