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David Zwirner is pleased to announce an exhibition of new paintings by American artist Katherine Bernhardt (b. 1975) that will take place at the gallery’s location in Hong Kong. The works in this presentation focus on characters from the Japanese media franchise and global game sensation Pokémon, continuing to expand Bernhardt’s unique visual lexicon, which culls from an irreverent pop vernacular as well as her own life and the broader culture. Dummy doll jealous eyes ditto pikachu beefy mimikyu rough play Galarian rapid dash libra horn HP 270 Vmax full art will be Bernhardt’s first solo exhibition in Hong Kong and her second with David Zwirner.

Image: Katherine Bernhardt, Ditto VMax Ju Ju, 2021 (detail)

卓納畫廊欣然宣布在香港空間為美國藝術家凱瑟琳·伯恩哈特（1975年生）的全新繪畫作品舉辦個展。此次展覽專註呈現出自日本跨媒體系列並在全球引發轟動的遊戲「寶可夢」中的人物形象，作品持續地拓展了伯恩哈特獨特的視覺語匯，它們來自無視威權的民間流行風格，以及她的個人生活和更開闊的文化。展覽「虛構娃娃羨慕之瞳百變怪皮卡丘強化謎擬Q 嬉戲伽勒爾烈焰馬天秤角擊體力值270 絕群壓軸全圖」將是伯恩哈特的香港首展，也是她在卓納畫廊的第二場個展。

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凱瑟琳·伯恩哈特，《百變怪絕群壓軸 JuJu》，2021年 © 凱瑟琳·伯恩哈特圖片由藝術家、卓納畫廊及CANADA畫廊提供

Location

5–6/F, H Queen’s, 80 Queen’s Road Central Hong Kong

Dates

May 20—August 5, 2023

Opening Reception

Saturday, May 20, 5—7 pm

Gallery Hours

Tues—Sat 11am–7pm

Artist

Katherine Bernhardt

Press Release

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For her first solo exhibition in Hong Kong, Katherine Bernhardt debuts a new series of paintings featuring her latest pop cultural obsession: characters from the Pokémon universe.

作為凱瑟琳·伯恩哈特在香港的首場個展，藝術家將首次亮相一組以其近期對特定流行文化的著迷為基礎的全新繪畫系列：出自遊戲「寶可夢」宇宙中的各種人物形象。

To create her works, Bernhardt first draws on upright canvases with spray paint; pictured here, she begins to outline Pikachu in her studio in St. Louis, Missouri. Photo by Whitten Sabbatini, 2023 為了創作這些作品，伯恩哈特會先用噴漆在直立的布面上作畫，如圖所示，她正在自己密蘇裏州聖路易斯的工作室中，開始勾勒皮卡丘的輪廓。攝影/ Whitten Sabbatini，2023年

Bernhardt later lays her works on the floor to apply acrylic paint thinned out with water. Photo by Whitten Sabbatini 伯恩哈特會將作品平放在地面，塗上用水稀釋過的丙烯顏料。攝影/ Whitten Sabbatini

Here, Bernhardt references a Pokémon card featuring the canary-yellow Pikachu. Photo by Whitten Sabbatini 在這裏，伯恩哈特參考了一張繪有鮮黃色皮卡丘的寶可夢遊戲卡。攝影/ Whitten Sabbatini

Bernhardt’s boundless visual appetite has established her as one of the most energetic painters working today, known for her lively brushwork, vibrant color palette, and unique visual lexicon that draws from pop culture as well as her own life.

This presentation continues her exploration of contemporary pop phenomena by focusing on the characters of the Japanese media franchise and global game sensation Pokémon. Each new work features a composition culled from the game’s trading cards and depicts a different Pokémon, rendered with the signature elements of Bernhardt’s exuberant style.

伯恩哈特對視覺性有著無懼邊界的雄心壯志，這使她成為了當今最具活力的畫家之一，以其生動的筆觸、充滿活力的色彩以及獨特的視覺語匯而廣為人知，這些語匯出自流行文化和她自己的生活。

此次展覽延續了她對當代流行文化現象的探索，她聚焦於出自日本跨媒體專營權並在全球引發轟動的遊戲「寶可夢」中的形象。每件新作品都極富特點地呈現了從「寶可夢集換式卡牌遊戲」中選取的構圖，呈現了一個不同的「寶可夢」形象，並且經由伯恩哈特情緒豐沛的風格和標誌性的元素渲染而就。

Installation view, Katherine Bernhardt, Dummy doll jealous eyes ditto pikachu beefy mimikyu rough play Galarian rapid dash libra horn HP 270 Vmax full art, David Zwirner, Hong Kong, 2023 展覽現場圖，「凱瑟琳·伯恩哈特：虛構娃娃羨慕之瞳百變怪皮卡丘強化謎擬Q 嬉戲伽勒爾烈焰馬天秤角擊體力值270 絕群壓軸全圖」，卓納畫廊香港空間，2023年

Katherine Bernhardt

Vaporeon VMAX, 2021

Acrylic and spray paint on canvas

60 x 48 inches (152.4 x 121.9 cm)

《水伊布絕群壓軸》，2021年
布面丙烯及噴漆
152.4 x 121.9 厘米