DIE GALERIE: Brafa Art Talks - Encounters and friendships with the CoBrA Masters

Gallery owner Peter Femfert and gallery manager Elke Mohr discuss their personal encounters and friendships with some of the major CoBrA artists such as Corneille, Asger Jorn, Karel Appel, Pierre Alechinsky, Lucebert and Carl-Henning Pedersen. They will be showing work by these artists at the gallery in Frankfurt am Main during BRAFA IN THE GALLERIES. Their talk gives a very personal insight into the life and work of a number of CoBrA artists and conveys the enthusiasm gallerists feel when collaborating with artists they admire. Peter Femfert describes his friendship with Corneille (1922-2010), the Dutch artist who was instrumental in introducing him to CoBrA at the beginning of his career in the early 1980s. He recalls his numerous visits to Corneille’s studios and homes in Paris and Macerata, a path that led to his meeting with Pierre Alechinsky, the only CoBrA artist still alive. Peter and Elke also discuss the unforgettable moments they’ve spent in artists’ studios even after the artist’s death – when there is just a family member left to talk about their work. For them, their role as mediators between often idiosyncratic artists and collectors is a vital part of their work as gallerists. © DIE GALERIE 2021 Soundtrack: Last Drink - GEMAfreie Musik von https://audiohub.de People - GEMAfreie Musik von https:/audiohub.de