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A peek at new stuff from studio | Courtesy of @afriartgallery by @danielatenyi

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6 days ago

I was privileged to be part of a group show alongside three other artists @seonah_chae , @lukas_liese & @katsophier at @kunstort_lehnin where we joined forces with curators @nikolasgeier.de & @smasvanar to bring this vision to life

The exhibition explored how we try to put the world in order through cognitive and technical methods, and how political systems fit into that order. Central to this was the motif of the map, which is created by projecting a 3-dimensional topography onto a flat surface, forming an image that offers orientation but doesn’t correspond to any real point of view.

For this show I presented a series of works titled ‘Altus’. These are charcoal drawings that feature abstract projections of landscapes derived from the human form and were developed over many months.

The idea for these drawings was conceived last year as I set out to create something new following a brief residency & collaboration with @wildplaces.africa

Photography (slides 1-7) by @seonah_chae by @danielatenyi

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20 days ago

Kyiv biennial. KW by @danielatenyi

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15 days ago

Old masters

#rembrandt

#vermeer by @danielatenyi

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19 days ago

Studio by @danielatenyi

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15 days ago

St Agnes - König by @danielatenyi

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16 days ago

Daniel Atenyi is currently in residence at Kunstort Lehnin, a contemporary art residency and cultural space in the historic setting of Kloster Lehnin, Brandenburg, Germany.

Swipe ⏩️ to read about Daniel Atenyi’s experience at Kunstort Lehnin, and stay tuned for more from his residency.

@kunstort_lehnin #danielatenyi #afriartgallery taken in Lehniner Institut für Kunst und Kultur by @danielatenyi

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2 months ago

Griot, 2025
Charcoal & coffee wash on paper
59x77cm
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#abstractart #material #artoftheday #contemporaryart #minimalism #minimalist #charcoal #charcoaldrawing #interiordesign #interiordecor #black #graphite #sketch #paper #figurativeart #figuration #artgallery by @danielatenyi

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a year ago

A few sketches & experiments, 2024-2025. …bts of the finer drawings.

#art #abstract #drawing #charcoal #contemporaryart by @danielatenyi

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10 months ago

Works from last year.

Secondhand recollections I - IV, 2025

Charcoal on Paper
42 x 59 cm / 16.5 x 23.2 in by @danielatenyi

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7 months ago

taken in Johannesburg, South Africa by @danielatenyi

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10 months ago

Daniel Atenyi in MONITOR THE SITUATION, a group exhibition at @kunstort_lehnin Lehniner Institut für Kunst und Kultur, Germany.

What happens when the world in front of our eyes no longer adds up to a coherent whole? When we are not able to make sense of the world around us, and our place within it? This feeling is captured in a meme that has been circulating for several months under the term "monitor the situation." It usually depicts men staring at countless screens, displaying various images of world events, similar to a command center. Except here no command is given, because the individual pieces of information allow no conclusion — you zoom out, but there is no globe, only data points that bear seemingly no relationship to one another.
The meme captures a very present feeling: the world is sinking into chaos, but I choose to monitor the situation.

This exhibition examines how we attempt to order the world through cognitive and technical methods, but also how political systems inscribe themselves into this order. In doing so, we trace both the failure of our coordinate systems and ask about possibilities for a different kind of perception — one that might develop precisely out of a critical engagement with prevailing models.

The exhibition runs until 30th August 2026 and features work by Seonah Chae, Katharina Reinsbach, Lukas Liese, alongside new drawings by Daniel Atenyi.

To receive Atenyi’s catalogue, please send us a DM or email to daudi@afriartgallery.org. taken in Lehniner Institut für Kunst und Kultur by @danielatenyi

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2 months ago