Katharina Grosse Studio Paintings 1988-2022

The immediate physical presence of color is central toKatharina Grosse's creative endeavor. Through an open-endedprocess in which painting takes on the form ofa performance, color embodies movement, making itssensory impact tangible. These issues not only drive herdramatically large site-related works painted across varioussurfaces in public places, they also inform her studiopaintings, which have played an equally central role in herpractice from the start. Bringing together 160 paintings,this publication serves as the first in-depth reference bookon this important aspect of Grosse's work.Five essays and an insightful interview with the artistexplore how Grosse expands the concept of painting not just in open space, but also on canvas through avariety of ways, including her disregard of the traditionalframe and her use of stencils, cut canvases, and elementalmaterials.

KATHARINA GROSSE (*1961, Freiburg i. Br.) is one of the most distinguishedcontemporary painters working today. After studyingpainting at the art academies in Münster and Düsseldorf (1982-1990), it was in 1998 that she first used a spraying technique foran installation at the Kunsthalle Bern. This became a decisivemoment in her work and was essential in her ongoing experimentswith the properties of paint and the status of paintingtoday. She lives in Berlin and New Zealand.