980 Madison Avenue, Third Floor View this email in your browser (https://mailchi.mp/f65def6bf46c/nahmad-contemporary-newsletter-september-886511?e=c39411af91) ** O P E N I N G T O D A Y 1 0 A M - 6 P M ------------------------------------------------------------ ** A L B E R T O E H L E N | S P I E G E L B I L D E R ------------------------------------------------------------ November 5 - December 21, 2019 NEW YORK – Nahmad Contemporary is delighted to announce Albert Oehlen: Spiegelbilder, the first exhibition in US dedicated to the significant works that comprise Albert Oehlen's series of Spiegelbilder (‘Mirror Paintings’). The show is comprised of two concurrent presentations, one at Galerie Max Hetzler in London, on view through November 16, 2019, and one at Nahmad Contemporary in New York, opening on November 5, 2019. The exhibition coincides with a solo show of the artist’s work at the Serpentine Gallery, London (Oct.2, 2019– Feb.2, 2020.) Spanning eight years, from 1982 – 1990, this series straddles a decisive period for the artist, during which he moved from the crude figuration and “bad painting” of the late 1970s and early 80s, towards non-objective painting in the late 1980s. Through the Spiegelbilder, Oehlen cemented his reputation for subverting painting conventions. One of Oehlen’s earliest bodies of work, the Spiegelbilder (‘Mirror Paintings’) are distinguished by actual pieces of mirror collaged onto the surface of the canvas, highlighting the artist’s unconventional approach to painting from the outset. Although visually distinct, there is an attitude and approach in these paintings towards color, light, scale and line that carries through later series. Belonging to the Spiegelbilder are some of Oehlen’s first self-portraits, primary examples of which will also be exhibited. Many of the works in the series depict domestic interiors and politically-charged exteriors in a palette of muted colors. With titles alluding to Germany’s past and the incorporation of social and political spaces such as museums, staircases and brick walls as barrier motifs, Oehlen demonstrates his ability to turn controversy into cliché. Outsmarting painted pictorial reality with actual mirrored reality, the Spiegelbilder redefine the limits of the medium, drawing us in physically through their reflective qualities. Ambiguous in their presentation of socio-political spaces, the works provide early insight into Albert Oehlen’s idiosyncratic approach to painting through an ever-evolving style and technique. read more... (http://www.nahmadcontemporary.com/exhibitions/albert-oehlen-spiegelbilder) NAHMAD CONTEMPORARY 980 MADISON AVE ⎮ NEW YORK ⎮ NY ⎮10075 [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) +1 646 449 9118 Monday-Saturday, 10AM-6PM http://www.nahmadcontemporary.com/ https://www.instagram.com/nahmadcontemporary/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/Nahmad-Contemporary-761104604029387/ https://www.twitter.com/Joe_Nahmad/ ============================================================ Albert Oehlen, Treppenhaus alt, 1982, oil and mirror on canvas. Untitled, 1989, oil and mirror on canvas, © Albert Oehlen. Installation view by Tom Powel Imaging If you received this email in error or no longer wish to receive these mailings, you can click here to ** unsubscribe (https://nahmadcontemporary.us17.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=b70673086d081550990c36524&id=62f68f98d0&e=c39411af91&c=9009ad238f)