Andrea Geile – Hinauswachsen/fertile ground

A 64-page exhibition catalogue to accompany the solo exhibition of the same title at Gerhard-Marcks-Haus in Bremen, Germany. The catalogue is bi-lingual, German and English. Edited by Gerhard-Marcks-Stiftung, Bremen. ISBN978-3-948914-14-1. 2023

With an introduction by Dr. Arie Hartog, Director of Gerhard-Marcks-Haus. There are two beautifully written essays by art historian Alice Strang and museum curator Mirjam Verhey-Focke giving in-depth context and reflections into the artists practice.

Alice Strang is an independent Curator and Art Historian and a Senior Specialist in Modern and Contemporary Art at Lyon & Turnbull auctioneers. Whilst a Senior Curator at the National Galleries of Scotland, she curated many exhibitions and wrote or edited many publications about Modern and Contemporary Scottish and British Art. She is a Saltire Society Outstanding Woman of Scotland and a BBC Expert Woman. The link to Alice Strang’s website is: https://alicestrang.co.uk/
A link to two articles by Alice Strang: https://alicestrang.co.uk/?s=andrea+geile

Mirjam Verhey-Focke M.A. studied art history and German language and literature at Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, followed by a traineeship at the Benrath Palace and Park Foundation, Düsseldorf. Since 2018, she has been a curator at the Gerhard-Marcks-Haus, Bremen. She curates exhibitions on 20^th– and 21^st-century sculpture. Her thematic focus is on female sculptors, figurative positions, iconography and sculpture of the interwar period in Germany.

The catalogue is available to buy at Gerhard-Marcks-Haus in Bremen and from the artist in Edinburgh.

It is also available to read at the Henry Moore Foundation Library, Leeds.