Leavin home but there is no home at all
September 18 — October 19, 2019
New York: 24th Street
Gladstone Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of new and recent paintings by Belgian artist Walter Swennen, his third show with the gallery in New York. In this presentation, the artist continues his career-long exploration of language, culture, and memory through his incisively layered paintings, displaying the profound impact that psychology, mass media, and his own life experiences have had on his practice.
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About
Walter Swennen (b. 1946, Brussels) lives and works in Brussels. His work has been the subject of numerous solo exhibitions at international institutions including Kunst Museum Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland; Frans Masereel Centrum, Kasterless, Belgium; Kunstmuseum Den Hague, Netherlands; La Triennale di Milano, Italy (2018); Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen, Düsseldorf, Germany (2015); WIELS Contemporary Art Center, Brussels (2013); Culturgest Lisbon (2013); Kunstverein Freiburg (2012); MuKHA Antwerp, Belgium (1994); and Kunsthal Rotterdam, The Netherlands (1994). Swennen has also been included in notable group exhibitions including: “Atopolis, Manège de Sury,” Mons (2015); “The Importance of Being...,” Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Havana (2015); “Idiolect,” Arentshuis, Bruges (2009); “La Belgique Visionnaire/Visionair België,” curated by Harald Szeemann, Palais des Beaux-Arts/Paleis voor Schone Kunsten, Brussels (2005); “Voir en Peinture,” FRAC Ile de France/Le Plateau, Paris (2003); “La Consolation,” Centre d’Art National Contemporain, Le Magasin, Grenoble (1999); and “Trouble Spot. Painting,” MuKHA Antwerp (1999).
