Adrian Ghenie

12 Jun-25 Jul 2014

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.