Juni. Patrick Angus, James Bartolacci, Rainer Fetting, Dylan Hurwitz, Logan T. Sibrel

Reinsburgstraße 68A
June 12 – July 11, 2026

Opening
Friday, June 12, 2026, 6 pm – 9 pm

Presented during Pride Month, "Juni" (in English: "June") coincides with a moment of reflection on queer histories, memory, and forms of community. Marking the anniversary of the Stonewall riots of 1969, Pride recalls ongoing questions of representation and belonging that continue to shape queer experience today. Rather than referring directly to these histories, the title "Juni" remains deliberately understated – expressing the hope that queer lives and experiences may one day no longer require exceptional visibility, but simply exist as an accepted part of everyday life.

"Juni" brings together works by Patrick Angus, Rainer Fetting, Logan T. Sibrel, James Bartolacci and Dylan Hurwitz, tracing different representations of queer intimacy, desire, and community across generations. Spanning from the 1980s to the present, the presentation highlights how queer bodies, encounters, and social spaces have been depicted within figurative artistic practices. Moving between private moments and collective experience, the works reflect on longing, presence, vulnerability, and forms of connection shaped by specific social and cultural contexts.

Patrick Angus gave lasting artistic expression to New York’s gay underground scene of the 1980s, capturing both the intimacy and loneliness that shaped these spaces. Rainer Fetting, one of the protagonists of the so-called "Junge Wilde", consciously turned to figurative, expressive and color-intensive painting. His depictions of male figures, rendered through expressive brushwork and a strong sense of color, also meant breaking a taboo in the 1980s. Logan T. Sibrel explores intimate encounters at close proximity, creating works that oscillate between closeness and anonymity. James Bartolacci turns to contemporary queer nightlife, depicting clubs and gatherings as spaces of connection, ecstasy, and loneliness. Dylan Hurwitz contributes intimate, closely cropped depictions of male bodies rendered in warm, saturated tones. Focusing on fragments and moments of physical proximity, the works move between tenderness, desire, and emotional closeness.

Together, the works create a dialogue across generations, revealing how queer experience continues to find new forms of expression and connection.