Stephen Friedman Gallery is currently showing ‘Short Straw’, a body of new work by German painter, Cornelius Quabeck. This is the artist’s second solo exhibition at the gallery. Open through 6 March 2010.
Quabeck combines process-led, intuitive painting with figurative compositions. His previous works have portrayed rock stars and fictional characters in energetic portraits that relay the artist’s painterly skill. In this vibrant new body of work Quabeck shifts the focus of his attention to the natural world, partly inspired by a recent residency in Marin County, California.
Cornelius Quabeck (b. 1974, Germany) lives and works in Düsseldorf, Germany and has exhibited widely in Europe. Recent solo exhibitions include: C Monster, Taro Nasu, Tokyo (2009); Workout!, Martin van Zomeren, Amsterdam (2008); Capital C, Galerie Christian Nagel, Berlin (2008) and Critical Mess, Friedrich Petzel Gallery, New York (2008). Recent group shows include: Malen ist Wahlen 1981-2009, Galerie Christian Nagel, Berlin (2009); Any kind of cruelty, Martin van Zomeren, Amsterdam (2009) and Self Portraits, James Fuentes, New York (2008).
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Image Cornelius Quabeck – Stephen Friedman Gallery
