Strychnin Gallery proudly presents Miss Van, Mimi S., Marco Mazzoni, Yosuke Ueno and Hisiao Ron Cheng joining forces for their highly anticipated group show titled One of a Kind.

The exhibition, which will open on April 13th, thematizes the strong feminine power combined with a hint of elegance and colorful uniqueness that is reflected in every superheroine on this planet. Embodying surrealist aesthetics and integrating subtle symbolism, these artworks beautifully display and simultaneously toy with characteristics such as innocence and vulnerability as well as strength and determination.

The combined body of works of this group of artists, who have been featured on many book and magazine covers, have exhibited in galleries and museums all over the world and can surely be considered as some of the most inspiring and influential contemporary artists in their fields, will be on display at Strychnin Gallery Berlin until May 6th.

Strychnin Gallery and The New English, in cooperation with Gallery Geuer&Breckner, UF6 Projects and Italian curator Giovanni Cervi, proudly present Herzensbrecher, a charity group show in favor of “Ein Herz für Kinder“.

For this exhibition over 50 internationally renowned artists have put their visions, styles and ideas onto hearts manufactured by the British porcelain innovators of The New English.

These one of a kind artworks will be displayed in a traveling exhibition, which will kick off at Strychnin Gallery Berlin on March 16th.

Strychnin Gallery kicks off the new year with an event that will enable everybody to look good!

Opening on February 10th, our upcoming group exhibition Les Animaux will display an exquisite selection of hand-made, one-of-a-kind, artworks that can be worn as jewelry and fashion accessories. Heaps of well-known artists quickly got on board with this idea and have put their visions and creativity into timeless pieces that nicely combine fashion and fine art. Based around the theme of Les Animaux (Engl.: animals) these talented creatives came up with a variety of different styles that fit the classic and moderate as well as the modern and extravagant tastes of all the art and fashion lovers out there!

Participating artists are Kristen Ferrell, Julia de Ville, Louis Fleischauer (AMF Korsets), Lisa Black, Eric van Straaten + Jennifer Hoes, Daniel van Nes, Tamara Ferioli, Snash Jewelry, Harem Royal, Iconchild and many more.

The exhibition will run until March 4th.

A collaboration between Giovanni Cervi, Officine dell’Immagine and Strychnin Gallery! A show titled SELVA OBSCURA at Officine dell’Immagine in Milano!
Featuring artists like, David Hochbaum, Raf Veulemans, Michael Page, David Stoupakis, Eric van Straaten, Marcus Poston, Bethany Marchman, Lisa Black, Skeleton Heart, Lisa Mei Ling Fong, SQUP.

Strychnin Gallery is proud to invite you to the Et Alors? launch party:

Your sincerely,

Yasha Young, Fleur Pierets, Julian P. Boom and Team Strychnin

On the 26th and 27th of november 2011, the artfair Artief celebrates its 10 year anniversary in the Hallezaal, Diest (Belgium). The artfair shows the works of selected Belgian and international artists.

David De Graef  selected together with Miraschi, a number of artists who each in their way, open up worlds. It is in the combination of all those dreamers that gives Artief its special character and that elicits intens reactions.

In 2011 we welcome in particular Yasha Young with Strychnin Gallery from Berlin. Strychnin is for many years now the pioneer of pop surrealism and low brow in Europe. Yasha Young is also the artistic director of the art fair Blooom ‘the creative industries art fair in Cologne. Strychnin Gallery will show the works of Seymour, Kristen Ferrel, Marcus Poston, Alexander Sterzel, David Hochbaum, Mimi S. and Chet Zar, known as a special effects artist for Hellboy, Pan’s Labyrinth, Planet of the Apes I & II and for the design of CD cover for Tool.

Other participating artists: David De Graef, Jef Bertels, Marifey, Jo Pirard, Miraschi, Peggy Wouters, Johan Nieuwborg, Marc Janssens, Kelly Demeyer, Marcin Owczarek and many more.

On November 11th, Strychnin Gallery invites you to join our wonderland of mystical tales visualized by the infamous storytellers Benjamin Vierling, Marcus Poston, Raf Veulemans and Saturno Butto‘.

The exhibition will showcase a series of artworks which inevitably present their beholders with narratives that frequently cause mixed feelings and which are often perceived differently by each individual. In many cases beauty, dismay and curiosity are terms that come up at the same time when the works of these visual storytellers are being discussed.

Benjamin A. Vierling was born in San Francisco and has been studying painting since he could hold a brush. His work utilizes the renaissance technique of mixing egg tempera and oil paints. Specializing in mythical portraits, arcane symbolism, and vanitas themed still lives, his paintings have appeared on numerous book and album covers, including Joanna Newsom's critically acclaimed record, Ys.

Marcus Conrad Poston is a lifelong chronicler of the world around him and he thoroughly enjoys bringing varied objects and images together within handmade boxes for the delight and wonderment of random passers-by. These cabinets address the all-too-human desire to attribute emotional significance to everyday items, creating a narrative that speaks directly to collective memory.

Raf Veulemans is a self-taught artist who uses airbrush in combination with organic materials, acryl, oil, o rhesus+, pencils and ink. The subject of the painting is always part of the work. It can be put in formaldehyde, be covered by resin, stuffed or prepared in Raf's own dramatical way. He has a passion for nature, animals, and also everything surrounding death. In his artistic search, Raf wants to make the perishable eternal.

With sensuality and religion being the main topics of his artworks, the Venetian artist Saturno Butto' frequently takes on provocative and grotesque themes. While drawing on the great period of painting of the 17th century he likes to think of his characters as real persons living between the human world, characterized by “sex and sin” and the spiritual universe, where every soul will find his redemption.

The exhibition will run until December 18th.

Creature Feature

Opening night on October 7th 2011 from 7 pm.

Beginning on October 7th, Strychnin Gallery and its Creature Feature will give you the chance to take a look behind the scenes of some of the most popular and elaborate movie productions of
the last decades.

Around a dozen creative minds from the special effects industry, who helped to create movies such as Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Pirates of the Caribbean, X- Men, 300 as well as many other productions, will
exclusively display a selection of their artworks in this international group exhibition.
The participating artists are: The Shiflett Brothers, Cliff Wallace, Jordu Shell, Mackinnon & Saunders, Casey Love, Seymour, Skeleton Heart, Chet Zar, Marina Swindell, Paul Vincett and Martin Astles.

STRYCHNIN Gallery Berlin
Boxhagener Straße 36
10245 Berlin

Valley of the Dolls

Opening night on September 9th 2011 from 7 pm.

On September 9th four of today‘s most exciting and wellestablished doll-designers will come together at Strychnin Gallery and display their newest creations in the course of our upcoming group show titled Valley of Dolls. Exquisite and precious materials, extremely elaborate handicraft as well as outstanding design concepts result in extraordinaire works that are cherished and sought after all over the world. Renowned for their distinctive styles these artists, influenced by different trends of the art and fashion worlds, constantly interpret and redefine the notion of beauty and thereby create works that enthusiastically strike the eyes of their beholders. The balanced mixture of dark and mysterious, but also elegant and adorable attributes constitute to this twisted beauty that makes these artworks so special and exceptionally well-received by their audience.

Artists:

Marmite Sue, Eric van Straaten, Virginie Ropars, Elena and Ekaterina Popovy

STRYCHNIN Gallery Berlin
Boxhagener Straße 36
10245 Berlin

THE C.O.P GUIDE TO ETIQUETTE

AND KEEP A BREATS IN THE VAULT

Opening night on August 12th 2011 from 7 pm.

Chicks On Powertrips is an Australian Street Culture Magazine, which is exclusively devoted to female artists and has followers all over the world by now.For the upcoming exhibition, titled The C.O.P. Guide to Etiquette, around 30international artists interpreted and visualized ancient etiquette rules for women from the Victorian era.
The list of participating artists include: Mimi S., Camilla d’Errico, Monique Ligons, Helena Kubicka de Bragança, Bethany Marchman, Vero Imbo, Utah, Lady Shove, Jerk, Tika Viker-Bloss, Loni Schick, Maike, Miss Mindy, Anarkia, Sinae, Amanda
Lopez, Sam Rulz, DEB, Toyamoon, Ellen Stagg, Indie, Niagara, TLNY, Bridge, Miss Led, Toofly  and many more.

STRYCHNIN Gallery Berlin
Boxhagener Straße 36
10245 Berlin

GENTLE GIANTS

A ROBOT GROUP SHOW

Opening night on July 15th 2011 from 7 pm.

Robots are a phenomenon which everybody is aware of and that is often viewed differently by many people. Today their origin, definition and purpose is widely discussed and not only their construction, technology and application range have drastically evolved, but the design, function and general perception of today‘s robots have changed in many directions.
Nowadays there are robots of any size, made from any material and built for any task imaginable.
Furthermore, they have transformed from being solely tools to often depicted and thematised objects of popular culture as well as being subject and means of expression in the world of arts. Iconic stories and movies such as Terminator, Transformers, RoboCop, The Iron Giant or Walle have displayed the divided perception of robots as friends and humans‘ little helpers as well as a dangerous threat to society. The creations of robot art take, interpret and shape the commonly perceived attributes of and also the views on robots and thereby give them even more meaning and personality. Strychnin Gallery's 'Gentle Giants' will showcase a diverse selection of some of the most influential and innovative creations of robot art done by a well selected group of artists. The exhibition will focus on the gentle, smart, helping and almost human aspects of robots that are enriching our society.
The list of participating artists includes: Michael Salter, Himatic, Doktor A, Mike Libby, Skeleton Heart, Seymour, Nemo Gould, John Lytle Wilson, SQUP, Caroline LeBreton, Stefan Fromberger and many more.

STRYCHNIN Gallery Berlin
Boxhagener Straße 36
10245 Berlin

KAIDAN SHU, Tales of Mist and Wind

A  solo show by David Hochbaum

There is a voyeuristic quality to David Hochbaum's most recent body of work. His women seem haunted, lost in indecision, captured at a moment between remembering where they have been and where they must eventually go. They ask us "why" and are more than willing to wait as long as it takes for us to answer.
After being introduced to many of Japan's enduring mythology via books, film and good friends, David spent several weeks traveling through and photographing numerous parts of Japan. This immersion in Japan's culture and natural
beauty inspired a desire to not only depict many of the already existing obake banashi (literally translated as "ghost stories") but to take things a step further and create several new bakemono (ghosts) complete with their own
mythologies and personas.
Throughout the process, David relied upon and is immensely grateful to friend and calligraphy writer Chie Kawamoto-Martin. This collaboration enabled David to maintain his use of text: Chie being able to translate his snippets of prose and ensure that his paintings maintained an authentic link to the Japanese style of printmaking.

Opening night on June 10th 2011 from 7 pm.

STRYCHNIN Gallery Berlin
Boxhagener Straße 36
10245 Berlin

ENCHANTED FOREST at Musei Civici of Reggio Emilia, Italy

A charity group show curated by Yasha Young and Giovanni Cervi.

In occasion of the United Nation’s International Year of Forests, Musei Civici present THE ENCHANTED FOREST, an international charity group show dedicated to the forests and their inhabitants. Some rooms of the Museum will be turned into a magic garden by delicate, innocent, mutating to survive creatures.

We cannot survive in a habitat made of our own waste.

Luke Chueh - Mia Araujo - Caitlin Hackett - Travis Lampe - Bethany Marchman - Mimi S. - Seymour - Skeleton Heart - Daniel Van Nes - Christina Graf - Miraschi - Raf Veulemans - Lisa Black - Lisa Mei Ling Fong - Annie Bertram - Wee Flowers - Tamara Ferioli - Squp - Fernanda Veron - Angela Singer - David Hochbaum - Auriea Harvey & Micheal Samyn (Tale of Tales) - Sage Vaughn - Suzanne Moxhay - Yumiko Kayukawa - Lucy Mclauchlan – Lindsey Carr

            A percentage of the proceeds will go to Survival International (Italia)

Opening night on June 17th 2011 from 7 pm.

Musei Civici 17th of June – 31 of August

Palazzo S. Francesco, via Spallanzani 1
Reggio Emilia, Italy

ENCHANTED FOREST

A Charity group show curated by Yasha Young and Giovanni Cervi

Opening night on May 13th 2011 from 7 pm.

In concordance with the United Nation's International Year of Forests, Strychnin Gallery presents ‘The Enchanted Forest‘ an international charity group show curated by Yasha Young and Giovanni Cervi that is dedicated to the forests and their inhabitants all over the world. The show should remind people of the drastic damage that is constantly done to our forests as well as their beauty, uniqueness and importance. Many lovingly and elaborately crafted sculptures as well as paintings and photographs by over 30 international artists will display both the desolation of deforestation and the forest‘s magic and liveliness that we have to save.

STRYCHNIN Gallery Berlin
Boxhagener Straße 36
10245 Berlin

APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION

by Greg Haberny and Elmer Presslee

Opening night on April 8th 2011 from 7 pm.

Being contemporary artists with an extraordinary grasp and awareness for lifestyles, ideologies and cultural phenomena, Greg Haberny and Elmer Presslee's artworks aim to depict and interpret the present state of American society and the circumstances that shape it. Their art displays and challenges the impact of 'The American Dream' or likewise 'The American Nightmare'. This exhibition consists of many highly powerful works that showcase one of humans' most fatal and disastrous attributes: The appetite for destruction!

STRYCHNIN Gallery Berlin
Boxhagener Straße 36
10245 Berlin

Wee Flowers

VILLA OTTERBOURNE

Opening night on March 11th 2011 from 7 pm.

A marvellous familiy story told and portraid by Wee Flowers.

“On a rainy November night one year ago the phone rang in the salon. There was a notary of the chancellery Rutton, Blackminster & Tromp Limited from London who would like to speak to me about an inheritance. He told me tender heartedly, that I was now the heiress to the Otterbourne Mansion in London, a formerly charming estate that is currently in a rather unfortunate condition. Urgently needed is the repair of the roof. After I had seen my house, and found only a few sellable ‐ fairly curious ‐ objects in the attic, hardly enough to pay the reparation, I decided to paint portraits of my family in order to put them up for sale in this exhibition.”
Wee Flowers

STRYCHNIN Gallery Berlin
Boxhagener Straße 36
10245 Berlin

BLOOOM - the creative industries art show. has been awarded "Selected Landmark 2011" in the Land of Ideas!

Dear gallerists, artists and art lovers,

BLOOOM - the creative industries art show. has been awarded "Selected Landmark 2011" in the Land of Ideas! We are pleased to announce that BLOOOM is prize winner in the contest "365 Landmarks in the Land of Ideas" organized and put into effect by the regional initiative "Germany - Land of Ideas" in close cooperation with Deutsche Bank.

BLOOOM as "Selected Landmark" is ambassador to the Land of Ideas in 2011 and is so representing the innovation potential of Germany.

At this point we would like to officially thank you for your participation and cooperation, your support, the interest and the trust you have placed in BLOOOM 2010. Without you this would not have been possible. We're awaiting a magnificent, interesting and exciting BLOOOM 2011 and are looking forward to once again welcoming you this autumn!

Yasha Young + Team

including the curators
Daniel van Nes, Giovanni Cervi, Christian Rothenhagen, Manuel Ströhlin, Till Woeske, Cliff Wallace