Archive Hatje Cantz Verlag | Adrian Ghenie

At This Year’S Venice Biennale, The Romanian Pavilion In The Giardini Showcases Darwin’S Room, An Exhibition Of Paintings By Adrian Ghenie. The Title Refers Not Only To A Recent Series Of Superb Portraits Of (And Self-Portraits As) The Great British Naturalist, But Also To Ghenie’S Exploration Of Twentieth-Century History As An “Evolutionary Laboratory,” With The Seminal Ideologies As “Species” Fighting For Survival—A Fascinating Interweaving Of Past And Future Histories. In Just A Few Years, Ghenie Has Developed A Unique Artistic Language, Combining A Spontaneous, Sensual, Multilayered “Joie De Peindre” With A Keen Reflection On How The Contemporary Is Shaped By Memory And Desire. This Handsome Book Assembles All Paintings Presented In Venice And A Wealth Of Essays And Interviews That Underline Ghenie’S Standing As One Of The Most Significant Painters Of His Generation.