Venice Diaries, Episode VII: Ha Chong-Hyun’s paintings need not much description; they need to be seen. His works are an expression of doing it differently, of surpassing the basic strands of art history. A study of material as well as of technique.
Tag: Painting
Venice Diaries IV: Chun Kwang Young: Times Reimagined
Venice Diaries, Episode IV: Painting as sculpture as work in paper. Chung Kwang Young's art works recall prehistoric rocks, extra-terrestrial objects, and dinosaurs, wrapped in a contemporary fashion. Hanji for healing!
Venice Diaries III: Ewa Kuryluk. I, White Kangaroo
Venice Diaries, Episode III: As much as a retrospective, the exhibition 'Ewa Kuryluk. I, White Kangaroo' is an intellectual interrogation, artistic investigation, art historical puzzle piece, and an affirmation to play.
Venice Diaries II: Claire Tabouret: I am spacious, singing flesh
Venice Diaries, Episode II: Devotional images meet contemporary painting, sculpture, film, collage, and Venetian chandeliers. Claire Tabouret's exhibition 'I am spacious, singing flesh' is a must-see for both its art and curation.
Venice Diaries I: Marlene Dumas. open-end
The Venice Diaries present projects around the 59th Venice Biennale 2022. Episode I: Figures like ghosts, painting like drugs: Marlene Dumas’ monographic exhibition 'open-end' at Palazzo Grassi in Venice. An incomplete Review
JS. Crimson Paintings
On Julian Schnabel's Crimson Paintings shown at Galerie Max Hetzler in 2021.
Astro
"Astro" by Alvaro T. Guilherme: pain, beauty, and irony.
Thought traveling
Anne Speier's exhibition "Dienstag bis Sonntag" [Tuesday to Sunday] encompasses centuries. Her paintings invite an equally visual and theoretical reflection. In this, they are extra-ordinary in their respect.
Introducing: Sam Cherof
Sam Cherof's work is evolution. His latest paintings are large-format, ungrounded canvasses in gesso-and-pigment technique. Focussing around the concept of approachability, these works highlight physical experience and a universal understanding. The artist's path and comments up until now.
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