Critical Melancholia

Lutz Bacher, Isa Genzken,

Anne Imhof, Michael Krebber,

Henrik Olesen, Josephine Pryde

and a footnote on the idea of natural history in Jack Smith

an exhibition organized with

Juliane Rebentisch

30 August - 14 October 2023

opening Wednesday, 30 August

6-8pm

Critical Melancholia

installation view

Galerie Buchholz, New York 2023

Isa Genzken

Untitled, 2006

lamp, glass, plastic tube, adhesive tape, plastic foil, electric cable

153 x 167 x 30 cm

Anne Imhof

“No god we trust”, 2023

pencil on paper

31 x 41 cm

 

“Montauk”, 2023

pencil on paper

31 x 41 cm

 

“Swan”, 2023

pencil on paper

21 x 14.8 cm

 

“Self portrait”, 2023

pencil on paper

31 x 41 cm

 

installation view

Galerie Buchholz, New York 2023

Anne Imhof

“No god we trust”, 2023

pencil on paper

31 x 41 cm

Anne Imhof

“Montauk”, 2023

pencil on paper

31 x 41 cm

Anne Imhof

“Swan”, 2023

pencil on paper

21 x 14.8 cm

Anne Imhof

“Self portrait”, 2023

pencil on paper

31 x 41 cm

Anne Imhof

“Mother and Child”, 2002

video

6:11 min.

 

“Bambi”, 2001

video

3:42 min.

 

installation view

Galerie Buchholz, New York 2023

Critical Melancholia

installation view

Galerie Buchholz, New York 2023

Henrik Olesen

“Crocodile”, 2023

plaster, acrylic, clear varnish, fabric, wire, wood

35 x 200 x 60 cm

base: 6 x 122 x 245 cm

Henrik Olesen

“Crocodile”, 2023

plaster, acrylic, clear varnish, fabric, wire, wood

35 x 200 x 60 cm

base: 6 x 122 x 245 cm

Henrik Olesen

“Crocodile”, 2023

plaster, acrylic, clear varnish, fabric, wire, wood

35 x 215 x 100 cm

base: 6 x 122 x 245 cm

Henrik Olesen

“Crocodile”, 2023

plaster, acrylic, clear varnish, fabric, wire, wood

35 x 215 x 100 cm

base: 6 x 122 x 245 cm

Henrik Olesen

“Crocodile”, 2023

plaster, acrylic, clear varnish, fabric, wire, wood

35 x 215 x 100 cm

base: 6 x 122 x 245 cm

 

Isa Genzken

“Spiderman”, 2008

paper, dried plant, fabric, stuffed animal, plastic, spray paint, acrylic, shoes, tape

269 x 67 x 108 cm

 

Lutz Bacher

“The Color Red”, 2014

formica

three pieces, 122 x 305 cm

installation dimensions variable

 

installation view

Galerie Buchholz, New York 2023

Isa Genzken

“Spiderman”, 2008

paper, dried plant, fabric, stuffed animal, plastic, spray paint, acrylic, shoes, tape

269 x 67 x 108 cm

Isa Genzken

“Spiderman”, 2008

paper, dried plant, fabric, stuffed animal, plastic, spray paint, acrylic, shoes, tape

269 x 67 x 108 cm

 

Lutz Bacher

“The Color Red”, 2014

formica

three pieces, 122 x 305 cm

installation dimensions variable

 

Josephine Pryde

“You & Me”, 2001

chromogenic print

27.8 x 37.5 cm

 

installation view

Galerie Buchholz, New York 2023

Lutz Bacher

“The Color Red”, 2014

formica

three pieces, 122 x 305 cm

installation dimensions variable

Josephine Pryde

“You & Me”, 2001

chromogenic print

27.8 x 37.5 cm

Josephine Pryde

“Ring Lip I”, 2020

archival pigment print

50.33 x 75.5 cm

framed: 73.5 x 98.5 x 3.9 cm

 

“Ring Lip II”, 2020

archival pigment print

50.33 x 75.5 cm

framed: 73.5 x 98.5 x 3.9 cm

 

installation view

Galerie Buchholz, New York 2023

Josephine Pryde

“Ring Lip I”, 2020

archival pigment print

50.33 x 75.5 cm

Josephine Pryde

“Ring Lip II”, 2020

archival pigment print

50.33 x 75.5 cm

Critical Melancholia

installation view

Galerie Buchholz, New York 2023

Josephine Pryde

“Seep”, 2001

chromogenic print

27.8 x 37.5 cm

framed: 34.5 x 44.5 x 2.9 cm

 

Michael Krebber

Untitled, 2007

acrylic on canvas

85 x 105 cm

 

installation view

Galerie Buchholz, New York 2023

Josephine Pryde

“Seep”, 2001

chromogenic print

27.8 x 37.5 cm

Michael Krebber

Untitled, 2007

acrylic on canvas

85 x 105 cm

Henrik Olesen

“Crocodile”, 2023

plaster, acrylic, clear varnish, fabric, wire, wood

35 x 215 x 100 cm

base: 6 x 122 x 245 cm

 

Michael Krebber

“MK/M 2014/09”, 2014

spray paint on canvas

160 x 120 cm

 

Lutz Bacher

“The Pink Body”, 2017

foam

70 x 110 x 12 cm

 

installation view

Galerie Buchholz, New York 2023

Michael Krebber

“MK/M 2014/09”, 2014

spray paint on canvas

160 x 120 cm

 

Lutz Bacher

“The Pink Body”, 2017

foam

70 x 110 x 12 cm

 

installation view

Galerie Buchholz, New York 2023

Michael Krebber

“MK/M 2014/09”, 2014

spray paint on canvas

160 x 120 cm

Lutz Bacher

“The Pink Body”, 2017

foam

70 x 110 x 12 cm

Lutz Bacher

“The Pink Body”, 2017

foam

70 x 110 x 12 cm

Lutz Bacher

“The Pink Body”, 2017

foam

70 x 110 x 12 cm

Lutz Bacher

“The Pink Body”, 2017

foam

70 x 110 x 12 cm

Isa Genzken

“Spiderman”, 2008

paper, dried plant, fabric, stuffed animal, plastic, spray paint, acrylic, shoes, tape

269 x 67 x 108 cm

 

Lutz Bacher

“The Pink Body”, 2017

foam

70 x 110 x 12 cm

 

Michael Krebber

“MK/M 2014/14”, 2014

spray paint on canvas

120 x 160 cm

 

installation view

Galerie Buchholz, New York 2023

Lutz Bacher

“The Pink Body”, 2017

foam

70 x 110 x 12 cm

Lutz Bacher

“The Pink Body”, 2017

foam

70 x 110 x 12 cm

 

Michael Krebber

“MK/M 2014/14”, 2014

spray paint on canvas

120 x 160 cm

 

installation view

Galerie Buchholz, New York 2023

Lutz Bacher

“The Pink Body”, 2017

foam

70 x 110 x 12 cm

Michael Krebber

“MK/M 2014/14”, 2014

spray paint on canvas

120 x 160 cm

Lutz Bacher

“The Pink Body”, 2017

foam

70 x 110 x 12 cm

Jack Smith

“Scotch Tape”, 1959

digitized from 16mm

3 min.

installation view

Galerie Buchholz, New York 2023

Jack Smith

Untitled, n.d.

oil on cardboard

35 x 28 cm

framed: 53.2 x 45.8 x 2.8 cm

installation view

Galerie Buchholz, New York 2023

Jack Smith

Untitled, n.d.

oil on cardboard

35 x 28 cm

Jack Smith

“Unedited Film Rush”, 1970s

digitized from Super 8

3:10 min.

installation view

Galerie Buchholz, New York 2023