Category: Artist
Nationality: German
Last Year: New
Two years after representing Germany at the Venice Biennale with the exhibition Oil, Genzken received her first retrospective at London’s Whitechapel Gallery, a mammoth show that is currently touring to Museum Ludwig in Cologne. It is a timely look at the work of an artist whose influence is being found in many younger artists’ work, particularly those who share her interest in the ruins of material culture. With a four-decade career under her belt, as well as the International Art prize and Wolfgang-Hahn- Prize, Genzken’s place in the art firmament is secure.