A brush with genius: 20 Glenn Brown on George Condo's Clownmaker
IN THE mid-eighties, George Condo produced a series of shows, the ripples of which had a great impact on me. Somewhere between the art movements of "neo-expressionism" and "appropriation", it was the sheer confidence of this slap-stick humour that made him special. Condo's p...
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| Published in | The Guardian (London) |
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| Format | Newspaper Article |
| Language | English |
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Manchester (UK)
Guardian News & Media Limited
14.11.1995
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| Summary: | IN THE mid-eighties, George Condo produced a series of shows, the ripples of which had a great impact on me. Somewhere between the art movements of "neo-expressionism" and "appropriation", it was the sheer confidence of this slap-stick humour that made him special. Condo's primary use of Picasso's legacy made his comedy wonderfully bitter sweet. |
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| ISSN: | 0261-3077 |