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The HUM calendar features exhibitions & events by New Zealand arts practitioners working or living abroad.
Anh Trần, Brave New World: 16 Painters for the 21st Century
Museum de Fundatie, Zwolle, the Netherlands
28 January —
11 June 2023
‘How many goodly creatures are there here! How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world, That has such people in ’t!’ – William Shakespeare, The Tempest, 1610-1611
Painting is more vibrant and robust now than ever. Today’s painters combine traditional techniques with contemporary themes, narratives and motifs, demonstrating that in this day and age, painting can be the perfect Trojan horse: appealing and seductive, but often conveying a razor-sharp message. Brave New World will showcase the work of 16 painters under the age of 40 who are among the best in the world today. A show full of multiple perspectives, varied histories and new aesthetic frameworks, curated by author and art historian Hans den Hartog Jager.
‘How many goodly creatures are there here! How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world, That has such people in ’t!’ – William Shakespeare, The Tempest, 1610-1611
Painting is more vibrant and robust now than ever. Today’s painters combine traditional techniques with contemporary themes, narratives and motifs, demonstrating that in this day and age, painting can be the perfect Trojan horse: appealing and seductive, but often conveying a razor-sharp message. Brave New World will showcase the work of 16 painters under the age of 40 who are among the best in the world today. A show full of multiple perspectives, varied histories and new aesthetic frameworks, curated by author and art historian Hans den Hartog Jager.