Bracha Lichtenberg Ettinger at K21

The Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen will present the first German museum
survey of the groundbreaking painter, psychoanalyst, philosopher, and peace
activist Bracha Lichtenberg Ettinger (BRACHA). Born in Tel Aviv in 1948, BRACHA is
known for her small-format oil paintings that are driven by unconscious processes
and created over the course of up to eight years. BRACHA transforms photographic
material, including evidence of violence against women and children during the
Shoah, into painterly images of inner states that visibly change over decades. At the
heart of the exhibition are twelve recent paintings, some of which are shown outside
the artist’s studio for the first time. With more than 80 works, including a selection of
early work from the 1980s, the Bel Etage of K21 presents a singular concept of art. It
combines psychoanalysis and painting, a feminist rethinking of identity and gender
relations, radical vulnerability, and the hope for a peaceful way of dealing with
conflicts and inherited traumas.

Curated by Kolja Reichert