{"product_id":"16311-licht-und-dunkel","title":"Licht und Dunkel","description":"\u003cSPAN lang=EN-US style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: TheSans; mso-ansi-language: EN-US\"\u003e\n\u003cP class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\"\u003e\u003cSPAN lang=EN-US style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: TheSans; mso-ansi-language: EN-US\"\u003eBen Willikens (* 1939 in \u003c?xml:namespace prefix = \"st1\" \/\u003e\u003cst1:place w:st=\"on\"\u003e\u003cst1:City w:st=\"on\"\u003eLeipzig\u003c\/st1:City\u003e\u003c\/st1:place\u003e) is known for his austere, frequently aloof, and unpeopled spatial compositions. One of his most famous works is surely the depiction of the Last Supper. It was preceded by a three-year-long, intensive artistic dialogue with Leonardo da Vinci’s painting of the same name, and ultimately resulted in numerous studies and a monumental panel painting. Without disciples, the figure of Christ, or other narrative elements, the scene has been reworked to a concentrated study of architectural light and space.\u003c?xml:namespace prefix = \"o\" \/\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/SPAN\u003e\u003c\/P\u003e\n\u003cP class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\"\u003e\u003cSPAN lang=EN-US style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: TheSans; mso-ansi-language: EN-US\"\u003eThis publication presents the complete series \u003cI style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\"\u003eORTE\u003c\/I\u003e (Places), in which Wilikens examines the character of state buildings constructed in the thirties in \u003cst1:City w:st=\"on\"\u003eNuremburg\u003c\/st1:City\u003e, \u003cst1:State w:st=\"on\"\u003eBerlin\u003c\/st1:State\u003e, and \u003cst1:place w:st=\"on\"\u003e\u003cst1:City w:st=\"on\"\u003eMunich\u003c\/st1:City\u003e\u003c\/st1:place\u003e by the Nazi regime in order to give shape to its dreams of omnipotence. In his gouaches and canvases, Wilikens shifts the darkness into the foreground, behind which awaits the inevitable: death and decay.\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/SPAN\u003e\u003c\/P\u003e\n\u003cP class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\"\u003e\u003cSPAN lang=EN-US style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: TheSans; mso-ansi-language: EN-US\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/SPAN\u003e\u003c\/P\u003e\n\u003cP class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\"\u003e\u003cSPAN lang=EN-US style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: TheSans; mso-ansi-language: EN-US\"\u003eExhibition schedule: Kunstmuseum, \u003cst1:place w:st=\"on\"\u003e\u003cst1:City w:st=\"on\"\u003eStuttgart\u003c\/st1:City\u003e\u003c\/st1:place\u003e, July 25–October 4, 2009\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/SPAN\u003e\u003c\/P\u003e\n\u003cP class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\"\u003e\u003c\/SPAN\u003e\u003c\/P\u003e\n","brand":"Hatje Cantz Verlag","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44873344811272,"sku":"9783775725255","price":24.8,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/8948\/8049\/files\/odoo_9783775725255_65026b2d-0146-4d48-b54e-be60fad96b99.jpg?v=1744111069","url":"https:\/\/www.hatjecantz.de\/en\/products\/16311-licht-und-dunkel","provider":"Hatje Cantz Verlag","version":"1.0","type":"link"}