
John Bock – Works from the Klosterfelde Collection
In Dialogue with Klosterfelde Editions from the Last 35 Years
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With
Donald Baechler · John Bock · Klaus vom Bruch · Werner Büttner · Hanne Darboven · Lena Henke · Carsten Höller · General Idea · Christian Jankowski · Felix Kiessling · Jonas Lipps · Axel Loytvedt · Matt Mullican · Henrik Olesen · Yuri Pattison · Dan Peterman · Kay Rosen · Rirkrit Tiravanija · Rosemarie Trockel · Jorinde Voigt and Lawrence Weiner
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Through September 2025
By Appointment Only
Isestraße 125, 20149 Hamburg
office@klosterfeldeedition.de
The exhibition features a selection of editions dating back to the 1990s, focusing on the artistic approach to the edition as a medium – an art form that broadens access to art and, one that has been at the heart of the Klosterfelde Edition programme since it’s founding by Helga Maria Klosterfelde in 1989. Alongside these, the exhibition will present works by John Bock from the Klosterfelde Collection.
The German artist is known for his multimedia works, where everyday materials and language are transformed into intricate, often grotesquely theatrical scenarios. His expansive installations frequently double as settings for his films, performances and lectures. Bock’s practice combines drawings, sculptures, performances, film sets and videos, into unified, layered works.
The exhibition highlights artists, who often have longstanding collaboration with Klosterfelde Edition, offering insight into their conceptual development as well as shifts in approaches to the edition as a medium. This becomes clear in the work of John Bock, who has been involved with the Klosterfelde Edition since its inception and recently released a new edition. His work demonstrates how artistic strategies within the medium have changed over time.
By presenting Bock’s works from the collection alongside the editions from Klosterfelde Edition, the exhibition shows different artistic approaches that navigate the space between the unique and the reproduced.
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Images
Copyright: the artists, Courtesy: Klosterfelde Edition, Photos: Fred Dott