Solo Exhibition Jari Lager Gallery Korea – “Berlin Compositions”
Jari Lager Gallery Korea presents Alexander Dik’s solo exhibition *“Berlin Compositions”*, a powerful homage to the contradictions and raw energy of Berlin. Dik’s works blend neo-expressionist intensity with symbolic depth, exploring themes such as identity, youth, and history. The exhibition reflects an uncompromising creative process that reveals traces of both destruction and renewal. *“Berlin Compositions”* invites viewers to uncover beauty within chaos and experience artistic expression as a manifestation of identity and resistance. Opening reception on November 29, 2024.
Group Exhibition JARILAGER Gallery Korea – “With These Eyes”
Hosted by JARILAGER Gallery Seoul, the group exhibition With These Eyes features works by Roy Aurinko, Kim Booker, Alexander Dik, Florence Hutchings, Spiller+Cameron, and Trude Viken, exploring contemporary portrait painting. The exhibition addresses how portraiture endures in the media age, showcasing diverse approaches that blend identity, alienation, and transformation. The artists use abstract, political, and existential styles to reinterpret the face, body, and self, capturing the fluidity of contemporary identity in bold, subversive ways.
Solo Exhibition NotAGallery – “The Manifesto”
NotAGallery presents Alexander Dik's solo exhibition "The Manifesto" a critical engagement with the art world. Dik's work rebels against conventional views and questions societal norms by uncovering deeper social issues. The exhibition challenges viewers to look beyond the surface and see art as a means for social change. "The Manifesto" is a passionate appeal for art that provokes, questions, and redefines the world. Opening reception on April 12, 2024.
Solo Exhibition Stiftung Starke
The exhibition "Podium" presents Alexander's transformative journey, marked by inner turmoil and the struggle for self-discovery. It is illustrated through his expressive and meaningful works, which showcase a kaleidoscope of emotions and thoughts in visual form. The exhibition invites viewers to question their own reality and highlights that pursuing passion is essential for inner liberation and outer fulfillment, while encouraging reflection on the value of personal struggle.
Exhibition at the Russian House Berlin
The exhibition "City Dreams" continues the annual international art projects organized by the Russian House in Berlin since 2018. Life in the modern metropolis is characterized by a multitude of impressions, rapid pace, contradictions, and constantly new challenges.
Exhibition Article in Süddeutsche Zeitung
The current exhibition showcases the works of Berlin-based painter Alexander Dik. His paintings are intense and powerful, marked by violence and emotion. The exhibition "Das Schaufelwerk" features 60 of his works and impressively documents the present.
Art Magazine Parnass
Parnass describes Alexander Dik's Neoexpressionism, which is influenced by personal experiences and current events, particularly the pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war. Dik's art is seen as a powerful reflection of the times, with his more recent works during the pandemic increasingly showing glimpses of light and hope.
Art Magazine CANS
Alexander Dik, an outstanding artist in the German art scene, presents works of dramatic intensity and fame. His paintings are characterized by a profound connection to tragedy and glory.
Songzhuang Art Museum
The comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Europe emphasizes the central role of cultural exchange, which was highlighted as one of the fundamental pillars of the relationship at the 14th China-Europe Summit. Pashmin Art Consortia contributes to strengthening cultural connections through 32 years of international artist support and presents an exhibition showcasing the development of art from the last decades of the second millennium to the first two decades of the third millennium as a contribution to fostering better global understanding.
Art Magazine Aesthetica
The article in Aesthetica magazine discusses the work of the Russian-German abstract expressionist Alexander Dik.
Art Magazine Parnass
Parnass focuses on Alexander Dik, an artist who grew up as a migrant in Germany. His life and family history have a profound impact on his art.