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To coincide, Gagosian has an exhibition of new paintings in Hong Kong, while Skarstedt gallery in New York is showing canvases from Oehlen’s 1990s Fn series.
Variously described as “the most resourceful abstract painter alive”, “pictorially excessive” and having a “dandyist aesthetic”, Oehlen has reinvented himself tirelessly over his 40-year career. He has produced numerous series... more >> With an exhibition opening today at the Serpentine Gallery and commercial shows at Max Hetzler and Lévy Gorvy galleries, the German artist Albert Oehlen is the toast of London this week.
To coincide, Gagosian has an exhibition of new paintings in Hong Kong, while Skarstedt gallery in New York is showing canvases from Oehlen’s 1990s Fn series.
Variously described as “the most resourceful abstract painter alive”, “pictorially excessive” and having a “dandyist aesthetic”, Oehlen has reinvented himself tirelessly over his 40-year career. He has produced numerous series that incorporate, among other approaches and materials, Abstract Expressionist brushstrokes, graffiti, computer-generated elements and textiles. His Bad and Computer paintings are among his best-known.
