On the occasion of the 2021 Lichtwark Prize awarded to Etel Adnan, Sfeir-Semler presents a selection of new paintings, tapestries and leporellos, in celebration of the artist’s extraordinary career.
The canvases on the walls feel familiar, with Adnan’s signature small-format and bright-colored paintings.
Exhibition view, ETEL ADNAN new work, Sfeir‑Semler Gallery, Hamburg, 2021
Exhibition view, ETEL ADNAN new work, Sfeir‑Semler Gallery, Hamburg, 2021
She has however recently produced a surprising new series in which colors have given way to monochrome, and abstract compositions have turned into figurative natures-mortes, as if themes and expressions usually reserved for her leporellos have crept on canvas.
Exhibition view, ETEL ADNAN new work, Sfeir‑Semler Gallery, Hamburg, 2021
Exhibition view, ETEL ADNAN new work, Sfeir‑Semler Gallery, Hamburg, 2021
Exhibition view, ETEL ADNAN new work, Sfeir‑Semler Gallery, Hamburg, 2021
Hung side by side, they reveal the fragility of the 96-year-old artist while at the same time, conveying the strength of her spirit, and the perfection of her work.
Exhibition view, ETEL ADNAN new work, Sfeir‑Semler Gallery, Hamburg, 2021
Exhibition view, ETEL ADNAN new work, Sfeir‑Semler Gallery, Hamburg, 2021
Etel Adnan, Erquy, La Baie, 2021, installation view, Sfeir‑Semler Gallery, Hamburg, 2021
Etel Adnan, Erquy, La Baie (detail), 2021 felt pen on paper, 30 pages, 28.7 × 8.9 cm each
Etel Adnan, Erquy, La Baie (detail), 2021 felt pen on paper, 30 pages, 28.7 × 8.9 cm each
Etel Adnan, Erquy, La Baie, 2021 felt on paper, 30 pages, 28.7 × 8.9 cm each
