Michael Werner Gallery opens an exhibition of recent paintings by Markus Lüpertz
Markus Lüpertz, Adam, 2020. Mixed media on canvas in artists frame, 32 x 39 1/4 inches, 81 x 100 cm. Courtesy Michael Werner Gallery, New York and London.
LONDON
.- Michael Werner Gallery, London is presenting an exhibition of recent paintings by Markus Lüpertz. The exhibition is currently available to view online and will open at the Gallery once the current coronavirus (Covid-19) restrictions lift. Painted over the last four years in Italy and Germany, the paintings masterfully combine Southern and Northern European painting traditions while presenting work that is new, innovative and contemporary.
The Hooligans, Romanian artist Adrian Ghenie’s fourth solo exhibition with Pace Gallery in New York City, brings together nine paintings and three drawings, all made during the last year.
The first time I encountered Adrian Ghenie’s work was nearly four years ago, and yet it seems much longer than that. I suspect that the reason for this is, at least in part, is because the world appears so very different than it did in early 2017, when
Recent Paintings, Ghenie’s third solo show at Pace Gallery, opened to the public. The Trump administration had only just begun, and no one could foresee how radically altered the country and indeed the world would be in just a few years. The work of this Romanian-born painter was gripping, pregnant with mystery, profoundly sensuous and stimulating – I was immediately enthralled.