The exhibition „Folly“, which was curated by Marc Wellmann in close consultation with the artist, also ties in with the preoccupation with the old masters‘ traditions of the genre of painting in the context of the present. The title chosen by Deborah Poynton herself cannot be translated into German without barriers. It can denote ’naive stupidity‘, ‚foolery‘ or ‚insanity‘, but it also serves as a technical term for a particular form of 18th-century ornamental building.  „Could there be a better word to describe these paintings that ape classicism, play at being meaningful, and which are entirely constructed but seem real?“ (Poynton)
https://www.hal-berlin.de/ausstellung/folly/

Artist talk: Saturday, June 25, 2022, 4 pm