Into Art(ists) Lecture Series
Lena Henke on Rebecca Warren
With the Into Art(ists) Lecture Series, CCA Berlin invites artists, curators, and art historians to share their perspectives on the work of fellow contemporary artists. Over the coming months, participants will present informal talks, lectures, or other formats centered on a single artist and their practice. The series offers audiences new ways to engage with the work of significant artists while expanding CCA Berlin’s educational program.
On March 25 at 7 pm, CCA Berlin's lecture series Into Art(ists) begins with a talk by Berlin-based artist Lena Henke about the work of sculptor Rebecca Warren. The talk will be held in English. Free entry.
Rebecca Warren (b. 1965) is known for her sculptures in materials such as clay, bronze, and steel, as well as vitrines and wall-based assemblages incorporating neon, wool, paper, thread, and other materials. Her bronze and unfired clay works often take on mutable, corporeal forms—at times cartoonish or erotic—appearing as hybrid figures or shifting bodies composed of multiple fragments. Warren lives and works in London. Her work was included in the 54th Venice Biennale in 2011, and she has presented solo exhibitions at numerous institutions, including the Dallas Museum of Art, Musée National Eugène Delacroix in Paris, Tate St Ives, and Fondation Vincent van Gogh Arles.
Lena Henke’s (b. 1982) sculptural practice spans a wide range of materials and formats, frequently unfolding through expansive spatial installations. Her work engages with architecture, urban environments, and psychological spatial conditions, often incorporating appropriated objects and situations. Recurring motifs in her practice include interventions into traditional sculptural methods, references to anthroposophical ideas, and a biographically inflected approach to spatial control. Drawing on influences such as Minimalism and Land Art, Henke combines these references with surrealist imagery to create complex spatial narratives.
Rebecca Warren, Helmut Crumb, 1998. © Rebecca Warren, courtesy Maureen Paley, Galerie Max Hetzler, and Matthew Marks Gallery.
Lena Henke. Photo: Volker Conradus