Joschua Yesni Arnaut's 'ungerne' at Galerie 3AP Explores Negation and the Uncanny

Joschua Yesni Arnaut's first solo exhibition at Galerie 3AP in Frankfurt, titled 'ungerne' (German for 'reluctantly'), runs through June 13, 2026. Curated by Aileen Treusch with a text by Alex Leo Freier, the show features sculpture, photography, and installation that circle around themes of negation, Freudian psychoanalysis, and the uncanny. Key works include a cracked vinyl record inscribed 'Elitäre Kreise,' a giant stethoscope reading 'Precious Pressure,' a painting of a damaged roof forming the word 'heimlich,' and a self-portrait titled 'Ungerne' where a cloth covers the artist's head with hands pressing around the neck. Arnaut, born 1989 and based in Frankfurt, examines body, memory, and space, deconstructing narratives of power and masculinity. The exhibition presents a diagnostic procedure without resolution, leaving the viewer in a state of suspended meaning.