JANAINA TSCHÄPE AT MAX HETZLER GALLERY BERLIN
Richly painted using large scale oil sticks in addition to the water-based pigments she previously employed, it marks a fresh direction in Tschäpe’s oeuvre. This material shift allows the artist to “draw” as one would with a pencil or pastel,…
Michel Perez Pollo – Sculptured Paintings
“Bolero” is the latest series of paintings by Cuban-born, Madrid-based painter Michel Pérez Pollo, comprising large- and small-scale paintings of abstracted glyph-like forms in rich, earthen hues. The title “Bolero” is drawn from the eponymous Cuban musical genre, which developed…
ALBERT OEHLEN – ENDLESS SUMMER
Gagosian Gallery, Paris, is presenting Endless Summer, an exhibition of new paintings by Albert Oehlen.. The paintings explore the theme of the bather, a motif deeply embedded in French art history that captivated such artists as Pierre Bonnard, Paul Cézanne,…
BAE BIEN-U “MEMORIES OF WANDERING”
Bae Bien-U began taking pictures in the 1970s using traditional analog techniques. From 1980 till 2000, he utilised the best quality camera and film, developing his photographs in a dark room and printing them via gelatin silver process on high-quality…
MARC DESGRANDCHAMPS – BETWEEN DREAM AND REALITY
Marc Desgrandchamps is known for his impressive oil paintings playing with transparency and double exposure, painted with the confidence of someone who truly masters their art, as well as large gouaches on paper mounted on canvas, with precise lines and…
JASON BOYD KINSELLA – ALCHEMY OF THE INTERNAL SELF
Enjoy “Alchemy of the Internal Self” – a new show at Perrotin Gallery Shanghai and discover the work of Jason Boyd Kinsella following him in his foray into combining various mediums, such as painting, sculpture, and video. Kinsella is a…
“EXPÉRIENCES LUMINEUSES” THOMAS RUFF PHOTOGRAPHY21
For many years, Thomas Ruff has been exploring the origins and history of photography in his series. In doing so, he has always questioned the significance of the actual starting points of photography and its essence. In contrast to painting,…
LARI PITTMAN – METAPHORS AND SYMBOLS
Los Angeles-based artist Lari Pittman presents a suite of new paintings at Lévy Gorvy, Paris that reflect on the continued political and personal resonance of the past....