Carsten Höller's Mushroom Mathematics at Massimo De Carlo Milan
Carsten Höller's solo exhibition 'Mushroom Mathematics' opens at Massimo De Carlo gallery in Milan, where the artist has shown since the 1990s. The show explores the dual nature of mushrooms as both psychoactive and lethal, using them to suggest a 'room for doubt.' Works include 'Division Paintings' that mathematically reproduce infinity and 'Giant Triple Mushrooms' that follow the same infinite subdivision principle. Höller, who holds a PhD in agricultural science from the University of Kiel, combines seemingly incompatible parts into cohesive wholes.
Key facts
- Carsten Höller was born in Brussels in 1961.
- The exhibition is titled 'Mushroom Mathematics'.
- It is held at Massimo De Carlo gallery in Milan.
- Höller has collaborated with Massimo De Carlo since the 1990s.
- The show includes 'Division Paintings' and 'Giant Triple Mushrooms'.
- Höller holds a doctorate in agricultural science from the University of Kiel.
- The exhibition explores the concept of 'room for doubt'.
- Mushrooms are depicted as equivocal elements that can alter perception or be lethal.
Entities
Artists
- Carsten Höller
Institutions
- Massimo De Carlo
- University of Kiel
Locations
- Brussels
- Belgium
- Milan
- Italy