Vernissage: “We are all very happy here”

“We are all very happy here” is the motto of our upcoming exhibition featuring the Polish artist Annie Cat (Anna Pogudz). In a world increasingly shaped by global crises and digital self-staging, she creates works that question the facade of perfection and serve as an ironic echo of our present time.

Using vibrant colors, Annie Cat’s paintings depict women and animals as symbols of tamed instincts. Her figures do not seek connection with one another, but rather the gaze of the audience shaped by filters, algorithms, and the urge for self-exhibition. Moving between the grotesque and a sense of playful lightness, she exposes the human condition as a social construct. It is an exhibition that provokes thought without losing its sense of humor; after all, playfulness remains the most vital response to the weight of our times.

We are also proud to present selected works by the young artist Leonore Leitner. While Annie Cat ironically examines the mechanisms of digital self-representation, Leitner plays with the aesthetic tensions of our consumer society. Her visual language, strongly influenced by her background in advertising, blends pop culture with classical techniques. Her new works on velvet – a demanding material that allows no margin for error – create a nearly tangible plasticity and depth. Where Annie Cat unmasks humanity as an artificial construct, Leitner captures the pulse of the present and explores the boundary between commercial perfection and individual reality.

We warmly invite you to join us on Thursday, April 23rd, from 6 PM, to immerse yourself in this colorful and playful parallel world for a few hours, enjoy a glass of champagne, and perhaps return to reality with a fresh perspective.