Silke Otto-Knapp

Slash back blazers

2010

Etching on Bütten (different colours), 17.8 x 15.1 cm
Edition of 15, unique copies
Signed and numbered, unframed

800 EUR

In her work, the internationally renowned German painter Silke Otto-Knapp investigates how a historical-pictorial way of thinking is integrated into the further understanding of a common culture: for example, the abstract language of contemporary dance, arranged spaces, scenarios and gestures. The etching she made for her German debut exhibition at the Kunstverein München refers to one of the paintings in this show, which shows three ballet dancers. The etchings are produced by Otto-Knapp herself, so each has its own individual character. They are available in three colors (black and white, grey, red).

Silke Otto-Knapp (b. 1970 in Osnabrück) lives and works in Los Angeles.

Solo exhibitions (selection): Banff Art Centre, Banff, 2009; Modern Art Oxford, 2009; Galerie Daniel Buchholz, Cologne, 2007; Taka Ishii Gallery, Tokyo, 2007; Gavin Brownʼs enterprise, NYC, 2007; Tate Britain, London, 2005.