Kilian Rüthemann frequently employs edible materials such as sugar, salt, and common construction elements, including cement, plaster, concrete, iron, and asphalt in his sculptures. Rüthemann's work resonates with tenets of Minimalism, procedural artistry, wit, strategic interventions, and creative repurposing. Interpretations of his work often allude to the artistic paradigms and stances prevalent in the late 1960s and 1970s, now associated with Postminimalist ideas. However, Rüthemann revitalizes these established notions, infusing them with renewed inquiries and broadening their scope. By juxtaposing emotional dynamism with minimalist aesthetics, his art orbits thematics of absurdity, compulsion, dominance, and confinement. Rüthemann's meticulous manipulation ensures that the materials act with intention. Furthermore, a defining characteristic of Rüthemann's artistic narrative is his rigorous analysis of the spatial dynamics of the venues—both interior and exterior—where his works are presented.Through precise architectural and sculptural amendments, he adeptly illuminates the intrinsic attributes of these spaces, rendering them anew, engendering fresh experiential perspectives.

Basel

Berlin Biennial

Berlin

Bütschwil

Zürich

Fabian Lang Gallery

Paris

Galerie Untilthen

Antoine Levi

Ausstellungsraum Klingental

Vrits

Nicolas Krupp

New York City

Clearing

Meyer Riegger

Sankt Gallen

Kunstmuseum St. Gallen

Muttenz

Kunsthausbaselland

Rome

Fondazione Memmo

Kunsthalle Basel

Bielefeld

Kunsthalle Bielefeld

Rotterdam

Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen

Aarau

Aargauer Kunsthaus

Haus Konstruktiv

London

Coleman Project Space

Kunstmuseum Basel

Kunsthaus Zürich

Glarus

Kunsthaus Glarus

Milan

Peep-Hole

Glasgow

David Dale Gallery

Hamburg

Kunstverein Hamburg

Neuchâtel

CAN Centre d’art Neuchâtel

Kilian Rüthemann

Gaffa

Re-Position (white/ transparent)

Re-Position (red II)

Re-Position (black)

Re-Position (blue)

Re-Position