Go! Go! Go! is the title of German artist Marco Schuler’s solo exhibition at Kunsthalle Darmstadt. The shows a cross-section of two decades of the sculptor, painter and video artist, with special attention to his painting, which has become more important in recent years. In sculpture, the focus is on recent aluminum casts as well as large works in steel. Key to understanding are Schuler’s video works, in which the artist exposes himself to extreme situations. Marco Schuler: Go! Go! Go! at Kunsthalle Darmstadt runs until July 23, 2023. Marco Schuler (*1972 in Bühl) studied sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich from 1994, where he graduated in 2001 as a master student of Olaf Metzel.

Marco Schuler: Go! Go! Go! / Kunsthalle Darmstadt. Vernissage, April 1, 2023.

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Kunsthalle Darmstadt will show a cross-section of two decades of the Markgräflerland-based artist, with special attention to his painting, which has become more important in recent years. In sculpture, the focus is on recent aluminum casts as well as large works in steel. Schuler’s painting, which alternates between colorful neo-expressionism and monochrome surface art, shows a rapid ductus. Pairs of eyes and limbs invoke figurative ideas that include the human, the fantastic, and the artist himself. Key to understanding are Schuler’s video works, in which the artist exposes himself to extreme situations in an orange jumpsuit, such as when he undresses and redresses in a wind tunnel.
“Experiencing every day as if it were the first. Letting the thoughts jump and fly. Farming the mental farm. Perceiving what is fermenting in the undercurrents and recesses. Create a counterpart that lives on. Being able to be quick and patient. To wait for the fertile moment when you already have to let go. Marco Schuler combines the universal with the hilarious. Buster Keaton meets Leonardo da Vinci.” (Exhibition announcement)
Marco Schuler (*1972 in Bühl) studied sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich from 1994, where he graduated in 2001 as a master student of Olaf Metzel. From 2003 to 2009 he worked there as his artistic assistant. A first small sculpture prize awarded by the ZDF in 1996 was followed by scholarships and numerous other awards, including the 2003 Förderpreis der Bildenden Kunst der Landeshauptstadt München.