The Rise and Fall of Erik Schmidt
Erik Schmidt, Suitwatcher’s Anonymous, 2003, Poster, Photo: Dirk Messner, © Erik Schmidt / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn, 2025, Courtesy Carlier Gebauer, Berlin.
Erik Schmidt (* 1968 in Herford, lives in Berlin) works across painting, drawing, photography, video, and performance. The KINDL presents his extensive body of work in multiple chapters, creating a multifaceted self-portrait that probes questions of (queer) identity, community, and individuality. Through richly layered compositions, Schmidt offers a perspective that is at times brutal and often humorous, exposing underlying social norms and structures.
Curator: Yara Sonseca Mas
As part of Berlin Art Week 2025
The exhibition was developed by the KINDL – Centre for Contemporary Art, Berlin, and will be shown at EACC Castelló in 2026.
The exhibition is supported by the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion.
The video work Recap is produced by Fluentum and will be shown for the first time as part of the exhibition.
A publication will accompany the exhibition, supported by the Leinemann-Stiftung für Bildung und Kunst (Leinemann Foundation for Education and Art).
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