Making way for something new!

Thomas Kellner's art clearance sale

In October, space will be made for something new. From October 25 to November 30, photo artist Thomas Kellner is holding an art clearance sale in Siegen, where his photographic art can be purchased at reduced prices. The aim is to make room for something new – on the one hand, to create space for new art, and on the other, to offer people an opportunity to acquire contemporary art.

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Kellner's clearance sale is being held in cooperation with Sparkasse Siegen Immobilien and IBF Siegen. Whether financing, buying, or selling: your project is in good hands with us. As a reputable partner and the number one in the city and region, the real estate department at Sparkasse Siegen offers you many advantages. IBF Siegen has been active in the purchase and sale of real estate for over 20 years and provides support in finding and bidding on space.

From October 25 to November 31, KSV will be selling photographic fine art from various phases of Kellner's work at reduced prices in a pop-up store. This includes classics such as the contact sheets from his Monuments series (1997-2010) or the dancing architectures of the Tango Metropolis (2003-2018) series, as well as the playful water worlds of his Flucticulus series (2015-2020).  In addition to Kellner's photographic art, photo books from his numerous series will also be available for purchase. There will be weekly discounts, so that Kellner's photographic art and products can be purchased at a reduced price. Apart from the pop-up store, Kellner's photographic art – as well as posters, books, and coffee mugs – can be conveniently purchased from an online shop. This offers an overview of Kellner's various series and makes it possible to bring art into your own home from the comfort of your own home. 

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The KSV's efforts to create space for new things are linked to the loss of the photo artist's studio. For over 20 years until 2019, the Friedrichstraße studio presented exhibitions by international artists and served as a place of inspiration and exchange for many. With the studio, Kellner built up a network of curators, museums, galleries, and journalists and worked with art institutions from Germany, the United States, and Russia in his project “photographers:network.” 
In 2019, Thomas Kellner faced new challenges as the loss of the studio also meant the loss of space for various exhibition projects. The KSV is now intended to create this space—to make ongoing projects such as “Facets of the City after August Sander” and “Fragmented Icons” possible.

KSV offers the opportunity to purchase photographic fine art by internationally exhibited photographic artist Thomas Kellner at a reduced price. The photographic artist has been creating photographic artworks since 1997, playing with movement, perspective, and photographic processes. His contact sheets are particularly well known. In these, familiar motifs are photographically divided and reassembled, thus translating ideas of deconstructivism into the photographic medium. Since 2002, Kellner's works have been shown in solo exhibitions in Germany, Australia, France, Poland, Denmark, Brazil, and the United States, and are represented in important collections.

Internationally exhibited works from Thomas Kellner's Monuments series will be available for purchase at KSV. The works have been presented in Munich, Birmingham, New York, and London, among other places. Monuments deals with well-known European buildings, such as Big Ben and the Eiffel Tower, while depicting them in an unfamiliar way. In Kellner's work, the monumental architectures lose their formidable steadfastness and are instead dismantled and reassembled, thereby gaining a new visual impact. In the photo book edited by Burkhard Arnold and Rainer Danne, the images of the newly assembled architectures are accompanied by a text by Professor Dr. Gerhard Glüher.

New York breathes. Moscow trembles. Brasilia flickers. In Tango Metropolis (2003-2018), Thomas Kellner lifts architecture out of staticity and into motion—and makes the world's great metropolises dance. Tango Metropolis is a major work of contemporary photographic art and is represented in collections from Houston to Baltimore to Rio de Janeiro. With the KSV, there is an opportunity to acquire a Thomas Kellner artwork from this famous series.

In the Flucticulus series (2015–2020), Thomas Kellner captures the lively play of water—a visual journey through waves, eddies, and reflections that are in a state of constant change. With Flucticulus, Thomas Kellner expands his visual language with a sensual representation of the forces of nature that are in a state of perpetual flux. Be inspired by the movement and acquire a piece of vibrant photographic art.

With Dancing Walls (2003–2006), Thomas Kellner made a subtle shift in perspective. After years of exploring the facades of iconic architecture, he increasingly turned his attention to the interior—to rooms that breathe history, to walls that harbor knowledge. Some works from this internationally produced series are available in exclusive, limited editions. For collectors who not only want to enter rooms, but also understand them.

The series Brasília – 50 Years of a Modern Utopia (2005–2010) celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Brazilian capital with a radically contemporary interpretation. The results are visual scores of modernity, full of movement and tension. Exhibited worldwide, including in Brazil, Germany, and the US, the series is one of Kellner's best-known groups of works. 

In this series, Thomas Kellner connects two places with closely intertwined histories: the German Siegerland region and the Russian Urals. Both regions were once hubs for ore mining, steel production, and working-class communities—evidence of this can be found in the powerful compositions of these works. This series is ideal for collectors, museums, and entrepreneurs who wish to purchase contemporary photographic art and are interested in themes such as industrial history, transformation, and cultural memory.

Thomas Kellner spent five years working on obtaining approval for this project—with perseverance, determination, and a strong desire to create a photographic image of the historic phrase “Houston, we've had a problem.” For collectors of contemporary photography, museums with a focus on technology or science, or corporate collections, this series offers a unique, interdisciplinary view of space travel, memory, and aesthetics.

Then stop by the KSV Pop-Up Store in Siegen starting October 25, or visit the online shop now to purchase internationally exhibited art at a reduced price. Starting with 5% online and much more in the POP-up-Gallery.

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