Art Basel serves up a croc of gold with its reptile-themed art
about 5 months ago (12/08/2023)
Art Basel serves up a croc of gold with its reptile-themed art Art market Museums & heritage Exhibitions Books Podcasts Columns Technology Adventures with Van Gogh Search Search Art Basel in Miami Beach 2023 news Art Basel serves up a croc of gold with its reptile-themed art Mind your step: in true Floridian style, a number of works at this year’s fair take crocodiles or alligators as their subjects Alexander Morrison 8 December 2023 Share Florian Krewer, winding (2023) © Liliana Mora Florian Krewer, winding (2023), Michael Werner Gallery The New York-based artist Florian Krewer uses animal motifs to “convey emotions he could not physically put into people”, says Michael Werner Gallery’s Birte Kleemann. His work can be bright, bold and colourful—as is the case here—but he sees painting as a serious exercise. In this piece, Kleeman notices “a certain vulnerability”, a feeling The Art Newspaper would share if it, too, were lying on a beach beside a huge, carnivorous reptile.