Albert Oehlen, Geneva, May 23–July 26, 2013

Installation Views

Installation view. Artwork © Albert Oehlen. Photo: Annik Wetter — Installation view
Artwork © Albert Oehlen. Photo: Annik Wetter

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Works Exhibited

Albert Oehlen Untitled, 2012. Charcoal on paper, 78 ¾ × 78 ¾ inches (200 × 200 cm) © Albert Oehlen — Albert Oehlen
*Untitled*, 2012
Charcoal on paper, 78 ¾ × 78 ¾ inches (200 × 200 cm)
© Albert Oehlen

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I have maybe two or three things on my mind, and some might be impossible. Some might be in contradiction to other orders, but I will still try them.
—Albert Oehlen

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From the Quarterly

The Bad Ones Don’t Deserve It

Albert Oehlen in conversation with Max Dax.

On Willem de Kooning: Albert Oehlen In Conversation with John Corbett

On the occasion of Willem de Kooning: Endless Painting, curated by Cecilia Alemani and comprising paintings from 1944 through 1986 and two sculptures, the Quarterly revisits a conversation between Albert Oehlen and John Corbett from 2013. The pair reflect on de Kooning’s late work and its lasting influence on them.

Albert Oehlen: Terrifying Sunset

The artist speaks with Mark Godfrey about his new paintings, touching on the works’ relationship to John Graham, the Rothko Chapel, and Leigh Bowery.

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In Conversation
Albert Oehlen and Mark Godfrey

Albert Oehlen speaks to Mark Godfrey about a recent group of abstract paintings, “academic” art, reversing habits, and questioning rules.

Albert Oehlen: In the Studio

This film by Albert Oehlen, with music by Tim Berresheim, takes us inside the artist’s studio in Switzerland as he works on a new painting.

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Albert Oehlen and Hans Ulrich Obrist

Hans Ulrich Obrist interviews the artist on the occasion of his recent exhibition at the Serpentine Galleries, London.

Albert Oehlen: Maximum Chance Maximum Control

The artist met with art historian Christian Malycha to discuss his newest paintings.

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Cows by the Water

At the Palazzo Grassi, Venice, a career-spanning exhibition of paintings by Albert Oehlen, entitled Cows by the Water, went on view in the spring of 2018. Caroline Bourgeois, the curator of the exhibition, discusses how the show was organized around the artist’s relationship to music.