For the exhibition Konstellationen artists of the gallery were asked to invite an artist of their choosing with the purpose of showing their works side by side and thereby creating constellations thus far unseen. Konstellationen unites teachers and students, friends and related minds all while giving Galerie f5,6 the opportunity to cross its boundaries.

B R I A N UL R I C H Dark Stores, Dead Malls & Ghostboxes Opening: Friday 10th September 2010 Exhibition: 11th September - 6th November 2010 „The vitality of our economy depends upon the willingness of Americans to spend“. (George W. Bush 26th October 2001) Gallery f5.6 is proud to announce Brian Ulrich‘s first solo exhibition in Europe. Brian Ulrich (b. 1971, NY) received the Guggenheim fellowship in 2009 for his ongoing project examining Consumer Culture in …

Brian Ulrich was born 1971 in Northport, NY. Now living and working in Chicago, he forms part of the artist group Chicagraphy. He examines dominant American consumer culture in his work. Working as a kind of visual anthropologist Ulrich studies the act of shopping, in particular at shopping malls and thrift stores in direct relation to its political, social and cultural implications. This project Ulrich has termed Copia (Latin, plentiful supply, abundance). He often works as part of the g…