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Adrian Ghenie: Golems at Pace Gallery
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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.
Golems features nine oil on linen paintings, and a large site-specific installation that have occupied the artist’s practice between 2013 and 2014.
The exhibition illustrates Ghenie’s tendency to question the values of Old Europe, investigating the position of the intellectual within society’s conscience. Golems continues the artist’s exploration of political extremism, philosophical scepticism, and scientific research.

Adrian Ghenie, Self Portrait as Charles Darwin, 2014 photo artbasel-online.com

Adrian Ghenie, Self Portrait as Charles Darwin, 2014
photo artbasel-online.com

In Jewish culture, a golem is an anthropomorphic creature, endowed with mystical powers, often seeking to carry terrible deeds. The word was used to mean an amorphous, unformed terracotta or clay figure in religious psalms and medieval texts*. For Ghenie, the golem is both a metaphor for modern artificiality and vanity. In these new paintings and more specifically through the figure of the English naturalist and geologist Charles Darwin, Ghenie seeks to challenge the obvious and thoroughly investigate the environment in which radical ideas emerge.

Adrian Ghenie, Darwin Room, 2014 photo pacegallery.com

Adrian Ghenie, Darwin Room, 2014
photo pacegallery.com

Other Works:

Adrian Ghenie, 'Self-portrait as Charles Darwin' (2011) photo phaidon.com

Adrian Ghenie, ‘Self-portrait as Charles Darwin’ (2011)
photo phaidon.com

Adrian Ghenie Pie Fight Interior 2, 2012 photo allartnews.com

Adrian Ghenie Pie Fight Interior 2, 2012
photo allartnews.com

Adrian Ghenie Selfportrait 4, 2010 photo timvanlaere.com

Adrian Ghenie
Selfportrait 4, 2010
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