Using old critic tools to read a new artwork would be a way to miss its novelty
Nick Darmstaedter, James Blond and the British National Modern Wimbledon Library (Pink Panther Blond), 2012, Oil and silkscreen on canvas and aluminium, about 180 x 280 cm. Private collection.
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A solo show of Nick Darmstaedter is going to take place in the first half of 2014 at Bugada&Cargnel gallery in Paris. Good luck to collectors.
December 30, 2013
