Friday, May 27, 2011

BEAUTY: Painting--Adrian Ghenie

Just like Daniel Pitin, the work of Romanian-born Adrian Ghenie has a dark, Eastern European vibe to it. Dark and grimy, it references Dadaism directly (seen below in Duchamp's Funeral and Dada Is Dead) and Fascism obliquely... it's wonderful and highly atmospheric work.

Both Ghenie and Pitin are represented by the Mihai Nicodim Gallery but it is unclear to me if the two have ever met. Their work is surprisingly similar...

Top to bottom: The Nightmare; Crawl Under the Desk; That Moment; Pie Fight Study; Dada Is Dead; Duchamp's Funeral

http://nicodimgallery.com/artists/adrian-ghenie/

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