Since 1994, the Zabludowicz Collection has been collecting contemporary paintings from around the world. This spring and summer, our exhibitions and events focus on painting from the Collection, juxtaposing works by German artist Albert Oehlen with paintings by younger artists based in the US.

Painting in the 2.5th Dimension includes works that explore and challenge the notion of two dimensional painting by supplementing it with additional practices and media such as photography, sculpture, printmaking and time-based interactions. The title is taken from a comment Tauba Auerbach made about her Fold paintings, which waver between 2-D and 3-D, floating in the 2.5th dimension.

In addition to Auerbach’s work, this show includes works by Jessica Dickinson, Sam Falls, Alex Hubbard, Nathan Hylden, Rosy Keyser, Michael E. Smith and Ned Vena. Their works strain at the boundaries of painting’s history and physicality and invite us to expand our understanding of painting today.

Josh Smith is a New York-based painter whose work explores ideas of authorship, authenticity and originality. Smith frequently uses his own name as a visual trope running through his work, where it acts as both an image and a signifier of his identity. His practice explores meaning and aesthetics, as well as the shifting grounds that connect them. This exhibition includes works by Smith made over the past six years.

Albert Oehlen has been a key figure in contemporary painting since the 1980s. Over the past few decades, he has consistently questioned and played with the conventions of painting. His works incorporate techniques ranging from oil painting to spray paint, digital printing and collage. Their exceptional energy conveys Oehlen’s questioning attitude towards the practice and meaning of contemporary painting. His work continues to influence generations of artists working today. Painting from the Zabludowicz Collection is curated by Ellen Mara De Wachter. Texts in this leaflet are drawn from her conversations with the artists.

A fully illustrated catalogue containing exclusive interviews with the artists in Painting from the Zabludowicz Collection will be published in July 2013.

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