Silke Otto-Knapp: In the Waiting Room Otto-Knapp Silke
Silke Otto-Knapp: In the Waiting Room Otto-Knapp Silke Los Angeles-based artist Silke Otto-Knapp has developed a painting practice characterized by its rigorous process and attentiveness to the…
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Silke Otto-Knapp: In the Waiting Room Otto-Knapp Silke
Los Angeles-based artist Silke Otto-Knapp has developed a painting practice characterized by its rigorous process and attentiveness to the medium's possibilities. Otto-Knapp's exhibition at the Renaissance Society, In the waiting room, presented a new group of large-scale free-standing paintings in that evokes a multidimensional stage set. Using layers of black watercolor pigment, she builds up delicate surfaces, producing subtle variations in density and a powerful sense of atmosphere.
Some depict silhouetted bodies while others introduce scenic elements reminiscent of painted backdrops.Offering a close look at the exhibition, this volume includes an array of illustrations, a conversation between curator Solveig vsteb and the artist, and four newly commissioned essays by Carol Armstrong, Darby English, Rachel Hann, and Catriona MacLeod, grounded in art history and