Candice Breitz

Him (), 1968Price on Request

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seven channel installation: 7 hard drivesKaufmann Repetto

Description

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As a contemporary art curator, I would summarize this artwork as follows: The piece features a grid-like arrangement of six framed headshot portraits against a dark background. The portraits depict a diverse range of individuals, including two older men with stern expressions, a young man in a suit, and a woman with a pensive gaze. The muted color palette and stark lighting create a somber, contemplative atmosphere. The arresting compositions and evident technical mastery suggest this work explores themes of identity, power, and the human condition. The artist's intention may be to prompt viewers to consider the complex relationships between the individuals portrayed and the societal forces that shape their experiences. ...

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Artist

Candice Breitz

B.1972, South African

Throughout her career, Candice Breitz has explored the dynamics by means of which an individual becomes him or herself in relation to a larger community, be that the immediate community that one encounters in family, or the real and imagined communities that are shaped not only by questions of national belonging, race, gender and religion, but also by the increasingly undeniable influence of mainstream media such as television, cinema and other popular culture. Most recently, Breitz’s work has focused on the conditions under which empathy is produced, reflecting on a media-saturated global culture in which strong identification with fictional characters and celebrity figures runs parallel to widespread indifference to the plight of those facing real world adversity. Her main media is the video: from single channel to 30-channels video installations, involving the whole exhibition space. ...

Candice Breitz: Artworks

Candice BreitzFactum, 2009Price on Request

Candice BreitzMore Than Words, 2006Price on Request

Candice BreitzDe Do Do Do, 2006Price on Request

Candice BreitzHim (), 1968Price on Request

Candice BreitzGrateful Dead Monument, Berlin, September, 2007Price on Request

Candice BreitzBecoming Julia, 2003Price on Request

Candice BreitzMother + Father, 2005Price on Request

Candice BreitzI'm Your Man (A Portrait of Leonard Cohen), 2017Price on Request

Candice BreitzTLDR, 2017Price on Request

Candice BreitzSweat, 2018Price on Request

Candice BreitzI cannot sleep… knowing that tonight is the end of everything, 1949Price on Request

Candice BreitzThat’s Why God Made The Movies, 1953Price on Request

Gallery

Kaufmann Repetto

Milan, New York City

francesca kaufmann gallery opened in January 2000. Since then, the gallery has aimed to explore a diverse range of media, with a focus on video, site specific installation, and a special attention towards the works of female artists. After ten years in its historical location, the gallery opened in a new space in October 2010, under the name kaufmann repetto, to mark the partnership between Francesca Kaufmann and Chiara Repetto. In its new location, the gallery has been able to further develop its exhibition programming through a project space dedicated predominantly to younger artists, as well as a courtyard for large scale outdoor installations, which run parallel to the gallery’s main exhibition schedule. In 2013, the gallery inaugurated a new location in Chelsea, New York, with a parallel program to the gallery’s main space in Milan. In 2019 the New York location moved to Tribeca, expanding to a 3,000 sq ft exhibition space. The inaugural exhibition at the gallery’s new space in Tribeca was a solo show by Lily van der Stokker. ...