Kittelmann, Udo

"George Condo’s latest exhibition “Confrontation” takes place at Berlin’s Museum Berggruen, representing a first for both Condo and Berggruen. For the museum it’ll be the first time it has shown contemporary art at its institution and, for Condo, the works at “Confrontation” span from his earlier art completed during the ’80s to present day works – it will be the first time many of these pieces have been shown in public. The show gained its name because it places Condo’s art alongside classical modern art legends such as Cézanne, Picasso, Matisse and Klee. When asked, Condo said, “It’s not simply to have a confrontation with other artists, it’s about the idea that I make my work in a confrontation with myself and I’m confronting my demons, my depressions, my happiness, my existence. I’m confronting this as an artist and I want to get the most out of who I am. I only can do this by confrontation.” This is the continuation of a relatively prolific year for the artist, with his last exhibition taking place just last April."

Transparent plastic portfolio containing five pieces. Main book has color illus. wraps with white cloth tape spine, unpaginated, 74 color plates; small thin paperback is a turnaround book of 24 text pp.; 2 newspaper-like sections are illustrated and folded; one glossy stapled magazine, highly illustrated, [56 pp.]

Text is in German and English. Portfolio issued in conjunction with a 2016-2017 exhibition of artwork by contemporary American visual artist George Condo (b. 1957). The main book, "George Condo: Confrontation," is edited by Udo Kittelmann and Felicia Rappe, and consists of 74 color plates of art examples. The small thin paperback is "Faces, Grimaces, Condo = Gesichter, Fratzen, Condo" by Daniel Kehlmann. One folded newspaper section is "From Condos Black Box" is 24 pp. with 49 illus. Another folded newspaper is "The Great Schizoid," 28 pp. with an artist interview conducted by Udo Kittelmann, plus other illustrated articles. The glossy magazine is chock full of color illustrations. Whew! Much to see here. A unique and uncommon package, to say the least.… (altro)