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Jeff Wall, Pawnshop, 2009 © Jeff Wall

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In Focus
Duane Hanson, Taryn Simon, Jeff Wall

Thursday, August 20, 2020, 5pm EDT

Join Gagosian for a trio of online presentations to learn about the ways Duane Hanson, Taryn Simon, and Jeff Wall approach photography as a generative practice and notions of truth and reality. Andy Avini will explain how Hanson’s figures take on new meaning in a photographic context, Louise Neri will speak about the intersection of photography in Simon’s multidisciplinary practice, and Graham Dalik will discuss how Wall changes photography’s relationship to truth through influence from other art forms. To join, register at zoom.us.

Jeff Wall, Pawnshop, 2009 © Jeff Wall

Installation view, American Pastoral, Gagosian, Britannia Street, London, January 23–March 14, 2020. Artwork, left to right: © Theaster Gates, © Adam McEwen, Thomas Moran, © Richard Prince, © Banks Violette, © Ed Ruscha. Photo: Lucy Dawkins

Tour

American Pastoral

Thursday, March 5, 2020, 6:30pm
Gagosian, Britannia Street, London

Join Gagosian for a tour of the group exhibition American Pastoral. The show juxtaposes modern and contemporary works with historical American landscapes ranging from Albert Bierstadt’s depiction of the sublime in Sunset over the River (1877) to Edward Hopper’s tranquil seaside scene, Gloucester Harbor (1926). Gagosian’s Alice Godwin will focus on a select grouping of exhibited works that seek to challenge the idealized vision of the American Dream that has long been a rich topic of inquiry for artists in the United States. To attend the free event, RSVP to londontours@gagosian.com. Space is limited.

Installation view, American Pastoral, Gagosian, Britannia Street, London, January 23–March 14, 2020. Artwork, left to right: © Theaster Gates, © Adam McEwen, Thomas Moran, © Richard Prince, © Banks Violette, © Ed Ruscha. Photo: Lucy Dawkins

The Extreme Present

Exhibition

The Extreme Present

Opening reception: Tuesday, December 3, 5–8pm
December 4–8, 2019
Moore Building, Miami

Gagosian is pleased to announce The Extreme Present, the fifth in a series of annual exhibitions at the Moore Building in the Miami Design District during Art Basel Miami Beach, presented by Gagosian and Jeffrey Deitch. The Extreme Present will explore artists’ reactions to the conditions of our accelerating and increasingly complex world. The title is inspired by The Age of Earthquakes: A Guide to the Extreme Present, a book by Shumon Basar, Douglas Coupland, and Hans Ulrich Obrist, published in 2015. Their provocative thesis addresses the rapidly evolving digital era, half a century after Marshall McLuhan’s groundbreaking study on technology’s influence on culture, Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man, in which he coined the phrase “the medium is the message.” Works in this exhibition explore concepts of media, communication, togetherness, and isolation.

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The Extreme Present

Museum Exhibitions

Duane Hanson, Two Workers, 1993, Siftung Haus der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik Deutschland © 2022 Estate of Duane Hanson/Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Axel Thünker 

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Duane Hanson in
Hyperréalisme: Ceci n’est pas un corps

September 8, 2022–March 5, 2023
Musée Maillol, Paris
www.museemaillol.com

This exhibition, whose title translates to Hyperrealism: This Is Not a Body, traces this artistic current from the 1960s to the present through more than forty sculptures by international artists. Some works strive to portray the human body in the most faithful and lifelike representation possible, while others question the notion of reality. Work by Duane Hanson is included.

Duane Hanson, Two Workers, 1993, Siftung Haus der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik Deutschland © 2022 Estate of Duane Hanson/Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Axel Thünker 

Duane Hanson, Child with Puzzle, 1978 © 2023 Estate of Duane Hanson/Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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To Begin Again
Artists and Childhood

October 6, 2022–February 26, 2023
Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston
www.icaboston.org

To Begin Again investigates the influence of childhood and children on visual artists from the early twentieth century to today. Through painting, sculpture, photography, installation, and video by a group of forty international and intergenerational artists, this exhibition illustrates the diverse experiences of this phase of life and engages childhood as an intellectual query into language and learning. Work by Jean-Michel Basquiat and Duane Hanson is included.

Duane Hanson, Child with Puzzle, 1978 © 2023 Estate of Duane Hanson/Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Installation view, Jubiläumsausstellung—Special Guest Duane Hanson, Fondation Beyeler, Riehen/Basel, Switzerland, October 30, 2022–January 8, 2023. Artwork, front to back: © 2022 Estate of Duane Hanson/Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; © Estate of Roy Lichtenstein

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Jubiläumsausstellung—Special Guest Duane Hanson

October 30, 2022–January 8, 2023
Fondation Beyeler, Riehen/Basel
www.fondationbeyeler.ch

This exhibition, whose title translates to Anniversary Exhibition—Special Guest Duane Hanson, features more than one hundred works from the foundation’s collection, from modern to contemporary art, to celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the institution. Several hyperrealist sculptures by Duane Hanson enrich the presentation, opening up surprising perspectives on the exhibited artworks, architecture, staff, and visitors. Work by Francis Bacon, Georg Baselitz, Alberto Giacometti, Anselm Kiefer, Roy Lichtenstein, Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol, and Rachel Whiteread is included.

Installation view, Jubiläumsausstellung—Special Guest Duane Hanson, Fondation Beyeler, Riehen/Basel, Switzerland, October 30, 2022–January 8, 2023. Artwork, front to back: © 2022 Estate of Duane Hanson/Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; © Estate of Roy Lichtenstein

Duane Hanson, Medical Doctor, 1992–94 © 2022 Estate of Duane Hanson/Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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Take Care
Art and Medicine

April 8–July 17, 2022
Kunsthaus Zürich
www.kunsthaus.ch

This group exhibition aims to explore the timeless human preoccupation with health by retracing key moments in medical history from the nineteenth century to present day. More than three hundred works, including drawing, painting, sculpture, video, spatial installation, and performance, examine the productive interplay of sickness, pain, medicine, care, and healing. Work by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Duane Hanson, and Damien Hirst is included.

Duane Hanson, Medical Doctor, 1992–94 © 2022 Estate of Duane Hanson/Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Albert Oehlen, Untitled, 1997/2005 © Albert Oehlen. Photo: Lothar Schnepf

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Albert Oehlen
“Grandi quadri miei con piccoli quadri di altri”

September 5, 2021–February 20, 2022
Museo d’arte della Svizzera italiana, Lugano, Switzerland
masilugano.ch

In this exhibition, Albert Oehlen: Big Paintings by Me with Small Paintings by Others”, select works from Oehlen’s personal art collection are on view alongside some of his most significant paintings. In staging this large-scale exhibition, Oehlen aims to make relationships perceptible between his artworks and those by artists whose practices he has long admired. Work by Richard Artschwager, Willem de Kooning, Duane Hanson, Mike Kelley, and Franz West, among others, is included.

Albert Oehlen, Untitled, 1997/2005 © Albert Oehlen. Photo: Lothar Schnepf

Rudolf Stingel, Untitled, 2002 © Rudolf Stingel. Photo: Alessandro Zambianchi

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Hey! Did you know that art does not exist…

July 27, 2021–January 8, 2022
Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Israel
www.tamuseum.org.il

This exhibition presents more than one hundred works from Sylvio Perlstein’s intensely personal collection, which traces artists and trends that have defined the avant-garde, complex, and experimental nature of twentieth-century art. Work by Jean-Michel BasquiatDuane HansonRoy LichtensteinMan RayBrice Marden, Ed RuschaRudolf Stingel, Cy Twombly, and Andy Warhol is included.

Rudolf Stingel, Untitled, 2002 © Rudolf Stingel. Photo: Alessandro Zambianchi

Ellen Gallagher, Untitled, 2000 © Ellen Gallagher

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Icons

May 6–November 14, 2021
Boghossian Foundation, Brussels
www.villaempain.com

From early European and Middle Eastern artifacts to modern and contemporary works, icons have inspired many believers, as well as artists, throughout the ages. This exhibition explores how spiritual dimensions have been incorporated into artworks from antiquity to the present day. Work by Michael Craig-Martin, Ellen Gallagher, Douglas Gordon, Duane Hanson, Titus Kaphar, and Andy Warhol is included.

Ellen Gallagher, Untitled, 2000 © Ellen Gallagher

Installation view, Untitled, 2020, Punta della Dogana, Venice, March 22–December 13, 2020. Artwork © Thomas Houseago. Photo: Marco Cappelletti/DSL Studio

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Untitled, 2020

March 22–November 4, 2020
Punta della Dogana, Venice
www.palazzograssi.it

Conceived and curated by Thomas Houseago, Muna El Fituri, and Caroline Bourgeois, Untitled, 2020 places into dialogue works in a broad range of media by more than sixty artists held by the Pinault Collection, international museums, and private collections. The exhibition centers around a re-creation of Houseago’s studio in Tadao Ando’s cube room, in the heart of Punta della Dogana. Work by Ellen Gallagher, Duane Hanson, Mike Kelley, Henry Moore, and Nam June Paik is included.

Installation view, Untitled, 2020, Punta della Dogana, Venice, March 22–December 13, 2020. Artwork © Thomas Houseago. Photo: Marco Cappelletti/DSL Studio

Duane Hanson, Bodybuilder, 1990 © 2019 Estate of Duane Hanson/Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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Duane Hanson in
Hyperrealistic Sculpture. Almost Alive

November 29, 2018–March 10, 2019
Heydar Aliyev Center, Baku, Azerbaijan
heydaraliyevcenter.az

Hyperrealistic Sculpture. Almost Alive gives an overview of hyperrealism as a movement over the past fifty years. The exhibition traces this art from the 1960s to the present, but also shows that the depictions of human physicality are always influenced by the respective zeitgeist of their time. This show was initially produced under the title Almost Alive: Hyperrealistic Sculptures in Art by the Kunsthalle Tübingen, Germany. Work by Duane Hanson is included.

Duane Hanson, Bodybuilder, 1990 © 2019 Estate of Duane Hanson/Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Installation view, Almost Alive: Hyperrealistic Sculptures in Art, Kunsthalle Tübingen, Germany, July 21–October 21, 2018. Artwork © Estate of Duane Hanson/Licensed by VAGA, New York. Photo: Ulrich Metz

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Duane Hanson in
Almost Alive: Hyperrealistic Sculptures in Art

July 21–October 21, 2018
Kunsthalle Tübingen, Germany
kunsthalle-tuebingen.de

Almost Alive: Hyperrealistic Sculptures in Art gives an overview of hyperrealism as a movement over the past fifty years. The exhibition traces this art from the 1960s to the present, but also shows that the depictions of human physicality are always influenced by the respective zeitgeist of their time. Work by Duane Hanson is included.

Installation view, Almost Alive: Hyperrealistic Sculptures in Art, Kunsthalle Tübingen, Germany, July 21–October 21, 2018. Artwork © Estate of Duane Hanson/Licensed by VAGA, New York. Photo: Ulrich Metz

Thomas Houseago, Baby, 2009–10 © Thomas Houseago

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“Debout!”
Collection François Pinault

June 23–September 9, 2018
Couvent des Jacobins and Musée des Beaux-Arts, Rennes, France
www.tourisme-rennes.com

The city of Rennes will host an exhibition of works from the Pinault collection under the title “Debout!”. More than sixty works by twenty renowned artists will be on display in locations and institutions around the city. Work by Duane Hanson, Thomas Houseago, and Tatiana Trouvé will be included.

Thomas Houseago, Baby, 2009–10 © Thomas Houseago

Jeff Koons, Buster Keaton, 1988 © Jeff Koons

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Like Life
Sculpture, Color, and the Body (1300–Now)

March 21–July 22, 2018
Met Breuer, New York
www.metmuseum.org

Seven hundred years of sculptural practice—spanning fourteenth-century Europe to the global present—will be examined anew. Like Life: Sculpture, Color, and the Body (1300–Now) will explore narratives of sculpture in which artists have sought to replicate the literal, living presence of the human body. Work by Duane Hanson and Jeff Koons will be included.

Jeff Koons, Buster Keaton, 1988 © Jeff Koons

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