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Light Years

May 21 to September 3, 2026

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x Amnon David Ar: Death, 2016, aus der Serie Cycle of Life
Credit: Courtesy the artist
Foto: Hans Georg Gaul

contemporary art

Amnon David Ar

Light Years

May 21 to September 3, 2026

The Israeli-born artist Amnon David Ar presents a comprehensive solo exhibition at Kirche am Hohenzollernplatz in Berlin-Wilmersdorf. Light Years brings together works created since his move to Berlin in 2013 and coincides with the publication of his art monograph of the same title. An interdisciplinary program of concerts and artist talks accompanies the exhibition.

Curated by Martin Kiefer, long-time curator for contemporary art at the Louvre, the exhibition offers profound insight into Amnon David Ar’s painterly oeuvre, presenting works created in Berlin. The large-format paintings depict everyday still lifes, overlooked objects as well as portraits. Although his work maintains a dialogue with art history, it remains deeply personal.

The exhibition title Light Years refers to the vast distances and time light travels to reach the earth. This spiritual dimension is echoed in the choice of exhibition space, where the paintings unfold a particular resonance: while the presentation is distinctly shaped by the church interior, the setting also engages with the themes of religion and knowledge that are intrinsic to Amnon David Ar’s work.

Light Years – Exhibition by Amnon David Ar
May 21 to September 3
Kirche am Hohenzollernplatz
Nassauische Straße 66–67
10717 Berlin

The exhibition is organized in cooperation with the Stiftung St. Matthäus.

www.amnondavidar.com

Press material

Press photos

  •
    Amnon David Ar: Childhood, 2024, aus der Serie Cycle of Life
    Credit: Courtesy the artist
    Foto: Hans Georg Gaul
  •
    Amnon David Ar: Based on true events, 2020
    Credit: Courtesy the artist
    Foto: Hans Georg Gaul
  •
    Amnon David Ar: Birth, 2023, aus der Serie Cycle of Life
    Credit: Courtesy the artist
    Foto: Hans Georg Gaul
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    Amnon David Ar: Death, 2016, aus der Serie Cycle of Life
    Credit: Courtesy the artist
    Foto: Hans Georg Gaul
  •
    Amnon David Ar: Life Itself, 2016
    Credit: Courtesy the artist
    Foto: Hans Georg Gaul
  •
    Amnon David Ar: Old Age, 2019-20, aus der Serie Cycle of Life
    Credit: Courtesy the artist
    Foto: Hans Georg Gaul
  •
    Amnon David Ar: Post Modernism, 2018
    Credit: Courtesy the artist
    Foto: Hans Georg Gaul
  •
    Amnon David Ar: Pure luck, 2018
    Credit: Courtesy the artist
    Foto: Hans Georg Gaul
  •
    Amnon David Ar: Youth, 2022, aus der Serie Cycle of Life
    Credit: Courtesy the artist
    Foto: Hans Georg Gaul
  •
    Amnon David Ar in seinem Studio
    Credit: Courtesy the artist
    Foto: Thomasz Lewandowski