Saturday 20 Sep 2008

Until 30 November 2008
Various locations in Liverpool

Adrian Ghenie is a young Romanian painter whose works demonstrate his fascination with history and the trauma of dictatorship. The sources for his images are derived from a combination of his own personal memories and from historical books, archives and both documentary and fictional film. Adrian’s work is presented in Liverpool as part of ‘MADE UP’, the International Exhibition of the Biennial.
The weaving together of personal histories with collective memories makes for a psychologically disturbing encounter on the part of the viewer, who may experience a sense of unease or an uncanny jolt of recognition as they survey the paintings. While Ghenie may have derived inspiration from the dark times of the history of Europe in the 20th century, his attention to detail and ability to create convincingly real interiors for his protagonists finds its roots in Northern European Renaissance painting.

Details on www.biennial.com