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Magdalena Los

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Magdalena Los (*1987) was born in Poland and grew up in Bremen. She completed her Master of Fine Arts at the University of Fine Arts of Hamburg.

Los’ digitally collaged visual worlds emerge from a painting and conceptual practice. In them, everyday views collide with private screenshots or references to popular film scenes, works of art and current news from various departments. The alternately surreal, comic-like or naturalistic motifs repeatedly revolve around the relationship between work, time and value, with humour and seriousness always in balance. The often female figures in Los’ imaginary spaces oscillate between desire and powerlessness, illuminating the specific area between the two questions: What do I want? and What can I do?

She is currently preparing the exhibition Lucid Dreams at the artothek in Cologne (2022) and last exhibited at Bonner Kunstverein (2021). Her work has been exhibited at PiK, Cologne; Klosterruine, Berlin; Sammlung Falckenberg, Hamburg (all 2020) and Kunstverein Harburger Bahnhof (2019), among others. She has been awarded the Friedrich Vordemberge Scholarship of the City of Cologne (2021) and the Peter Mertes Scholarship (2020). Magdalena Los lives and works in Cologne.

Xanten

The Grand Snail Tour will be accompanied by literary, photographic and illustrative artists, who will collect impressions and reflections from the same city at the same time as the Trailer is there and put them into visual or literary form. The result is a paratext on the three-year tour, a travel chronicle in the form of a kaleidoscope of stories, connections and snapshots in the 53 cities of the region, revealing the simultaneities and non-simultaneities of the Grand Snail Tour.

Xanten by Jul Gordon

Black and white illustration of a house with a front yard in Xanten. Text: "We are not talking about work here, we are talking about... front yards."

© Jul Gordon

Hand-drawn illustration of a house entrance with a palm tree and decorative figures. Text: "There is a lot of work here... and very careful work."

© Jul Gordon

Drawing of two lion statues in front of a door with dialogue. Text: "So, I just wanted to say, I won’t set an alarm or anything." – "Why? If something happens...?"

© Jul Gordon

Black and white illustration of a frog with binoculars sitting on a table in front of a door. Text: "Do you remember Simex?"

© Jul Gordon

Artistic drawing with flying birds and a ribbon. Text: "She has become a cat." – "Could we maybe redirect this?"

© Jul Gordon

Hand-drawn illustration of a creative front yard decoration with stacked shapes. Text: "She is really awesome."

© Jul Gordon

Minimalist drawing of a house with a lion figure in front of the door. Text: "And prevent more of this mess."

© Jul Gordon

Critical illustration of an advertising poster with the text "You belong" and a crowd. Text: "E.g. fascism."

© Jul Gordon

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Jul Gordon

Jul Gordon lives in Hamburg and works as a comic artist. In addition to drawing, she curates exhibitions and works as a lecturer at the HAW Hamburg.

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