Adrian Ghenie (B. 1977)
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Adrian Ghenie (B. 1977)

Grey History

Details
Adrian Ghenie (B. 1977)
Grey History
signed and dated 'Ghenie 2007' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
51 x 54 1/8in. (129.3 x 137.2cm.)
Painted in 2007
Provenance
Project Gallery, Los Angeles.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Special Notice
Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.

Lot Essay

‘We like things from the darker side of life. Somewhere, inside us, we feel attracted to this. And I think there’s something present in my work, something malefic, because it’s the work of someone interested in those type of things, but not from some positivist, Western perspective. I totally believe in this layer. If someone told me it didn’t exist, that it’s a by-product, a chemical reaction in my brain, then they’d be giving me an answer I’m not interested in.’ ADRIAN GHENIE

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