Following in the footsteps of the great muralists, Mexican painter Daniel Lezama's large-format, epic pictorial stories reflect the long, often dark history of Mexico, as well as its present. His figures appear violent and animated, but simultaneously full of hope and tender affection. This expansiv[...]
German painter Norbert Bisky (born 1970) first came to prominence in the 1990s, with works that brought together elements of old German masterpieces, Socialist Realism and contemporary pop culture. "Paraisopolis" focuses on the artist's watercolors of the past four years, a group of 50-60 works.[...]
In "Laughing Windows," German artist Volker Marz (born 1957) addresses the childhoods of historical figures such as Walter Benjamin, Hannah Arendt, Friedrich Nietzsche, Adolf Eichmann, Pina Bausch, Nelson Mandela and Josef Beuys, rendering scenarios in clay pieces, photographs, texts and music video[...]