THE SKY WAS NEVER MEANT TO HOLD US

CHRISTIANE GRIMM | JOHN VITALE

Galerie Sara Lily Perez is pleased to present "The Sky Was Never Meant to Hold Us,"

a duo exhibition by Christiane Grimm and John Vitale, marking Vitale’s Berlin debut and Grimm’s first exhibition at Galerie SLP.​Exploring the boundaries of perception, materiality, and movement, Grimm and Vitale challenge the limits of physical and visual space. Grimm’s ethereal, light-responsive acrylic works dissolve rigid form into a dynamic interplay of shadow, reflection, and refraction, shifting as the viewer moves. Vitale’s gestural abstractions, built through layering and revision, transform surface into rhythm where color, shape, and structure resonate in a state of flux.

Installation views

CHRISTIANE GRIMM, ENTFALTUNG
ENTFALTUNG, 2024 MIXED MEDIA, ACRYL GLASS 80 x 80 x 10 CM UNIQUE
JOHN VITALE, EMINENCE
EMINENCE, 2025 ACRYLIC, ENAMEL, OIL STICKS, MARKERS, PENCIL 137,2 x 137,2 cm

Works in the exhibition

Information

Dates
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Opening
Friday 7 March, 17:00
Artists
CHRISTIANE GRIMM
JOHN VITALE

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Galerie Sara Lily Perez
Budapester Str. 48, 10787 Berlin, Germany
Bikini Berlin, 1st floor

Tuesday to Saturday, 11:00 - 19:00
Sunday and Monday by appointment

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