Helmut Middendorf is one of Germany's most renowned painters. As a member of the
neo-expressionists the Neue Wilden he left a lasting impression on the artistic landscape of
the 1980s. In 2022 Middendorf showed an exhibition entitled Berlin SO 36 revisited at the
Museum Schloss Derneburg Hall Art Foundation. SO 36 was the name of an area of Kreuzberg but
also of the famous music venue that inspired many of the artist's works. Middendorf lived and
worked in Berlin Kreuzberg's SO 36 district throughout the 1970s and 80s. As well as the
documentation accompanying the exhibition at the Museum Schloss Derneburg this publication
presents a wide selection of paintings and works on paper dating from that era most of which
are being republished here for the first time in many years. A large number of hitherto unseen
photographs from the artist's private archive also feature.
