
Study for Pie Fight Interior
2012
Adrian Ghenie's *Study for Pie Fight Interior* is a visceral and unsettling work executed in collage and acrylic on paper, mounted on wood, in which fragmented imagery and gestural paint application coalesce into a scene charged with tension and dark humor. Ghenie layers torn paper with expressive brushwork to evoke a chaotic interior space, referencing the absurdity of slapstick comedy while simultaneously invoking themes of violence, history, and power. The rough, tactile surface and distorted forms reflect the artist's signature approach of collapsing the comedic and the tragic into a single, haunting image.
- Medium
- collage and acrylic on paper, mounted on wood
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale
October 6, 2016
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