Marc Desgrandchamps at Galerie Eigen+Art, Berlin

Marc Desgrandchamps presents recent works at Galerie Eigen+Art in Berlin from September 6 to October 27, 2012. The exhibition includes single paintings, diptychs, and triptychs in various sizes, featuring human and equine figures set in beach landscapes. These idyllic scenes, often under a blue sky, suggest a comforting leisure society. However, the works are disrupted by evanescent, truncated, or shredded bodies, impossible material and transparency effects, debris, ruins, and painterly elements that juxtapose with fragile markers of civilization. Fabrice Hergott, in the exhibition catalog, notes that "summer is not such a good season," pointing to an "illusory remission" and a "possibility of destruction of the world" associated with early July. He questions whether the work functions as an incantation to hold back the world's disappearance. The paintings embody contradictory vectors, balancing between idyllic and apocalyptic signs.