The idea at the heart of one. is that art, in whatever form, belongs in the public sphere. The reason behind it is simple: only when art is made visible can it become the basis for a broader conversation about the future \u2013 and that future must include everyone.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_area","text_area":"
When I began searching for a name for the collection, I wanted something short and universally understood \u2013 a word that would resonate just as much in New York as in a small village. one. is intentionally open-ended: the full stop leaves space for what comes next, and at the beginning, even I didn\u2019t know where it might lead. But simply accumulating artworks soon felt limiting. Today, one. is not only a collection, but a platform that connects people across a wide range of fields. The one.voice podcast is part of this. Each episode opens with the question \u201cWhat is one.?\u201d \u2013 a starting point for conversation, and a way for me to see one. through the eyes of others. And The variety of responses shows just how differently people and generations interpret it. What becomes clear is that one. is not a fixed concept, but an open space. It is rooted in progress \u2013 not nostalgia or archiving, but an ongoing engagement with the present. The work of the Danish artist Oliver Bak (*1992) reflects this approach. His painting Boy Holding Himself (2024) exists somewhere between reality and imagination. The boy could belong to Generation Z, or just as easily to a timeless, undefined realm. What fascinates me most about Oliver\u2019s work is its stance in the present moment. In a world shaped by AI and metaverses, he turns to an analogue form of expression. Painting \u2013 a medium often de- clared obsolete \u2013 is reworked and challenged in his practice. His works are built up in layers, applied and partially removed again, a slow and deliberate process that stands in contrast to the speed of contemporary life. The exhibition \u2018one of one.\u2019 in Berlin, created in collaboration with the creative studio PRESENCE, marks the beginning of an expansion of the platform. Oliver Bak\u2019s work became a point of departure for me \u2013 something I could respond to both conceptually and curatorially. I organise these exhibitions to bring people together and to shift perspectives \u2013 to make things visible in ways that differ from how they have been seen before. It\u2019s not unlike scraping back layers of paint in Oliver\u2019s work: it takes courage to reveal what lies beneath. one. speaks to those who challenge, disrupt and rethink \u2013 to those willing to push against convention. Those who are seen as mad change the world \u2013 and one. is just mad enough. Fabian Kluth is the founder of one., one of the world\u2019s youngest private collections and platforms for contemporary art. He acquired his first work at the age of 15, funded through part-time jobs. Today, one. includes over 45 works by international artists.<\/p>\n"}],"sleek_card_focus":"mid"},"yoast_head":"\n