The artwork is a minimalist sculpture composed of a sturdy, rectangular brick-like form in a warm, earthy terracotta color. The surface is divided into six distinct panels by lightly impressed lines, creating a grid-like pattern. The overall composition is simple yet visually appealing, emphasizing the material's tactile qualities and the elegant geometry of the design. The sculpture's utilitarian appearance and the inclusion of a wooden handle suggest a functional purpose, though the artist's intention may have been to challenge traditional notions of art and everyday objects. This thought-provoking work reflects the minimalist aesthetic that emerged in the mid-20th century art scene. ...
Since the 1990s, Judith Hopf has been developing an independent artistic language in the form of sculpture, film, drawing, performance or even stage design. In her works, Hopf addresses social inscriptions and power structures in political and private realms and the impact of visible and invisible architectures, technology and objects, on the human body and its movements. Often sourced from everyday as well as modern and postmodern aesthetic vocabulary and materials such as brick, concrete, glass, her works challenge habituals views, representations and behaviours. ...
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. ...
