Synopses & Reviews
David Salle numbers among the most important American painters in contemporary art. This catalog presents an exciting group of new large-format paintings combined with a choice selection of older works. Salle’s work not only references artists like Robert Rauschenberg, Frank Stella, and Andy Warhol, but also Ludwig Wittgenstein and Jean-Luc Godard. Painting and drawing as well as film and installation, performance, and stage design can all be associated with Salle’s work.
David Salle’s work has been shown in many American and international exhibitions and is included in major collections, including Whitney Museum, New York; Documenta 7, Germany; and the Venice Bienniale.
Synopsis
Exciting group of new large-format paintings by American Painter David Salle.
About the Author
1952 Born in Norman, Oklahoma,David Salle numbers among the most important American painters in contemporary art. Lives in Sagaponack, New York. Dr Veit Görner, born in Munich in 1953, has been director of the kestnergesellschaft in Hannover since 2003. He lives in Hannover and Stuttgart.Görner, has organised extensive solo exhibitions - often for the first time in Germany - with the following internationally renowned artists, among others:Gary Hume, Cindy Sherman, Miquel Barceló, Fischli & Weiss, Anton Corbijn, Candida Höfer. Curator at the Kestnergesellschaft Hannover, Germany.