Linguistic and visual representation intersect in Irma Blank’s pastel-colored, script-like “Eigenschriften” (Self-Writings, 1968–73), a series of drawings considered the starting point of the artist’s mature work.

In his drawings, texts, objects, photographs, and videos, German artist Friedrich Kunath deals with such themes as longing, melancholy, loneliness, wanderlust, and wistfulness from a subjective viewpoint. He combines personal life experiences with literary, musical, or art historical references into visual, ironic commentaries in various media.