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In An evening far, Cécile Lempert presents a new body of work, united in a single installation. A total of six paintings (five of which are on display) and one sculptural work, all tightly connected through a continuous narrative, are shown in her first exhibition at Super Super Markt. The six paintings employ the formal language of traditional portrait painting: We see, in total, three women and three men in different postures but roughly within the range of a half figure.
With two standing figures at the flanks, one in full profile, the other in rear view and with a profil perdu, and an old woman in frontal view at the center, the paintings evoke a scene reminiscent of the Last Supper. More particularly, however, Lempert references the composition of Lotte Laserstein’s famous painting Evening Over Potsdam (Abend über Potsdam) (1930): The personage in her installation is arranged quite similarly, not to mention the distinct atmosphere that brings together a…
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In An evening far, Cécile Lempert presents a new body of work, united in a single installation. A total of six paintings (five of which are on display) and one sculptural work, all tightly connected through a continuous narrative, are shown in her first exhibition at Super Super Markt. The six paintings employ the formal language of traditional portrait painting: We see, in total, three women and three men in different postures but roughly within the range of a half figure.
With two standing figures at the flanks, one in full profile, the other in rear view and with a profil perdu, and an old woman in frontal view at the center, the paintings evoke a scene reminiscent of the Last Supper. More particularly, however, Lempert references the composition of Lotte Laserstein’s famous painting Evening Over Potsdam (Abend über Potsdam) (1930): The personage in her installation is arranged quite similarly, not to mention the distinct atmosphere that brings together a…
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