CHRISTINE FORRER

Posted on 2020-07-20

Christina Forrer’s vibrant weavings and works on paper explore and excavate conflict as the essence of all relationships, between humans, animals, and the natural world at large. Fairy tales, children’s books, European folklore, Hollywood animation, and 20th century painting and design are some of the myriad influences that Forrer mines and incorporates into her entirely singular style and practice.
In her recent artist’s book, Forrer forges a connection between literature and her creative process, most notably exorcised through her prodigious drawing process. The publication features drawings and details of weavings, as well as notes and doodles populating the margins of The Murder of a Buttercup, a 1913 short story by the German novelist Alfred Döblin that depicts the internal struggles of a shopkeeper after a violent encounter with a flower.

Opposite – Limited edition artist’s book, 2019

Exhibition runs through to September 30th, 2020

Luhring Augustine – Online Viewing Room
Chelsea
531 West 24th Street
NY 10011 New York

www.luhringaugustine.com

  

LORNA SIMPSON – SPECIAL CHARACTERS

Posted on 2020-07-20

The exhibition features new works from the artist’s Special Characters series, alongside a selection of her recent paintings and photographic collages. In addition to building upon themes that are essential to her practice, including the nature of representation, identity, gender, and race, Simpson incorporates imagery of the natural world, universal elements that transcend human presence. By repurposing and reconfiguring found images – a signature source in her work – Simpson creates her own highly distinctive visual terrain that offers a potent response to American life today.

Opposite – Then Comes Thunder, 2020

Exhibition runs through to September 30th, 2020

Hauser & Wirth
15-16/F, H Queen’s
80 Queen’s Road Central
999077 Hong Kong

www.hauserwirth.com

  

MADE IN FRANCE

Posted on 2020-07-20

Through the exhibition “Made in France” Galerie Max Hetzler is pleased to emphasise its commitment to the French artistic scene. Featuring Giulia Andreani, Jeremy Demester, Loris Gréaud, Raymond Hains, Tursic & Mille.

Opposite – Demonstrationsbild II, 2020

Exhibition runs through to July 30th, 2020

Galerie Max Hetzler
57, rue du Temple
75004 Paris
France

www.maxhetzler.com

  

MONA ARDELEANU – SOFT CRUSH

Posted on 2020-07-13

Patterned fabrics, lace, tassels or furs form the elements from which Mona Ar- deleanu creates mysterious objects. Her works attract the visitor’s eye, the soft fabric evoke warmth, traditional patterns recall memories of the familiar. “Soft Crush” is, on the one hand, the description of a spontaneous attraction and at the same time an expression of the soft materiality of the depicted objects. For the artist, fabrics carry emotions, they create identity as well as uniformity. At the same time, they form the boundary between the inside and the outside, offering protection from the cold or from glances. The patterns and shapes shown create associations with canopies, lanterns and lace doilies. Ardeleanau draws non-hierarchically from European and Asian tradition. Design and handicrafts are important sources of inspiration for her. This is evident in the artful draping, interweaving and intertwining and in the references to handicraft aids such as embroidery or weaving frames.

Opposite – Drape 2020/I, 2020

Exhibition runs through to August 2nd, 2020

König Galerie
St. Agnes – Alexandrinenstr, 118-121
10969 Berlin

www.koeniggalerie.com

  

SCOTT MYLES – SWAPPING POCKETS

Posted on 2020-07-13

Presenting a selection of works produced from Scott Myles’ ongoing project ‘This Way Out’, initially originating from his most recent solo exhibition at the gallery, where Myles relocated his studio for the duration of the exhibition which allowed an exploration of the artist’s practice within the context of a public exhibition.
To work inside the gallery was the exhibition; a kind of simultaneous display of production and presentation. The presence of the artist and assistant, the tools and materials for production, and the artworks throughout the gallery all vied for the viewer’s attention. Such dichotomies are at the core of the artist’s practice and ‘This Way Out’ was a sincere attempt at bringing about a new untested situation for Myles and his audience.

Opposite – Installation view

Exhibition runs through to July 18th, 2020

The Modern Institute
3 Aird’s Lane
G1 5HU
Glasgow

www.themoderninstitute.com

  

MANUEL LEÓN

Posted on 2020-07-13

León’s starting point is whatever others take for granted. A painter, who knows that he lives “out of time”, needs his hand to speak, like the figure in Ventriloquist of Herself (La Ventrílocua de sí misma), where a well-known children’s puppet may be delivering a speech, a story about something still to be revealed. Count von Count, the godfather of basic mathematics for a generation, keeps doing his sums, but looking at the composition for a while in silence, we realize that she is the one pulling the strings, with her mouth closed, in silence, possibly telling us a tale.

Opposite – Hipóstasis vegetal, 2020

Exhibition runs through to July 31st, 2020

Galería Javier López & Fer Francés
Guecho, 12 B
28023 Madrid
Spain

www.koeniggalerie.com