Born in the Silesian town of Oels, now Oleśnica, and growing up in both East and West Germany, Polke was one of the artists of the 1960s who dealt with the collective trauma of the post-war generation. He confronted the political crisis of his time with a genuinely painterly, yet highly analytical approach to reality, with the effect that thirteen years after his death, these supposedly historical works are still highly topical, eerily reflecting today’s conflicts, crises and their representation in the media. Known for his witty mental agility and investigations of the materiality of art, Polke’s entire œuvre bears witness to an inimitable personal and artistic love of freedom, without ever denying his belief in the great communicative relevance of art.
Born in the Silesian town of Oels, now Oleśnica, and growing up in both East and West Germany, Polke was one of the artists of the 1960s who dealt with the collective trauma of the post-war generation. He confronted the political crisis of his time with a genuinely painterly, yet highly analytical approach to reality, with the effect that thirteen years after his death, these supposedly historical works are still highly topical, eerily reflecting today’s conflicts, crises and their representation in the media. Known for his witty mental agility and investigations of the materiality of art, Polke’s entire œuvre bears witness to an inimitable personal and artistic love of freedom, without ever denying his belief in the great communicative relevance of art.
Gary Briechle’s practice is disciplined, almost monastic. Every day roving around Rockland, Maine in an SUV loaded with chemicals, looking at the same mundane scenes and subjects, but expecting different results.
Boyd commissioned the tapestries, part of his extensive artistic exploration of the life of Saint Francis, from the Manufactura de Tapeçarias de Portalegre, Portugal, and they were purchased by the National Gallery in 1975
A Zona is Diogo Simões’s first book. Twelve years in the making, it marks the arrival of a major force in Portuguese photography. All the photos were done in Margem Sul, Tagus river south bank, opposite Lisbon.
Wolf Tones presents the work of six artists as a refracted analogy of an acoustic phenomenon. The wolf tone is an irregular vibration produced by a musical instrument such as the cello. It is the result of an acoustic conflict produced by its wooden body.