OPENING RECEPTION, FRI DEC 29, 2010, 6 – 9 pm
Monika Sprüth and Philomene Magers present an exhibition with new works by George Condo. The exhibition ‘Family Portraits’, Condo is continuing the discourse on the figurative element in
painting, which is one of the fundamental aspects in the artist’s oeuvre.

George Condo, who already in 1984 had his first solo {...}

This season see’s George Condo collaborate with Kimmel.
The collection entitled ‘Casino’ takes inspiration not from Condo’s iconic paintings as much as from the characters and their suggested lifestyles, to bring it back to the artist, Condo’s characters are used as templates for the models head masks, which were masterly crafted by Gabe Bartalos, a hollywood prosthetic artist best known for his work with Matthew Barney.
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