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Drawings, 1964–ongoing

Drawing in its largest sense plays a fundamental role in Friedl’s oeuvre, from 1964 to the present. Friedl uses the authenticating medium of the handmade drawing as a lyrical voice, which documents and comments on both personal and socio-political histories, always on the fringes of potential counter imagery. His artistic method is characterized by affirmation, reflection, and mimicry. Scribbled words refer to the fact that writing is simply another form of drawing. The motifs in his drawings encompass a wide range, from autobiographical, often esoteric notes, the “political unconscious” of the early drawings, through to numerous historical portraits from recent years. The drawing hand transforms media images into imagined, unstable documents. In Friedl’s journey through all kinds of narratives, geographies, concepts, and time, heterogeneous contents are matched with a vast variety of techniques. His drawings orbit the question of what an authentic subjectivity that is capable of exercising agency looks like.

Peter Friedl, Untitled, 1964 (May 1964), ballpoint pen on paper, 24 x 21 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 1964 (November 1964), pencil, colored pencil on paper, 14.9 x 19.9 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 1965 (26 March 1965), pencil, colored pencil on paper, 14.7 x 10.6 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 1965 (23 April 1965), pencil, colored pencil on paper, 21.3 x 29.7 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 1966 (11 January 1966), pencil, wax crayon on paper, 26.6 x 20.4 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 1966, pencil, wax crayon on paper, 26.6 x 20.4 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 1968, felt tip pen on paper, 21.1 x 29.7 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 1968 (3 June 1968), felt tip pen on paper, 21 x 29.7 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 1968, pencil on paper, 16.1 x 19 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 1968, felt tip pen on paper, 25 x 20.1 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 1968, felt tip pen on paper, 27.1 x 37 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 1969, pencil, ballpoint pen on paper, 29.6 x 41.8 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 1971, pencil on paper, 24.2 x 19 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 1984 (21 March 1984), ballpoint pen on paper, 20.7 x 14.2 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 1984 (30 August 1984), ink on paper, 20.6 x 14.2 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 1987 (20 April 1987), charcoal, pastel on paper, 14.5 x 10.7 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 1987 (May 1987), charcoal, pastel on paper, 11.5 x 11.9 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 1989, ink on paper, 10.4 x 14.8 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 1989 (4 July 1989), pencil, vegetable color paints on paper, 29.8 x 39.7 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 1989 (7 November 1989), ink on paper, 14.8 x 20.8 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 1990 (30 September 1990), vegetable color paints on paper, 22 x 33.5 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 1990 (4 November 1990), gouache, marker, vegetable color paints on paper, 20.9 x 14.7 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 1990 (21 November 1991), vegetable color paints on paper, 21 x 31 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 1991 (26 January 1991), pencil, watercolor, vegetable color paints on paper, 21 x 28.5 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 1991 (22 June 1991), vegetable color paints on paper, 14.5 x 21 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 1991 (14 July 1991), pencil, gouache, vegetable color paints, 31 x 32.7 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 1991 (August 1991), gouache on paper, 19 x 13.2 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 1991 (26 September 1991), pencil, colored pencil on paper, 14.4 x 29.7 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 1991 (14 December 1991), pencil, colored pencil, 27.1 x 19.3 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 1992 (2 February 1992), vegetable color paints on paper, 21 x 29.7 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 1992 (23 April 1992), gouache on paper, 29.6 x 20.9 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 1992 (12 July 1992), pencil, gouache on paper, 23.9 x 33 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 1993, ballpoint pen, 29.8 x 21 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 1993 (9 May 1993), pencil, colored pencil on paper, 20.6 x 14.8 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 1995 (19 November 1995), watercolor on paper, 29.7 x 21 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 1995 (18 December 1995), ballpoint pen, marker, watercolor on paper, 9.9 x 7.7 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 1996, ballpoint pen, colored pencil, 20.5 x 13.3 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 1998 (7 July 1998), ballpoint pen, felt tip pen, marker on paper, 29.6 x 21 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 1998 (16 September 1998), watercolor on paper, 28 x 21.7 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 2004, ballpoint pen, watercolor on paper, 17.6 x 19.5 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 2008 (6 January 2008), pencil on paper, 17.7 x 9.1 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 2008 (1 February 2008), pencil on paper, 29.9 x 21 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 2008 (15 March 2008), ballpoint pen, watercolor on paper, 29.9 x 21 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 2012 (11 October 2012), felt tip pen, watercolor on paper, 20.8 x 12.2 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 2012 (21 October 2012), pencil, colored pencil on paper, 20.9 x 12.2 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 2012 (5 November 2012), pencil on paper, 21 x 29.7 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 2013 (8 January 2013), ballpoint pen, pencil, watercolor on paper, 29.1 x 20.9 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 2013 (8 June 2013), ballpoint pen, ink on paper, 11.6 x 16.4 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 2013 (18 June 2013), ballpoint pen, ink, marker on paper, 7.8 x 13 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 2013 (6 July 2013), pencil, watercolor on paper, 20.9 x 14.6 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 2013 (31 December 2013), ballpoint pen, ink on paper, 29.7 x 21 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 2014 (5 May 2014), marker, ink on paper, 15 x 10.5 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 2014 (28 May 2014), marker, ink on paper, 29.7 x 21.1 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 2014 (9 July 2014), ballpoint pen, 29.7 x 21 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 2014 (12 July 2014), pencil, ink, watercolor on paper, 29.7 x 21.1 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 2015 (26 February 2015), pencil, ink on paper, 29.6 x 21 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 2015 (13 June 2015), ballpoint pen, ink on paper, 11.2 x 15.8 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 2015 (20 June 2015), felt tip pen, ink on paper, 8.7 x 13.8 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 2015 (17 August 2015), ballpoint pen, ink on paper, 20.8 x 14.5 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 2016 (25 January 2016), ballpoint pen, ink on paper, 20.8 x 14.2 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 2016 (22 April 2016), marker, ink, vegetable color paints on paper, 14.8 x 20.8 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 2016 (2 May 2016), marker, ink on paper, 14.6 x 20.8 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 2016 (18 May 2018), ball pen, ink on paper, 30.5 x 21.3 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 2016 (16 May 2016), ballpoint pen, ink, vegetable color paints on paper, 21.3 x 15.1 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 2017 (3 December 2017), ballpoint pen, ink on paper, 20.9 x 29.5 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 2018 (28 May 2018), marker, ink on paper, 20.8 x 14.2 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 2018 (13 June 2018), pencil, felt tip pen, ballpoint pen, vegetable color paints, ink on paper, 20.8 x 29.4 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 2018 (1 October 2018), pencil, colored pencil on paper, 29.7 x 21 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 2019 (8 February 2019), pencil, colored pencil on paper, 15.2 x 21 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 2019 (1 March 2019), ink on paper, 20.9 x 15.4 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 2019 (11 May 2019), pencil, colored pencil on paper, 27.9 x 19.1 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 2019 (15 May 2019), pencil, ink on paper, 29.6 x 21 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 2020 (9 February 2020), marker, ink on paper, 20.8 x 14.6 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 2020 (10 February 2020), felt tip pen, ink on paper, 29.6 x 20.5 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 2020 (23 July 2020), ballpoint pen, colored pencil on paper, 21 x 18.1 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 2020 (1 August 2020), felt tip pen, ink on paper, 29.7 x 20.9 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 2020 (1 October 2020), ballpoint pen, vegetable color paints, ink on paper, 21 x 15 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 2020 (26 October 2020), pencil, colored pencil on paper, 20.9 x 29.6 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 2021 (1 February 2021), pencil, ink on paper, 20.9 x 7.8 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 2021 (21 March 2021), pencil on paper, 29.6 x 21 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 2021 (17 April 2021), pencil, colored pencil, ink on paper, photocopy, 29.6 x 21 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 2021 (23 June 2021), ballpoint pen, watercolor on paper, 20.7 x 29.7 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 2021 (4 August 2021), ballpoint pen, ink on paper, 29.5 x 20.9 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 2021 (11 October 2021), marker, ink on paper, 20.2 x 14.9 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 2021 (10 December 2021), ballpoint pen, ink on paper, 23.9 x 33 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 2022 (21 February 2022), pencil, ink on paper, 29.7 x 21 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 2022 (9 March 2022), pencil, colored pencil on paper, 21 x 14.7 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 2022 (24 April 2022), ink on paper, 20.1 x 20.4 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 2022 (28 April 2022), ballpoint pen, ink on paper, 20.9 x 29.6 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 2022 (14 June 2022), felt–tip pen, ink on paper, 23.9 x 15.1 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 2022 (15 June 2022), ballpoint pen, ink on paper, 29.7 x 21 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 2022 (10 July 2022), colored pencil, ballpoint pen, pastel on paper, 21 x 14.9 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 2022 (19 July 2022), marker, ink on paper, 21 x 30 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 2022 (1 August 2022), pencil on paper, 29.7 x 21 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 2022 (25 August 2022), pencil, colored pencil on paper, 23.7 x 31 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 2022 (25 August 2022), felt–tip pen, ink on paper, 27.3 x 19.3 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 2022 (15 September 2022), marker, ink on paper, 29.7 x 20.8 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 2022 (30 September 2022), marker, ink on paper, 21 x 30.3 cm
Peter Friedl, Untitled, 2022 (24 October 2022), pencil, colored pencil on paper, 21 x 29.8 cm
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Peter Friedl

Peter Friedl is a classic of contemporary art. The three-time documenta participant, born in 1960, can be considered a notorious participant in discourse - because his work has always understood how to address major themes in such a way that they found and find new forms away from the canon and mainstream. Forms that run counter to power and domination, subvert them, escape them.... and confront them in the process. Friedl takes away from history - for example colonialism or modernity, its paradigms and institutions - the power to define what is connected and how, and with an almost innocent-seeming aesthetic he tells a different story about humans and historical actions than we are used to and may find opportune. Peter Friedl provokes that which dominates us, including our own thinking. Throughout the years he his work has been displayed in meaningful solo exhibitions, most recently Teatro Popular (KOW Berlin, 2023), Report 1964-2022 (KW Berlin 2022) and No Prey, No Pay (Guido Costa Projects Turin, 2021) and major group exhibitions such as Life, Without Buildings, Gta exhibitions (ETH Zurich 2022), Das Auto rosi aber (KOW Berlin 2022) and Komunikazion - Inkomunikazio (Tabakalera, Centre for Contemporary Art, San Sebastian 2021).



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