In Nature Morte Halloubi pays homage to the work of the Italian artist Giorgio Morandi (1890-1964) who spent his entire life painting still lifes. By juxtaposing those works with art-historical events…
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Hodgkin was a superb colorist. As abstract as the paintings may initially appear to be, Hodgkin described himself as a ‘representational artist of emotional situations’. His paintings - ‘the…
Richard Long is a major figure with respect to Land Art : a movement associated with artists who, since the 1960s, have realized their work outdoors, with natural materials from the surroundings.…
The work of Giuseppe Penone deals with the desire for a union of man and nature, two entities that have become very remote from each other in western society. He continually endeavors to bring about…
For Bird Nose Count (2020), Kasper Bosmans was inspired by the paintings of the 17 th -century artist Melchior d’Hondecoeter. Those works feature groups of birds that could only be seen together in…
The pastel hues in the painting Hunt for Paradise (Hope) 19.09.20 (2020) are soft, light and floral. But in this idyllic garden there appear dark forms with groping tentacles. This large painting, the…
In the series Landlines Sean Scully explores the dividing lines between land, water and sky. The paintings are made up of broad horizontal strokes in subdued earthen hues, alternated with green and…
The building of the former Thomas de Beer wool mill, which is the remainder of a much larger factory complex, has a certain mysteriousness: a peculiar closed box that reveals nothing about its…
Life and work are strongly connected for Wolfgang Laib. In the rural surroundings of southern Germany, he produces work that adopts a distinct stance in the world of contemporary art, partly due to…