FS.ART is delighted to present its second solo exhibition of artist Gerold Miller in Tettnang, following the first in 2019. Born in Altshausen (Oberschwaben), Miller has long been regarded as one of the most important contemporary artists in Germany. His works are represented in major museums and collections around the world.
The exhibition brings together a selection of recent works from various series, offering a comprehensive insight into Gerold Miller’s latest artistic output. Most of the works were produced specifically for this exhibition in Tettnang.
Since the 1980s, Miller has developed an oeuvre characterized by radical reduction of means and a precise engagement with the themes of image, space, and object. The exhibition in Tettnang offers a focused view of his current work. It presents pieces from several series, highlighting both the continuity and the ongoing refinement and evolution of his formal and conceptual concerns.
Particular emphasis is placed on two new groups of works that are emblematic of Miller’s most recent artistic developments: The “Profiles” refer back, both formally and conceptually, to Miller’s “Anlagen” from the late 1980s—early works in which he first explored the idea of a frame as a defining pictorial element. In the current "Profiles", this principle is carried forward: the objects negotiate image and sculpture as an inseparable unit, defined by immaculate surface aesthetics and color compositions that are both pointed and subtly nuanced.
Also new are works from the “Set” series, in which Miller introduces an equilateral triangle in the lower right-hand corner of the image as a central compositional element. As in all his series, he seeks a perfect harmony in the division of the pictorial space and ensures that the format of each work can be scaled precisely within the established proportions. Once this ideal composition has been found, he systematically varies it within the series, using different color combinations and surface treatments.
Miller’s work can be art historically situated at the intersection of painting, sculpture, and architecture. His conceptual rigor, serial approach, and the object-like presence of his pieces align with the tradition of Minimal Art that emerged in the early 1960s in the United States. Parallels can also be drawn to Hard Edge Painting, characterized by sharply defined color fields, crisp contours, and a flat, abstract visual language. Miller continues these ideas with great consistency, translating them into a contemporary visual idiom.
With this exhibition, FS.ART continues its commitment to bringing significant positions of international contemporary art to the region. The show affirms the relevance of contemporary art beyond metropolitan centers and invites viewers to engage with fundamental questions of form, space, and perception.
FS.ART - Gerold Miller
