DUVE Berlin is proud to present *Basic Precautions Should Always Be Observed*, with paintings by Manor Grunewald and sculptures by Vera Kox produced specially for this exhibition. What unites Grunewald and Kox is their shared interest in material transformations applied to everyday objects; the exhibition title refers to the precautionary remark to be found in instruction manuals for industrial products, but which the artists here choose to disregard. By submitting familiar images and objects of manipulation and experimentation, Grunewald and Kox transform our understanding of them, investing the everyday with a sense of levity and wonder.