Articles of ‘Hauser & Wirth’

A Visual Essay on Gutai

A Visual Essay on Gutai

Hauser & Wirth - New York
Curated by Midori Nishizawa
By Paul Laster
An avant-garde art movement that developed in postwar Japan, Gutai was founded by Jiro Yoshihara and a group of young artists from Osaka and Kobe in 1954. A self-taught artist and son of a wealthy Osaka merchant, Yoshihara called for a style of “art that [...]



Paul McCarthy: The King, The Island, The Train, The House, The Ship

Paul McCarthy: The King, The Island, The Train, The House, The Ship

By Michele Robecchi
Paul McCarthy is contemporary art marmite. Love him or hate him, it’s impossible to deny his influence and relevance. Yet, even according to many of his supporters, “The King, The Island, The Train, The House, The Ship,” his recent solo exhibition at Hauser & Wirth and possibly one of the largest [...]