Curators: Martin Wehmer (Germany), Marc Hungerbühler (United States/Switerland)

Artists: Lucia Dellefant (Germany), Hansjoerg Dobliar (Germany), Sven Drühl (Germany), Thomas Fischer (Germany), Hanspeter Hofmann (Germany), Martin Kasper (Germany), Mao Huixu (China), Bertold Mathes (Germany), Daniel Schlier (France), SEO (Korea), Su Yuhan (China), Klausmartin Treder (Germany), 匿名 (Anonymous), Martin Wehmer (Germany), Li Qian (China), Yuan Shun (China)

Dates: August 15 to September 12, 2009

Venue: SZ Art Center, 798 Art Zone, Beijing, China

Beijing-based German artist and curator Martin Wehmer brings together a collection of abstract conceptual paintings from the German-speaking world. It is a topical collection of works that serve as artistic research and explore painting as an art form. "This exhibition is about systems," explains Wehmer. The show is inspired by the work of German sociologist Niklas Luhmann, who believes that society is made up of independent and self-referential systems. Every artist works within a system, and the artists selected combine different systems to create something new. The exhibition itself forms a system of its own, covering the artists' positions and commenting on the biennale as a system. The exhibition also provides a tension between "old" Western art and a "new" Chinese system. 

Daniel Schlier, "Inakale I", mixed-media on plywood

Klaus Martin Treder, "Super Sensitive Drops", mixed-media on aluminum

Martin Kasper." Spaceshuttle", mixed-media on canvas

Hanspeter Hofmann, "PEK", acrylic on canvas

Martin Wehmer," Sun Wo Kong", oil on canvas

Yuan Shun,"Chinamerika", ink on paper