VAW – Marie Schubert

In the organizer's words:

"On air: Little man with a very big hat"

Size : 91x115 cm (size variable + 100cm)

Steel, radio antennas, glass stones, herringbone parquet oak, baseboards.

We cordially invite you to the solo exhibition of the Düsseldorf artist Marie Schubert (*1995) at VAW - Vitrine am Wasserturm on the Areal Böhler.

For her sculptural and graphic work, Marie Schubert combines found materials with self-made elements, in particular filigree sculptures made of metal. The interplay of misappropriation and recontextualization results in ambiguous, subtly humorous works that critically question traditional habits, power structures and gender roles. In the showcase at the water tower, the artist presents an expansive installation specially designed for the location, which refers to the industrial heritage of the Böhler steelworks, built in 1915 and now converted into an event space. Between transience and decay, the historical backdrop makes it possible to experience the permanence with which orders believed to be unbreakable are shaken.

Marie Schubert lives and works in Düsseldorf. She has been studying sculpture at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf since 2020, initially with Prof. Franka Hörnschemeyer and since 2024 in the class of Prof. Alexandra Bircken. Her works have been exhibited several times, most recently at the MiettinenCollection, Berlin, Philara Collection, Düsseldorf, HilbertRaum, Berlin, as well as together with the Working Textiles collective at Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Temporary Gallery, Cologne, and Live Lab Studios, Düsseldorf.