Andreas Reiter Raabe

Andreas Reiter Raabe (born 1960) is an artist who radically questions painting while remaining deeply rooted in its tradition. Since the early 1990s, Reiter Raabe has shaped the intellectual discourse on painting and conceptual art. His work is an ongoing exploration of artistic relevance. He questions how painting can still be meaningful today by consciously appropriating materials and techniques from art history and recontextualizing them. From classic canvases and industrial paints to experimental processes, everything serves as a tool for him to reflect on the past and shape the future at the same time. His work as a lecturer at the Royal Academy London since 2008 underscores his formative influence far beyond Austria's borders.

Reiter Raabe's paintings are the result of an intensive process in which chance and planning intertwine. Surrealistic automatisms meet conscious, calculated compositions. The result is works that are abstract yet full of depth; they are both an homage to tradition and a critical tool. The artist, who also works as a curator and art theorist, translates his theoretical considerations into a visual language that invites the audience to rethink painting itself.