Saturday, October 13, 2012

Ian Kiaer - Alison Jaques Gallery - London


through November 10th 2012

In his fourth solo presentation at Alison Jacques Gallery, Ian Kiaer revisits a premise he has explored through a number of years and museum shows: Alexandre Dumas's, The Black Tulip. Like the 19th Century novelist, Kiaer is attracted by the idea of continually returning to what some believe is a redundant endeavour. For Dumas's Dutch protagonist that was to attempt to breed an unnaturally-hued, perfectly black flower. For Kiaer, it is to make paintings after painting.


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