Lothar Hempel: Tropenkoller, Modern Art

Lothar Hempel Modern Art exhibition
Don’t miss Lothar Hempel’s forthcoming exhibition at Modern Art, one of the best contemporary art galleries in London. Entitled Tropenkoller, (Tropical Frenzy), German born artist Lothar Hempel presents sculpture, painting and photographic works that will puzzle and enthral.
Lothar Hempel biography
A DJ before attending art school, Hempel’s work is eclectic and openly rejects ‘rationalism and logic.’ His installations are full of obscure props, 2D scenery and cutout figures, as well as paintings and sculpture. He borrows ideas from a number of different styles, alternating with dizzying speed between Dada, Constructivism, Bauhaus and inspiration from the artist Joseph Beuys, who was obsessed with materials like fat and felt that helped him to survive being shot down in the Crimea in 1943.
Hempel has spoken of his creations as ‘situations that have a dreamlike quality,’ but Guardian art critic Skye Sherwin claimed, “walking into a Lothar Hempel exhibition can feel a bit like stumbling on to a stage during the interval: the scenery is about to move, characters loiter in the wings awaiting their cues, and it's never entirely clear what the plot is.” It’s this quality of uncertainty makes Hempel’s work so appealing. Prepare to be bamboozled.