At the Art Mill Mürsbach, group exhibitions have always had a theme that connected the works despite differences in technique and motifs. However, everything is completely different at the exhibition of Danish and German artists that opened on Sunday. Naturalistic painting is juxtaposed with expressive color and form experiments, striking pop art meets tableau-like landscape studies, flowing colors and stark sculptures are just around the corner.

“DK eller D” – the title of the exhibition contains the country codes for Denmark and Germany, linked with the name of the gallery owners, the Eller family. All visitors proficient in Danish will have noticed the wordplay hidden in the title: “eller” translates from Danish as “or,” hence Denmark or Germany. The works of Steffen Kindt, appearing as a direct continuation of Sixties pop art, immediately catch the eye. Curvaceous women offer generous views of bare skin. The V-neckline is the central symbol of these erotic portrayals, presented in the style of a comic strip – cheeky, frivolous, and a bit risqué.

In this case, referencing the origins of the seven artists does not serve to enhance understanding of the works. Instead, the viewer is truly left to their own devices, that is, to encounter individual groups of works that stand next to each other like self-contained mini-series, unconnected.