Mark Grotjahn - Horizontals

This book was published on the occasion of the exhibition Mark Grotjahn: Horizontals at Gagosian, Hong Kong. Stemming from a body of work that he produced in 2016 for Casa Malaparte on the isle of Capri, Italy, the new paintings extend Grotjahn’s shift away from representation toward the realm of full abstraction. Inspired by the landmark modernist house of writer Curzio Malaparte (1898–1957)—isolated on a rocky outcrop on the uninhabited side of the island—Grotjahn inaugurated the series with a group of works titled New Capri. Painted on cardboard and presented behind glass, these dynamic compositions echo the rugged natural environment of the house’s setting. The bilingual (English/Chinese) publication documents the fourteen paintings in the exhibition with plate and detail images as well as installation photography.