Rosemarie Trockel’s two-part exhibition—on view concurrently at Sprüth Magers and Gladstone in

New York—features new and historic artworks that explore motifs and themes spanning the artist’s

multilayered oeuvre. The new works, created especially for The Kiss at Gladstone, are connected

through a network of cross-references to both recent pieces and rarely shown historical works in

Material at Sprüth Magers.

Trockel blends conceptual challenges and material properties, notions of femininity and masculinity,

everyday objects and art history. Both galleries’ presentations navigate between theoretical

concepts and physical experiences, with the artist’s works confronting prevailing ideas, often

revisiting and reevaluating her own work in the process. The galleries’ walls have been painted to

match the color of each space’s floors, setting cohesive backdrops for the artworks.

Material at Sprüth Magers showcases a selection of tension-filled pieces rich in binary oppositions,

inviting exploration of contrasting concepts such as firmness versus softness, external versus

internal, opaque versus transparent, humanity versus animality, and nature versus culture. Many of

Trockel’s sculptural works cleverly play on these dichotomies by juxtaposing materials and ideas.

Date and Time: through August 1

Location: Sprüth Magers, 22 East 80th Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10075

More Information: https://spruethmagers.com/exhibitions/rosemarie-trockel-new-york/