GRIMM is pleased to announce die dünne Haut der Zivilisation , a solo exhibition of new works by German artist Matthias Franz (b. 1984, Ilmenau, DE) on view at the New York gallery from September 9 – October 31, 2026. In these new works, Matthias Franz returns to history as a means of storytelling. Through die dünne Haut der Zivilisation , Franz considers how our understanding of the past might become a means of comprehending the present.