In a world first, we unite Lucian Freud’s self-portraits in one extraordinary exhibition. See more than 50 paintings, prints and drawings in which this modern master of British art turns his unflinching eye firmly on himself.
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Photo Hans-Günther Kaufmann
Olaf Nicolai
Artist
Olaf Nicolai (1962) lives and works in Berlin. After studying German language and literature at the University of Leipzig, he has been a visual artist since 1990. In addition to participating in solo and group exhibitions, he has shown at Documenta (1997 & 2017), at the 49th and 51st Venice Biennale (2001 and 2005). For his work In The Woods There Is A Bird… commissioned by Documenta 14 Olaf Nicolai was awarded the Karl Sczuka Prize 2017 for works of radio art.
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