Battleground Studio: Adrian Ghenie The Works on Paper

• New works by the Romanian artist • Digital reality seen through charcoal drawings • Comprehensive catalog of the Kupferstichkabinett Dresden

Adrian Ghenie is one of the most acclaimed artists of his generation. He is interested in the dangers and catastrophes caused by the ideologies of the 20th century, which the artist describes as the century of humiliation. The gloomy setting of his paintings and the deformed figures reveal the physical and psychological injuries caused by dictatorship and war. In the group of current charcoal drawings, Ghenie transfers his theme to the present and deals with the effects of digital media on people. The now extensive oeuvre of drawings and collages plays a central role in the pictorial alienation through motif montage and abstraction, which is presented for the first time in the Dresden Kupferstich-Kabinett in its development from the beginnings to the present day.

Adrian Ghenie (*1977 in Baia Mare, Romania), is one of the most celebrated painters of his generation. His work is considered "posthumously born" in the Nietzschean sense, blending past influences with contemporary themes. Ghenie is known for merging personal, political, and art historical themes, combining abstract and figurative elements, and exploring the possibilities of his medium. He draws on personal memories, art historical references, film stills, and internet visuals.

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Front Cover Schmutztitel Titelseite Inhalt Preface - Björn Egging Curator Before the Battle: On the collages and drawings of Adrian Ghenie - Björn Egging War Is Not Over: Adrian Ghenie after Otto Dix - Jan-Markus Göttsch The Great Nothing: Notes on some of Adrian Ghenie's more recent pictures - Holger Liebs Vorwort - Björn Egging Kurator Vor der Schlacht: Zu den Collagen und Zeichnungen von Adrian Ghenie - Björn Egging War Is Not Over: Adrian Ghenie nach Otto Dix - Jan-Markus Göttsch Das große Nichts: Über einige von Adrian Ghenies neueren Bildern - Holger Liebs Chronology Selected Solo Exhibitions Selected Group Exhibitions Selected Publications Solo Exhibition Catalogues Photo credits Impressum Back Cover