Presentation and talk with Dries Van Noten
2021
October 13–17, 2021 The gallery’s presentation at Frieze London 2021 includes a focus on new work by Michaël Borremans, Carol Bove, and Oscar Murillo. Michaël Borremans’s works, which will occupy a dedicated space on the booth, include a selection of new paintings from his recent series Merry Missiles and Coloured Cones. In these enigmatic compositions, Borremans continues his exploration of artifice, staging constructions that are derived from historical depictions of the human figure. He subverts classification by shifting between portrait and still life genres—using cones as both surrogate and pure form. Combining technical mastery with subject matter that defies straightforward interpretation, his charged canvases address universal themes with a specifically contemporary complexity. Works by Harold Ancart, Mamma Andersson, Lucas Arruda, Kerry James Marshall, Raymond Pettibon, Wolfgang Tillmans, Rose Wylie, and Lisa Yuskavage will also be on view. Borremans will also participate in a conversation with fashion designer Dries Van Noten for Frieze Masters Talks, a platform for leading artists, museum curators, writers and critics to discuss the history of art and its continuing significance in contemporary practice.