JÖRG SASSE – RED DOORS

Posted on 2026-08-03

Many of Jörg Sasse’s subjects seem clearly identifiable at first glance and look as if they come from a mundane pictorial world. This apparent reliability is closely connected with the medium of photography: Photographic pictures suggest a faithful representation of reality to this day, as if they were able to create an objective relationship to the world. It is this expectation that is subtly undermined in Sasse’s works. The seemingly photographic images question what can actually be seen as well as what wants to be seen. They refer to our habits of seeing, culturally acquired pictorial patterns, and the assumption that images must have a clear reference to reality.

Opposite – Installation view

Exhibition runs through to August 29th, 2026

Galerie nächst St. Stephan Rosemarie Schwarzwälder
Domgasse 6
1010 Vienna
Austria

www.schwarzwaelder.at

  

PETER ACHESON

Posted on 2026-08-03

The exhibition brings together small works on canvas, panel, bark, brick, and wood, made by Peter Acheson over several decades. Acheson’s paintings range from textured abstractions to tempered gestures containing references to other artists and periods, among them 19th century French painters, Blinky Palermo, Raoul De Keyser, Bill Jensen, and Forrest Bess, alongside more direct observations from the landscape around his studio in
Columbia County, New York.
Acheson’s concern is less with resolving these references than it is to allow them to coexist, permitting his paintings to act as habitats where various traditions and approaches can meet without hierarchy. This carries through to Acheson’s playful way of treating his compositions, leaving them caught between styles, simultaneously structured and chaotic, with direct references and happenstance similarity.

Opposite – Four Levels, 1983 – 1984

Exhibition runs through to August 14th, 2026

Anton Kern Gallery
16 East 55th Street
10022
New York

www.antonkerngallery.com