October 13 - October 31, 2026
The gallery Elsa Meunier is pleased to present ‘Cosmos’ a two-artist exhibition bringing together, for the first time, the work of Italian painter Marta Ravasi and that of German painter Jörg Kratz. To mark this dialogue between the artists, independent writer Eloïse Duguay conducted an interview with them and shares an exclusive conversation.
Jörg Kratz (born in 1987 in Haan, Germany) is a German painter based between Haan and Cologne. His works are characterised by such intense abstraction that references to the landscape only emerge in the suggestion of the verticality of a trunk or a horizon line. In his oils, the unevenly-spread colour reveals the rough support of the canvas glued to wood, and the planes are blurred to play with the depths that are revealed in transparency according to the light. In contrast to the frenetic pace of contemporary life, Jörg Kratz's enigmatic paintings invite the viewer to make a careful observation of fleeting appearances. The painter from the Rhineland does not seek simply to reproduce nature, but to capture its fleeting essence.
Graduated from the Kunstakademie of Münster in 2017 after studying philosophy and Art history at the University of Düsseldorf, the artist was also resident at the Cité internationale des arts in Paris in 2019. In 2026, ‘Là où l’eau rêve’ marked the artist's second solo exhibition with gallery Elsa Meunier. Jörg Kratz’s work is regularly featured in two-person and group exhibitions in Europe and abroad. Among the most recent are: ‘Neapolitan Sixth’, REGARD, Paris (2026) ; ‘Before the Mountain’, YveYANG Gallery, New York (2026) ; ‘TOBOGAN 02: Nothing Here Stays Still’, Reset Atelier, Bruxelles (2026) ; MATJÖ, Cologne (2025). ‘Spider Web Forest’, with Javkhlan Ariunbold, Conrads, Berlin, Allemagne (2024) ; ‘Bright Night’, with Dylan Williams, Galerie Elsa Meunier & Galerie Mathilde Le Coz, Paris, France (2024).
JÖRG KRATZ, in the riverbreeze a cluster of willowtrees, 2026, Oil on canvas mounted on wood, 18 x 20 cm
Marta Ravasi (born in 1987, Italy) is an Italian painter based in Milan. Her paintings are regenerated landscapes that move with each stage of the day, even questioning the term “still life” that defines her subjects, so vital is the fresh thickness of her paint. The artist detaches herself from the principle of a realistic representation of her model to translate it, through a system of repetition and tactile exploration of the paint, into the very physicality of the pictorial material.
Marta Ravasi studied at the Brera Fine Arts Academy in Milan, the Hogeschool Sint Lukas in Brussels, and the Wimbledon College of Arts in London. Her paintings have been exhibited in group exhibitions in Italy, Brussels and London. And her work has been the subject of numerous solo exhibitions. Among them are the most recent ones, such as: ‘HEI-HO’, Acappella, Naples, Italy (2026) ; ‘LE ORE’, Galerie Falk Losniza, Basel, Switzerland (2026) ; ‘Focus on Marta Ravasi’, Workplace, London, United-Kingdom (2025) ; ‘Alla Prima’, La Centrale, Ruoms, France (2025) ; ‘Fresca’, Galerie Elsa Meunier, Paris, France ; ‘Marta Ravasi : Solo Geometry’, Painter Painting Paintings (online, 2024) ; ‘Marta Ravasi’, Diez Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands (2024). The artist presented also a solo exhibition at Arte Fiera art fair in Bologna with Acappella, Naples, Italy.
MARTA RAVASI, Fiori, 2026, oil on canvas, 30 x 25 cm - Courtesy of the artist, Acappella and galerie Elsa Meunier
The artworks of the exhibition
MARTA RAVASI, Quattro Gigli I, 2024, Oil on canvas, 26 x 31 cm - Courtesy of the artist, Acappella and galerie Elsa Meunier
MARTA RAVASI, Quattro Gigli II, 2024 , Oil on canvas, 24 x 32 cm - Courtesy of the artist, Acappella and galerie Elsa Meunier
JÖRG KRATZ, water whirlgigs, 2026, Oil on canvas mounted on wood, 30 x 32 cm - Courtesy of the artist, Acappella and galerie Elsa Meunier
MARTA RAVASI, Giglio orizzontale, 2023, oil on canvas, 20 x 24 cm - Courtesy of the artist, Acappella and galerie Elsa Meunier
JÖRG KRATZ, where last night dwelt fireflies, 2026, Oil on canvas mounted on wood, 13 x 35 cm
JÖRG KRATZ, taking cover in moonrays, 2026, Oil on canvas mounted on wood, 18 x 20 cm
JÖRG KRATZ, and found no world, 2026, Oil on canvas mounted on wood, 18 x 20 cm
MARTA RAVASI, Bouquet, 2026, oil on canvas, 20 x 25 cm - Courtesy of the artist, Acappella and galerie Elsa Meunier
MARTA RAVASI, Vaso, 2026 , oil on canvas, 30 x 25 cm - Courtesy of the artist, Acappella and galerie Elsa Meunier
