Exhibition: July 06 – September 05, 2010

Sven Meyer in "Kunst am Isartor"

"I think, therefore I paint." / Collages enrich the media theoretical discourse

Munich, July 06, 2010 ¬– With an exhibition of works by Sven Meyer, WTS, one of Germany’s leading tax consulting companies, once again opens the doors to the Munich public. In the third of the exhibition series “Kunst am Isartor” (Art at the Isartor) collages reflect on the role of mass media and political events in the age of perpetual reproductivity. (“Kunst am Isartor”, Thomas-Wimmer-Ring 1, Mo-Fr 3-6 pm).

At a first glance, Sven Meyer’s works look like surreal dream worlds. True to his motto, however, “I think, therefore I paint”, these works are highly theoretical and complex conceptualizations. The self-taught artist who majored in communication sciences has been making art for over 20 years and his central themes are mass media, current affairs and the rampant excess of information in the age of perpetual reproduction.

In his collages Meyer combines images he discovers with drawing and painting to form allegories about socio-political and medial events. Sven Meyer questions the influence of virtual systems and gives viewers pause for thought: To what extent do people form a personal opinion freely and independently or are they just guided by other influences? Why do we give paparazzi pictures of some supposed celebrity the same attention as those of catastrophic incidents at a nuclear power plant?

Sven Meyer weaves his works to intricate picture stories with elements of news, tabloids, film sequences and bits of Christian iconography.

Looking at these complex pictures one easily finds oneself confronted with universal questions which – in a globalized world – cannot be answered, and rightly so. Instead – and this is what Sven Meyer aims at – every one of us must and can critically question afresh our individual self-created life and living environment.

"This still very young series Kunst am Isartor comprises four shows per year and encompasses anything from photography to sculpture”, explains the exhibition’s curator Dr. Annika Schoemann. “Primarily we want to offer young artists from the Greater Munich area a challenging platform to present their work. A vital aspect of the concept is to be open to the Munich public. I have encountered at WTS a corporate culture of an open-mindedness that offers ideal conditions for the arts. Despite the fact that tax consultants and artists may not have much in common at a first glance it has become clear within just a couple of weeks that the world of business and finances draws a wealth of inspiration from the world of arts and vice versa. The arts generate discussion, openness and creativity.”

Pictures and Press Materials

 Do you see what you belive

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Background information on “Kunst am Isartor”
The exhibition series “Kunst am Isartor” comprises four shows per year which cover a variety of techniques ranging from photography to painting and sculpture. Its primary aim is to offer young artists from the Greater Munich area a platform where they can show their work in a venue open to the Munich public. The series are curated by Dr Annika Schoemann, a film and art historian. Dr Schoemann has – among other appointments – served as a lecturer at the MoMa and as a curator at the Goethe-Institut, both in New York City.


Information about WTS
WTS is an international consulting company with the divisions “Tax” and “Consulting”. The focus of the tax division lies on tax consulting for multinational corporations, national and international medium-sized companies as well as private individuals and non-profit organizations. In the business fields Investment Tax Law, M&A, Private Clients and Non-Profit Organizations, WTS has recently been able to expand the range of our services significantly. With regard to the consulting division, WTS specializes particularly in financial advisory as well as national and international accounting services. Employing more than 400 people and having representations in over 90 countries, WTS ranks among the major international tax consulting companies. WTS solely offers tax and business services consulting without auditing services in order to avoid any conflict of interest between consultancy and audit.

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