Entering the art space of Window to the Clouds at the Salon Berlin in the Museum Frieder Burda the exhibition resembles a dream made of soft-hued cotton candy. Filled with pink pompoms hanging from the ceiling, the Paris-based artist Matthew Lutz-Kinoy sets the vibe for the exhibition from the first step on. Made during a time of an international crisis, paintings, installations, and sculptures toned in light pastels and muted, translucent colours can be explored until June 5.
Detailed, gentle, and differentiated brushwork characterise Lutz-Kinoy's paintings, which predominantly depict sacred and profane bodies in soothing settings. Using multiple shades of one colour, he creates a certain depth, both painterly and spiritual, that allows the viewer to experience his artwork beyond the canvas. Taking, among others, inspiration from Dante Alighieri’s poem Inferno and Auguste Rodin’s La Porte de l’Enfer, the artist evokes a notion of what is further our perception of reality – a window to the clouds.

Matthew Lutz-Kinoy intentionally conceptualised his showcase for the viewer to deeply engage on a physical and intellectual level. By doing so, he created a space of temporary escapism. In a time where people long for stimulating experience, the artist succeeds in providing them with a unique approach to contemporary art. The venue, Salon Berlin, was opened in 2016 and functions as exhibition and event space of the renowned Museum Frieder Burda, originally located in Baden-Baden.
Matthew Lutz-Kinoy's exhibition Window to the Clouds is currently on view at Salon Berlin — Museum Frieder Burda until June 5.
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Installation view: Matthew Lutz-Kinoy. Window to The Clouds; Salon Berlin, Museum Frieder Burda Matthew Lutz-Kinoy, An opening of the eld, 2020. Wool. Courtesy of the artist; The Ray, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 260 × 170 cm. Private Collection. Courtesy of the artist; Photo: Thomas Bruns
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Matthew Lutz-Kinoy, Pillow In The Form Of Reclining Child With Polkadots, 2018. Glazed ceramic, 30 × 10 × 13 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Fitzpatrick Gallery; Photo: Andrea Morin
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Installation view: Matthew Lutz-Kinoy. Window to The Clouds; Salon Berlin, Museum Frieder Burda Matthew Lutz-Kinoy, Wings of Flamingos, Camargue, 2020. Acrylic on canvas, 380 × 690 cm. Courtesy of the artist; Keramikos 3, 2019. Hand-painted set of 20 glazed ceramic plates. Courtesy of the artist and Mendes Wood DM São Paulo, New York and Brussels; Pillow In Cognac With Relaxed Figure, 2018; Pillow In The Form Of Reclining Child With Polkadots, 2018; Pillow In Green With Relaxing Figure, 2018; Pillow In The Form Of Reclining Child With Landscape, 2018; Pillow In The Form Of Reclining Child, Fishing Net, 2018. Glazed ceramics, dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist and Fitzpatrick Gallery; Photo: Thomas Bruns
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Installation view: Matthew Lutz-Kinoy. Window to The Clouds; Salon Berlin, Museum Frieder Burda Matthew Lutz-Kinoy, An opening of the eld, 2020. Wool. Courtesy of the artist; Lombardy Capriccio, 2020. Acrylic and charcoal on canvas, 150 × 255 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Mendes Wood DM São Paulo, New York and Brussels; Photo: Thomas Bruns
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Matthew Lutz-Kinoy, Keramikos 3, 2019. Hand-painted set of 20 glazed ceramic plates (here no. 14). Courtesy of the artist and Mendes Wood DM São Paulo, New York and Brussels
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Matthew Lutz-Kinoy, Keramikos 3, 2019. Hand-painted set of 20 glazed ceramic plates (here no. 8). Courtesy of the artist and Mendes Wood DM São Paulo, New York and Brussels
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Installation view: Matthew Lutz-Kinoy. Window to The Clouds; Salon Berlin, Museum Frieder Burda Matthew Lutz-Kinoy, An opening of the eld, 2020. Wool. Courtesy of the artist; The Ray, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 260 × 170 cm. Private Collection. Courtesy of the artist; Photo: Thomas Bruns
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Installation view: Matthew Lutz-Kinoy. Window to The Clouds; Salon Berlin, Museum Frieder Burda Matthew Lutz-Kinoy, An opening of the eld, 2020. Wool. Courtesy of the artist; Exhausted Angel Receives an Announcement in Rodin’s Garden, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 260 × 170 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Vince Q.Y. Xie; Photo: Thomas Bruns
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Installation view: Matthew Lutz-Kinoy. Window to The Clouds; Salon Berlin, Museum Frieder Burda Matthew Lutz-Kinoy, Keramikos 3, 2019. Hand-painted set of 20 glazed ceramic plates. Courtesy of the artist and Mendes Wood DM São Paulo, New York and Brussels; Pillow In Cognac With Relaxed Figure, 2018; Pillow In The Form Of Reclining Child With Polkadots, 2018; Pillow In Green With Relaxing Figure, 2018; Pillow In The Form Of Reclining Child With Landscape, 2018; Pillow In The Form Of Reclining Child, Fishing Net, 2018. Glazed ceramics, dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist and Fitzpatrick Gallery; Photo: Thomas Bruns
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Installation view: Matthew Lutz-Kinoy. Window to The Clouds; Salon Berlin, Museum Frieder Burda Matthew Lutz-Kinoy, Window to Rio, 2020. Acrylic on canvas, 170 × 255 cm; Lectures of Burle Marx, 2020, Acrylic and charcoal on canvas, 160 × 255 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Mendes Wood DM São Paulo, New York and Brussels; Photo: Thomas Bruns
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Installation view: Matthew Lutz-Kinoy. Window to The Clouds; Salon Berlin, Museum Frieder Burda Matthew Lutz-Kinoy, Vue du torrent du Valentin dans le parc des Buttes Chaumont au sud, 2020. Acrylic on canvas, 197 × 138 cm; Capriccio à Paris, 2020. Acrylic on canvas, 160 × 250 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Mendes Wood DM São Paulo, New York and Brussels; Photo: Thomas Bruns