Peppi Bottrop: Tropic of Bottrop
Description
Description
• German / English, Softcover
• 52 pages
• 26,4 x 21,3 cm
• Interview: Marc LeBlanc and Peppi Bottrop
• Text: Alicja Schindler, Gertrude Wagenfeld-Pleister
• Editorial: Roxanne Mackie, Alicja Schindler
• Design by Studio Thomas Spallek
• 978-3-932729-43-0
• Published by Sies + Höke, 2024
About
About
Published on the occasion of the solo exhibition Peppi Bottrop – Tropic of Bottrop 03.05. – 21.07.2024, Oldenburger Kunstverein. Bottrop, according to city marketing, is said to be the "fun city" of the Ruhr region. Peppi Bottrop’s Tropic of Bottrop is more the antithesis to this idyll of fun. The tropical elements of his work thematises the unfathomable intricacy of becoming, rather than the artificial, arranged atmosphere of an indoor water park. The artist counters the euphemistic planning for the problem child Bottrop with his own aesthetics of a natural development that asserts itself with chaotic force. Fundamental structural change simply cannot be planned in such a way that one can manage to change everything, so that it all stays just as it is. It is full of destruction, harshness, and ugliness with no prospect of a return to the good old days. The acceptance of this reality, as expressed in punk, can still be felt in Peppi Bottrop’s work today, as the comments about the wildness of his painting repeatedly address. Yet this pigeonhole is too simple. This also applies to the experience of industrial upheaval as a son of the city of Bottrop. It may be a starting point and biographical background, but Peppi Bottrop’s works go far beyond these origins in terms of their content and artistic statement. They captivate with their choice of materials, their diaphanous structures and an overarching concept that depicts change not just as decline and threat, but also as a fascination. Comprehending this is a great gain and—if you will—also fun. Particularly for the Kunstverein of a residential and clerical city like Oldenburg, which has not experienced such radical upheavals as the Ruhr region, a presentation of Peppi Bottrop’s work is a must. Oldenburg, in April 2024 Gertrude Wagenfeld-Pleister
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