In a group of works from 2017 to 2019, Gregor Hildebrandt dedicates his paintings to great 20th Century role models in the context of sound, image and rhythm, for example Piet Mondrian. As the pioneer of abstract art, Mondrian ‘s painting Broadway Boogie Woogie was inspired by the streets of New York in 1943. Hildebrandt takes up the famous work, but replaces Mondrian’s typical black grid lines with cassette tape, which is one of Hildebrandt’s favourite materials alongside records and VHS tapes.
Non perderti per niente al mondo [Don’t lose yourself to the world for nothing] – the title of the work is based on the tape used, as it is a line from Paolo Conte’s song Via con me, an Italian hit song of the 1980s.
For his paintings, objects, and installations, Gregor Hildebrandt uses materials such as cassette tapes, vinyl records, and video cassettes, which, in their material and in the songs chosen, are reminiscent of times past and become time capsules.