SALON STUDIO ILGEN



Jacqueline and Fré Ilgen
host special informal discussions, receptions and other events on subjects relating to art, health, science and economy in intercultural dialogue.

Salon Studio Ilgen 17th December 2023

THE NEW FAMILIAR

Presentation of the new catalogue
Fré Ilgen - The New Familiar
Published by Studio Ilgen, hardcover, 82 pages, full color pictures of new paintings and sculptures, most 2020-2023.

-> short English introduction by Fré Ilgen
-> kurze Deutsche Einführung von Fré Ilgen
-> Picture report


Rotary Club Berlin-Brandenburger Tor, October 2023
In October about 29 members of this leading Rotary club visited Studio Ilgen, involving an introduction by Fré Ilgen about his career, works and books. Quite a few gladly took catalogues and copies of the theory book The Viewer? The Actual Purpose of Art (2022). A visit and discussion initiated by founding president Dr. Wolf Klinz.


SALON STUDIO ILGEN 19th March 2023

WHY DO BHAVSAR’S PAINTINGS APPEAL TODAY
We live in a time of far-reaching changes. Following the large shifts of economic interests in many parts of the world, history is re-studied and re-written, which explains the worldwide and timeless appeal of Bhavsar’s paintings.

Natvar Bhavsar is the most successful painter we know.
In the US, critics compare Natvar Bhavsar to Mark Rothko, in Germany to Gotthard Graubner. There is a kinship, but this does not do justice to all three artists. The extraordinary visual appeal of depth, color, light and change in Bhavsar’s unique works speaks to people anywhere in the world.
-> www.natvarbhavsar.com

See Articles on this website:
-> Splendor and Magnificence - The Art of Natvar Bhavsar, essay by Fré Ilgen, 2022

Discussion:
Fré Ilgen, introduction and moderation
Natvar Bhavsar, artist
Alison Lee, a Berlin-based art historian, printmaker and curator who originally hails from Hong Kong.

At the Salon Studio Ilgen two paintings by Bhavsar were on display.


-> Introduction
-> Picture-report

SALON STUDIO ILGEN 19th September 2021
EUROPA ALS MAGNET FÜR JUNGE ASIATEN
Language: German

Eine Chance für Berlin? Über pragmatische Gründe wieso Klima und Arbeitsmarktänderungen in Europa zum Magnet werden für viele jungen Asiaten. Eine Entwicklung, die umfangreiche Folgen haben wird für die Wirtschaft, aber auch für Kunst und Kultur, außerdem sicherlich Berlin neue Chancen bietet.

Main speakers:

Fré Ilgen,
Künstler, Theoretiker, Author – Moderation
www.freilgen.com

Parag Khanna,
international bekannter indisch-amerikanischer Politikwissenschaftler, Strategieberater, Publizist und einer der Hauptgäste am „Checkpoint Ilgen#13“
Einführung zu seinem neuen Buch "MOVE, das Zeitalter der Migration"
-> www.paragkhanna.com/move

Franziska Giffey,
Politikerin (SPD), Bundesministerin für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend (2018 – Mai 2021),
Kandidatin für das Amt der Regierenden Bürgermeisterin von Berlin für die Abgeordnetenhauswahl (26.09.2021) und SPD-Landesvorsitzende
-> www.franziska-giffey.de

Speziellen Dank an:
Dr. Andreas Köhler, für den Kontakt zu Franziska Giffey

-> picture report

SALON STUDIO ILGEN 15th February 2020
WOMEN ARTISTS IN SURREALISM

focused on Dr. Tere Arcq,
Leading Mexican curator and specialist on women artists in Surrealism
A collaboration with Timothy and Ann Simon

Main speakers:

Fré Ilgen: Opening
Mrs. Ulla Pietzsch (Deutsch):
Women Surrealists in the Ulla and Heiner Pietzsch Collection
Dr. Tere Arcq (English): "Fantastic Women"
Dr. Lucy Buchanan (English):
Introduction to the activities of the National Museum of Women in the Arts, DC, USA

-> Invitation print-work
-> picture report

SALON STUDIO ILGEN 5th June 2018
BOOK PRESENTATION and DISCUSSION

about leading Chinese sculptor Wu Weishan
A collaboration with GeKa e.V., die Gesellschaft für Deutsch-Chinesischen kulturellen Austausch

Main speakers:

Prof. Yu Zhang, President of GeKa e.V., www.geka-ev.de
Dr. Julia Wallner, Director Georg Kolbe Museum GKM, Berlin, georg-kolbe-museum.de
Fré Ilgen, moderator

-> Invitation print-work
-> picture report

photography of picture-reports: Achim Kleuker, Berlin


Earlier special receptions have taken place to honor visits by artist:

Anil Revri (India/USA),
and best seller author and geopolitical analyst
Dr. Parag Khanna (Singapore).