Exhibition Text
The Kunstverein für Mecklenburg und Vorpommern in Schwerin is pleased to present a two-person exhibition bringing together the work of Schwerin-born artist and architect Paul Goesch (1885–1940) with contemporary paintings by Matthias Noggler (*1990). Rather than offering a biographical comparison, the exhibition opens up a painterly dialogue between Goesch’s architectural and pictorial concepts and Nogglers’ contemporary paintings. At its core is the artists’ shared engagement with questions of space, image-making, and the representation of social structures.
Biography
Paul Goesch (*1885, Schwerin; † 1940, Brandenburg an der Havel), whose life was marked by repeated stays in psychiatric institutions, was murdered in 1940 as part of the Nazi regime’s so-called "Aktion T4" euthanasia program. As both a painter and architect, he participated in influential artistic networks including the Arbeitsrat für Kunst (Workers’ Council for Art), the Novembergruppe (November Group), and the Gläserne Kette (Crystal Chain), initiated by Bruno Taut. In recent decades, Goesch’s work has been the subject of several posthumous exhibitions, including at the Clark Art Institute, Williamstown (2023), the Berlinische Galerie (2016), and the Sammlung Prinzhorn, Heidelberg (2016). His works are now held in major public collections, including the Sammlung Prinzhorn, the Berlinische Galerie, the Akademie der Künste, Berlin, and the Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal.
Matthias Noggler (*1990, Austria) lives and works in Berlin. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and the Städelschule in Frankfurt am Main. His work has been presented internationally at institutions and galleries including Drei, Cologne (2025); the Museum of Contemporary Art Belgrade (2025); the Leopold Museum, Vienna (2024); Galerie Layr, Vienna (2024); Take Ninagawa, Tokyo (2024); and Belvedere 21, Vienna (2021). His works are held in both public and private collections.