It's All Good Now
Käthe Kruse (*1958) has been an integral part of the West Berlin art scene since the early 1980s. From 7 March to 16 June 2025, the Berlinische Galerie is dedicating a special exhibition to the artist.
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Schwarz-Weiß-Foto der Künstlerin Käthe Kruse, die gerade an einer Zigarette zieht und direkt in die Kamera blickt. Der Hintergrund lässt eine Tür und eine bemalte Leinwand erkennen.
As a member of the well-known collective "Die Tödliche Doris" she worked from 1982 until 1987 in the intersection between performance, music, text, painting and film. It was the group’s way of creating a counterweight to the established art world in the city.
When Käthe Kruse went solo, her projects retained this cross-genre approach and deliberate amateurism, with large installations that combined various media and styles. She frequently takes everyday objects as a starting-point, changing them in material respects to ascribe new meanings.
Käthe Kruse’s works are often closely interwoven with her personal experience, although they also relate to social issues such as domestic violence, abortion and war.
Her show at the Berlinische Galerie is the first comprehensive institutional exhibition in Berlin to honour Käthe Kruse’s work from the 1980s until the present day.
