Neo Rauch and Jonathan Messe show joint works

Artists Jonathan Meese and Neo Rauch are showing some of their works in a joint exhibition in Aschersleben. "Feine Herrschaft" comprises over 60 works, including lithographs, drawings and works in oil on paper, announced the Neo Rauch Graphic Arts Foundation. Among them are also joint works by the two artists. The exhibition will be on display from May 30 for almost a year.

The exhibited works deal with rule, ideology and the role of art, it said. The Neo Rauch Graphic Foundation is responsible for the museum of the same name in Aschersleben, where Leipzig-born Rauch has been holding exhibitions for several years. The new exhibition is the museum's 14th annual exhibition.

Common understanding of art

Meese has also shown art of his own in the town in the Salzland district. The artist was born in Tokyo, Japan, in 1970. According to the foundation, he now lives and works in Berlin and Ahrensburg (Schleswig-Holstein). He is internationally renowned for his paintings, performances and installations.

According to the graphic arts foundation, Rauch shares a common understanding of art and is rooted in European culture. Rauch was born in 1960 and grew up in Aschersleben. From 1981, he studied painting at the Academy of Visual Arts in Leipzig under Arno Rink. He was later his assistant. Rauch currently lives and works in Leipzig.

According to its own information, the purpose of the Neo Rauch Graphic Foundation is to promote art, science and culture. In particular, the foundation aims to preserve and maintain Rauch's entire graphic oeuvre in the form of an extensive collection of lithographs and graphic works that Rauch has produced since 1993.