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Adrian Ghenie

12 Jun-25 Jul 2014

Pace
London W1S 1HQ

Overview

Pace London is delighted to present Golems, an exhibition of new works by the Romanian artist Adrian Ghenie from 12 June to 26 July 2014 at 6 Burlington Gardens. Adrian Ghenie is one of the most talented figurative painters working today. The Darwin Room, presented in a site-specific chamber within the gallery space, features meticulously sourced eighteenth and nineteenth century panelling, floor boards and furniture, juxtaposed with contemporary items notably a plastic chair, a recurrent signifier in many of Ghenie’s paintings. Illumination comes from the light of the internal ‘window,’ a symbolic gesture to the post-enlightenment thinking. The dark passage of the installation creates a boundary, separating the present day gallery environment from the sacred space in which the academic contemplation takes shape.