Albert Oehlen - SEXE, RELIGION, POLITIQUE

Painted on aluminium sheets in oil and lacquer, these new works contain echoes of Oehlen's previous series-crudely drawn figures, smears of artificial pigments, and combinations of various rules and constraints-yet yield entirely new results. The paintings feature dynamic black lines and forms over fields of bright egg-yolk yellow. Sometimes the black paint is viscous like tar, and at others it is matte and opaque, as Oehlen seamlessly transitions between thick fluidity and sharp angularity. The paintings' titles are as enigmatic as they are evocative, from King Inna The Jungle and Walking Jewellery Store to Zungguzungguguzungguzeng (all 2018).