Richard Höglund: Symposium, The Bonnier-Gallery, Miami, 2019
A painting, like drinking together, is a strange attractor for thoughts of a higher order. A painting lets our thoughts smolder in the embers of ancient fires lit in the pursuit of truth, in the pursuit of the divine”– Richard Höglund
In Höglund’s latest suite of paintings the artist uses wine as his primary medium, in conversation with the famed 11th century quatrains of The Rubáiyát, by Persian astronomer and poet Omar Khayyam. In these works, Höglund utilizes experimental materials and techniques to heighten interconnected rituals of divinity and collective celebration. Citing figures as varied as Shiva and Dionysus as inspiration, Höglund’s wine paintings encourage a collaborative interpretation that amplify the mystical and the poetic.
Symposium embodies the ancient Greek practice of ‘drinking together’ calling to action thoughts of seraphic importance; this body of work functions as a similar vehicle for transcendental thought: “A painting, like drinking together, is a strange attractor for thoughts of a higher order,” Höglund explains, “A painting lets our thoughts shoulder in the embers of ancient fires lit in the pursuit of truth, in the pursuit of the divine”.
In his latest suite of paintings Höglund will feature wine as his primary medium in conversation with the famed 11th century quatrains of the The Rubaiyat by Persian poet and astronomer Omar Khayyam. Höglund takes experimental materials and techniques to heighten interconnected rituals of divinity and collective celebration. His wine paintings encourage a collaborative interpretation that amplify the mystical and the poetic.
The Bonnier-Gallery
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Solo exhibitions and projects include: The Bonnier Gallery, Miami USA (2019); Custot Gallery, Dubai, UAE (2016); Ronchini Gallery, London (2016); Skaftfell, Seyðisfjörður, Iceland (2015); Tête, Berlin, Germany (2012); Dimensions Variable, Miami, USA (2012); Mamco, Geneva, Switzerland (2010); Nina Johnson, Miami, USA (2009); Le Salon du Dessin Contemporain, Paris, France (2008); La Chaufferie, Strasbourg, France (2006).
Group exhibitions include: Saatchi Gallery, London, UK (2019); Custot Gallery, Dubai, UAE (2017); Villa Iris, Santander, Spain (2013); Bob Rauschenburg Gallery, Fort Myers, USA (2013); New World School of the Arts, Miami, USA (2011); Bakehouse Art Complex, Miami, USA (2010); Musée de l’Oeuvre Notre Dame, Strasbourg, France (2007); National Art Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria (2007); La Bellevilloise, Paris, France (2006); and Mumok, Vienna, Austria (2006).
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RICHARD HÖGLUND AMERICAN, BORN IN 1982EDUCATION 2013Workshop with Tacita Dean, the Fundación Botín, Santander, ES2008DNSEP (MFA) obtained at the E.S.A.D.2005DNAP (BFA) obtained at the E.S.A.D. magna cum laude2003École Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs de Strasbourg, Strasbourg (FR)Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA2002School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA2001Univerzita Karlova V Praze, Praze (CZ)2000Northeastern University, Boston, MASELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS2019 Symposium, The Bonnier Gallery, Miami, USTwelve Joyful Hours, Ronchini Gallery, London (UK)2016 Desert Octave, Custot Gallery, Dubai (AE)Primary Colours, RonchiniGallery, London (UK)2015 Svítan Seyðisfjorður, Skaftfell Center for Visual Art, Seyðisfjorður (IS)2013 Reading Rilke from the house next to his house, Villa Ruffieux, Sierre (CH)Residency Unlimited, New York2012 Spaziergang, TÊTE, Berlin (DE)Endgame, Dimensions Variable, Miami, FLHysterical! Sublime..,Gallery Diet, Miami, FL
2011 Áfangar, La Spirale, Lyon (FR)2010 The true definition of Man does not involve any consideration of the number 20, Villa Bernasconi, Geneva (CH)Un désir qui naît de la joie, un désir qui naît de la tristesse, Mamco, Geneva (CH)2008 Hondius + the Rigours of Sun & Rain,Ferme-Asile Centre Artistique, Sion (CH)2006 Calking with God, La Chaufferie, Strasbourg (FR)SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONSFORTHCOMINGKaleidoscope:A Decade of New Art, Saatchi Gallery, London (UK)2018 Inauguration, The Bonnier Gallery, Miami, FL2017 Richard Hoglund andJulian Mayor, Hangar Art Center, Brussels (BE)2017 Black, White…,CustotGallery, Dubai (AE)2015 Hashtag Abstract,Ronchini Gallery, London (UK)2013 Le Chasseur Noir, Maison de Courten, Sierre (CH)Taller de Tacita Dean, Villa Iris, Santander (ES)Eye On the Storm,Housatonic Museum, Bridgeport, CTEye On the Storm,Bob Rauschenburg Gallery, Fort Myers, FL2010 Contemporary Landscape, Bakehouse Art Complex, Miami, FL2008 PlattformThema 08, Kunstwöllen, Sion (CH)2007 Tout Contre,La Générale à l’Ancien Manufacture de Sèvres, Paris (FR)Rencontres Insolites,Musée de l’Œuvre Notre Dame, Strasbourg (FR)Drawing,National Gallery of Fine Arts, Sofia (BG)2006Jeune Création2006, La Bellevilloise, Paris (FR)
AWARDS2009 Finalist, Prix Jean Claude Rénal, Bordeaux (FR)2006 Prix Jeune Création 2006, Paris (FR)GRANTS2008 Bourse from the Canton du Valais (CH)2007 Bourse from the DRAC Alsace (FR)2006 Bourse of the Club de Strasbourg (FR)ARTIST RESIDENCIES2015 Skaftfell Centerfor Visual Art, Seyðisfjorður (IS)2013 Villa Ruffieux, Sierre (CH)2012 Cannonball, Miami, FL2011 Rosa De La Cruz Residency Program, Miami, FL2010 Moly Sabata, Sablons (FR)Villa Bernasconi, Geneva (CH)2009 The Fountainhead Residency, Miami, FLSamband ÍslenskraMyndlistarmanna, Reykjavík (IS)2008 Ferme-Asile Centre Artistique, Sion (CH)2006 National Gallery of Fine Arts, Sofia (BG)
BIBLIOGRAPHY PRINT2016 Bénédicte Gimonnet, “Desert Octave, in conversation with Richard Höglund”, Madame Magazine, December 2016. 12-21.2015 Felicity Stokes, “Hashtag Abstract”, Harpar’sBazaar, September-October 2015. 68. 2013 G. Balbona, P. Sanchez, “La Fundación Botín abre el verano del arte con Tacita Dean 2013G. Balbona, P. Sanchez, “La Fundación Botín abre el verano del arte con Tacita Dean y la creación en tiemposde Altamira,” El Diario, July 7, 2013. 44Augustín García, “Otra formar de entender el arte : clausur taller Tacita Dean,” El Mundo, July 13, 2014. 2012 Hunter Braithwaite, “Richard Höglund: Hysterical. Sublime..,” NY Arts Magazine, Spring 2012.2011 Daniel Valdenaire, “Des artistes et des enfants à Moly-Sabata,” Dauphiné Libéré, January 10, 2011. 2010 Madeleine Amsler, “Richard Höglund mit nummer 20,” Kunstbulletin, September 2010.2005 Denis T., “The Power of Limits,” Dernières Nouvelles d’Alsace, January 13, 2005. 2005 Denis T., “The Power of Limits,” Dernières Nouvelles d’Alsace, January 13, 2005.RADIO & TELEVISION2015 BBC World News, London, July 24, 2015.2010 “Exposition de Richard Höglund”, LancyTV, Geneva, Switzerland, September 7, 2010. 2008 Interview, Canal 9, Valais, Switzerland, August 7, 2008.2007 Interview, Bulgarian National Television, So a, Bulgaria, January 6, 2007.2006 Philippe Lepeut, Interview, Radio enConstruction, Strasbourg, 2006.
ONLINE PERIODICALS2016 “Richard Höglund’s Desert Octave at Gallery Custot Dubai”, Harpar’s Bazaar Arabia, November 23, 2016. Jyoti Kalsi, “Portraits of the human spirit”, Gulf News, November 30, 2016.“Five to see this weekend”, Aesthetica Magazine, August 19, 2016.Roxane Zand, “British Summer brings wealth of cultural offerings”, Sotheby’s London, July 29th, 2016. Laura Green, “Embodying the Avant-Garde: 9 Must-see shows”, A er Nyne, July 15, 2016.2015 Roxane Zand, “What’s Hot”, Sotheby’s London, July 7, 2015.2012 Trong Gia Nguyen, interview, ArtSlant New York, February 9, 2012.http://www.artslant.com/9/articles/show/29726Heike Dempster, “Artist Richard Höglund targets Sublime with new show,” Miami New Times, January 9, 2012.http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/cultist/2012/01/richard_hoeglund.phpAnne Tschida, “A mad mad modern world,” Knight Arts Foundation, January 6, 2012. 2009 Alfredo Triff, “Richard Höglund’s Omnium Gatherum,” Miami Bourbaki, October 21, 2009.http://mbourbaki.blogspot.fr/2009/10/for-best-pickit-in-brew ade-pick.html 2008 Daphne Le Sergent, “Richard Höglund”, La Critique, April 22, 2008.http://www.lacritique.org/article-richard-hoglund[/su_tab]
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