Viktor Pivovarov and Ged Quinn
dal 6/2/2014 al 19/4/2014
Segnalato da
6/2/2014
Viktor Pivovarov and Ged Quinn
Galerie Rudolfinum, Prague
Cake and Lemon Eaters. The two artists present a compelling range of their work, with an emphasis on still lifes
The Russian painter Viktor Pivovarov (1937) and the British artist Ged Quinn (1963) are presented together in a show exhibiting a compact collection that encompasses a compelling range of their work, with an emphasis on still lifes. What links them thematically is their profound relationship with the history of European painting. They both plot a path from the age-old certainties of canonised meanings to a modern-day floating mosaic of shifted narrative with conjectural interpretations. Their paintings are a dialogue with inherited tradition, a reinterpretation of the visions of historical paintings, an exploration of ideas sailing through time, frequently alleviated by humorous overstatement. The exhibition is accompanied by a catalogue with an essay by the curator, Petr Nedoma, biographies of the two artists, and reproductions of the works that make up the exhibition. (Image: Ged Quinn, I Am a Dream of My Soul, 2006, oil on canvas, 61 x 50.4 cm, Courtesy of the artist and Stephen Friedman Gallery)