{"product_id":"76949-adrian-ghenie-schattenbilder","title":"Adrian Ghenie - Shadow Play","description":"With \"Adrian Ghenie: Shadowplay,\" the ALBERTINA presents a groundbreaking exhibition that breathes new life into lost masterpieces by Egon Schiele. Based on the concept by Ciprian Adrian Barsan, this project takes viewers on a metaphysical journey between decay and re-creation. Approximately a quarter of Schiele's works, which address themes such as death, sexuality, and melancholy, now exist only as black-and-white shadow images. Adrian Ghenie, one of the most important contemporary artists, transforms these lost images into vibrant, color-intensive artworks. His masterful ability to blur the lines between reality and abstraction creates an impressive homage to Schiele's legacy. This artistic exploration illuminates an intergenerational dialogue between two painters who focus on the profound human psyche. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Once you leave behind the traditional constraints of anatomy, the way you deform the human form can become a portrait of character or the inner psyche,\" – Adrian Ghenie.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdrian Ghenie (b. 1977 in Baia Mare, Romania) is one of the most renowned painters of his generation. His work is considered \"reborn\" in the Nietzschean sense, by connecting past influences with contemporary themes. Ghenie is known for merging personal, political, and art historical themes by combining abstract and figurative elements and exploring the possibilities of his medium. He draws on personal memories, art historical references, film stills, and internet images. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEgon Schiele (1890–1918) showed extraordinary artistic talent early on. He entered the Vienna Academy in 1906 but soon left due to conflicts and founded the Neukunstgruppe. Known for his expressive works, Schiele gained significant fame in 1918 but died at the age of 28 from the Spanish flu.","brand":"Hatje Cantz Verlag","offers":[{"title":"Book (978-3-7757-5861-1)","offer_id":50168208032008,"sku":"9783775758611","price":58.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/8948\/8049\/files\/odoo_9783775758611_3744a296-f366-4ffd-86ae-a666ff9dc49e.jpg?v=1744289673","url":"https:\/\/hatjecantz.de\/en\/products\/76949-adrian-ghenie-schattenbilder","provider":"Hatje Cantz Verlag","version":"1.0","type":"link"}