Janaina Tschäpe - Hatje Cantz

A two-page spread from an art book with a clean, modern layout. On the left page, the title INTRODUCTION is printed in large, bold, black letters above a list of artwork titles and a column of text. The right page consists of three columns of text, concluding with the names Sean Kelly & Jeffrey Grove. The background is white.

An installation view of Janaina Tschäpe’s large-scale, multi-panel painting, To cover the earth with a new mist, from 2024. The long, panoramic artwork is mounted on a curved white wall in a gallery space. The abstract painting features energetic, gestural brushstrokes with a lower section of deep blues and purples and an upper section of vibrant yellows, oranges, and pinks, evoking a dynamic landscape.

A full-page view of an abstract painting titled Calling the Sea, 2021. The artwork is a dynamic and dense composition of fluid, organic shapes in a palette of blues, teals, olive greens, and yellows. Thin, sketchy lines are layered over washes of color, creating a sense of turbulent movement, reminiscent of an underwater scene with seaweed and light.

A wide installation shot of a white gallery wall displaying two long, horizontal rows of framed artworks. The numerous paintings are colorful, abstract portraits, and their images are reflected on the polished concrete floor below.

A page showing a square, gestural abstract painting from 2018 titled TicklemePink and PineGreen. The dynamic composition features large, flowing shapes of coral pink and white, with a block of deep navy blue in the upper right. Over this background are layered smaller, energetic forms in light blue, sage green, and dark, branch-like clusters, with thin, scribbled lines adding texture throughout.

A two-page spread from an art book. The left page features a block of text describing the artist's work on transformation and metamorphosis. The right page displays an abstract drawing made of energetic, vertical scribbles in various colors like green, pink, red, blue, and yellow, creating a texture reminiscent of dense, wild grass on a white background.

An installation view of an art exhibition in a modern gallery with white walls and light wood floors. On the left, a very large, dynamic abstract painting in shades of blue hangs on the wall. A black tufted leather bench sits in the center of the room, and other colorful abstract paintings are visible in the background.

A page from a catalog showing an artwork titled Swimming Pool (Polyptych), 2020. The piece is a 3x3 grid of nine square abstract paintings. Each panel features fluid watercolor washes in blue, pink, and green, with energetic, swirling lines in black and pink that evoke the movement and reflection of light on water.

An abstract expressionist painting titled Purgatorio, depicting a tumultuous scene. A crowd of loosely defined figures in the foreground are rendered with energetic white, yellow, and red strokes. They are surrounded by a dense, dark forest of fiery red and deep purple under a dark blue sky, creating a chaotic and intense atmosphere.

A vibrant and chaotic abstract painting on a two-page spread, dominated by shades of pink and coral. The canvas is layered with a dense network of energetic, gestural lines and scribbles in dark blue, light blue, white, and black, creating a sense of dynamic movement and suggesting a tangled, abstract landscape.

A large, horizontal abstract painting with a dynamic and layered composition. Gestural, scribbled lines in rust red, dark green, and blue crisscross over a soft, hazy background of pale blue, white, and pink, evoking the sense of a dense, overgrown landscape or a reflection on water.

An energetic, horizontal abstract painting with a dense, dark upper band of brown, purple, and black strokes. The lower, larger section is a swirling expanse of light blue, aqua, and white, filled with chaotic, gestural lines in orange, purple, and dark blue, evoking the feeling of a tumultuous waterscape.

A close-up of an abstract painting with visible, textured brushwork. The background is a rich field of deep red and maroon hues. Energetic, sweeping strokes of burnt orange, dark purple, and black curve and intersect across the canvas, with small, bright highlights of yellow and white.

A triptych of three square abstract paintings arranged horizontally. The compositions are filled with energetic, gestural scribbles in white, pink, orange, and blue over a layered background. The lower portion of each canvas is a tumultuous blend of deep blues, purples, and browns, while the upper section is a wash of pink and orange, evoking a chaotic sunset over a dark sea.

An open art book spread with a quote on the left page and a painting on the right. The right page is a close-up of a vibrant, abstract painting with energetic, textured brushstrokes in yellow, pink, and orange layered over a deep blue background.

Janaina Tschäpe

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Preface by: Sean Kelly, Jeffrey Grove

Contributions by: Enrique Juncosa

Edited by: Jeffrey Grove

September 2024, 332 Pages, 177 colored photos

Hardcover

246mm x 286mm

ISBN: 978-3-7757-5860-4

HATJE CANTZ VERLAG
Mommsenstr. 27
10629 Berlin
Germany
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The painterly conquest of space

The paintings of German-Brazilian artist Janaina Tschäpe skillfully blur the line between landscape and imagination through their highly gestural and beautifully colored compositions. This volume highlights the last seven years of the artist's work, which has seen a breakthrough in the level of visual complexity, technical confidence, and aesthetic freedom which she brings to her work. A new essay by art historian Joachim Pissarro delves into the literary and historical references that shape and inform Tschäpe's approach to painting.
Richly illustrated, with superb reproductions of Tschäpe's work, alongside installation images of her museum and gallery exhibitions worldwide, this monograph documents a prolific period of creativity and boundary-pushing use of media.

Janaina Tschäpe is a German-Brazilian artist whose multidisciplinary work includes painting, drawing, photography, video and sculpture. Her compositions are characterized by amorphous forms and organic structures that pursue a dialogue between the different media. Tschäpe's dreamlike abstractions refer to remembered landscapes and an enigmatic nature. Her works can be found in numerous important public collections such as the Centre Pompidou, Paris; Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid; Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, and National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., among others.

EXHIBITION
Sean Kelly, New York
September 6 - October 19, 2024