The exhibition presents 41 works by Sir Paul McCartney created from 1988 to 1999. Paul McCartney’s sole contribution regards the structure of the work and the way he combs the canvas with paint, using simple, playful, yet active brushstrokes. At times he pours the paint directly on the canvas, also without making pre-conceived choices, such as Georg Baselitz, Franz Kline, Gerhard Richter or Julian Schnabel have done.
In doing so, McCartney seeks to change the rules concerning the final image, composition, foreground, background and the combination of colours. With his works, there is just the act of applying the paint to the canvas. This is the purest form of painting.
AES+F, Matthew Barney, Louise Bourgeois, Maurizio Cattelan, Illya Chichkan, Elmgreen & Dragset, Jan Fabre, Jenny Holzer, Anish Kapoor, Jeff Koons, Sarah Lucas, Paul McCarthy, Annette Messager, Boris Mikhailov, Takashi Murakami, Richard Prince, Tino Sehgal, Cindy Sherman, Hiroshi Sugimoto.
“I think sexuality is a tremendous vehicle for transcendence”
(Jeff Koons)
The PinchukArtCentre is proud to present a major international group exhibition with 19 leading artists of our time, devoted to Sexuality and Transcendence as a central theme of contemporary art. On view from April 24, 2010 through September 16, 2010 the exhibition examines the diversity and complexity of the art produced on this theme today.
"Sexuality & Transcendence" Exhibition Film
The show displays the sparkling dialogue of various artistic approaches in the tension field between the two extremes of raw sexuality and a sublime transformation into transcendence.
Featuring loans from both artists’ studios and private collections the exhibition includes nineteen major work groups with a total of 150 individual works in twenty rooms on four floors of the PinchukArtCentre. Many works have never been shown publicly before.
Jeff Koons’ Balloon Rabbit a monumental sculpture from his famous celebration series will has his world premier at the PAC together with other key works created over twenty years.
