In Arles, Vincent van Gogh’s Late Paintings Are Reimagined by Laura Owens

Published on 23 July 2021, by Tatsiana Zhurauliova

At the Fondation Vincent van Gogh Arles, the American artist Laura Owens has created an immersive environment that showcases seven works by Vincent van Gogh made at the end of his life in and around Arles.

Vincent van Gogh, Enclosed Field with Ploughman, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, October... In Arles, Vincent van Gogh’s Late Paintings Are Reimagined by Laura Owens

Vincent van Gogh, Enclosed Field with Ploughman, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, October 1889, Oil on canvas, 54 × 65.4 cm (21.2 × 25.7 in) Bequest of William A. Coolidge Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Mural Installation Laura Owens, Untitled, 2021 Oil, Flashe, acrylic, screen-painting ink, watercolor, pastel, flocking, colored sand and wintergreen transfers on clay-coated wallpaper with wood baseboards Courtesy: the artist and Sadie Coles HQ, London Photo : Annick Wetter

“Laura Owens & Vincent van Gogh” is simultaneously sparse and visually overwhelming. The exhibition occupies a dozen rooms on two floors, yet it features only seven paintings by van Gogh, on loan from collections and museums around the world, and only a handful of painterly works by Owens. The relatively…

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