Rémy Zaugg
Rémy Zaugg was one of the most radical Swiss artists of our time. His works and writings are among the most profound reflections on our perception of the world. The image is a privileged platform for existential research by the artist since, in its spatial individualisation and immediate presence, it inevitably contributes to individual perception. The traditional status of the image as an exemplum in western culture virtually predestines it to throw light on general statements through concrete individual cases. Yet Rémy Zaugg's images, which give the non-mimetic medium of language the standing of an independent visual element, nevertheless refer to the impossibility of closing the gap between thought and sensuous perception. Throughout his forty-year career that began in the 1970s, Zaugg remained preoccupied with human perception. His paintings, works on paper, public sculpture, architectural design, curating and criticism explore how vision and consciousness are linked. He is best known for text-based paintings in various languages.
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aluminium, sprayed varnish, silk-screen printing, clear varnish, violet/vert
27.17 x 27.17 in (69 x 69 cm) -
aluminum, lacquer, screenprint
27.17 x 27.17 in (69 x 69 cm) -
lacquer and silkscreen on aluminum
70.08 x 62.2 in (178 x 158 cm) -
lacquer and silkscreen on aluminum
87.8 x 78.35 in (223 x 199 cm) -
acrylic on canvas
31.89 x 19.29 in (81 x 49 cm) -
silkscreen printed in dark grey on paper mounted to 2-ply museum board
16.93 x 14.96 in (43 x 38 cm) -
silkscreen print
30.31 x 26.77 in (77 x 68 cm) -
silkscreen printed in light grey on paper mounted to 2-ply museum board
16.93 x 14.96 in (43 x 38 cm) -
sprayed-on paint, silk-screen on aluminum
70.08 x 63.39 in (178 x 161 cm) -
paper mounted on cotton streched on a frame, pencil, silk-screen, oil and synthetic varnish
78.74 x 69.69 in (200 x 177 cm)