NEW YORK, NY – Chelsea’s Agora Gallery will feature the original work of Gunter Langer in The Figure and Unknown Places. The exhibition opens July 7, 2018 and runs through July 27,  2018 with an opening reception on Thursday, July 12 from 6-8 pm. Any art lover who enjoys thought-provoking artworks and meeting talented and interesting artists is encouraged to attend.

About the Artist

Like Balthus before him, Gunter Langer takes nubile girls as his subject-matter. Unlike Balthus, Langer’s drawings and mixed-media paintings take their cue from fashion and design more than classical works of art. Langer’s works are both sensual and playful. The women he depicts often adopt the seemingly casual yet often uncomfortable poses found in fashion magazines; and his men are equally distinguished by being forever en vogue.

What stands out against the variety of Langer’s techniques and the media he applies is his emphasis on the human figure, which he sometimes styles as a nude and sometimes in deshabille. His acrylic on paper work, Begegnung (a word which roughly translates into “encounter”), shows a young woman in a slip looking directly at the viewer. The work everywhere alludes to a designer’s sketch, with flecks of saffron-red embellishing the woman’s cheeks and knuckles. She also seems to be grabbing her left hand with her right thumb and forefinger, as though self-consciously. In light of this gesture, the title of the painting seems to unpack into a rendering of irrepressible sexual tension.

Exhibition Dates: July 7 - July 27, 2018

Reception: Thursday July 12, 2018 6-8 PM

Gallery Hours: Tues-Sat 11:00am – 6:00pm

Gallery Location: 530 West 25th Street, New York, NY

Event URL: https://www.agora-gallery.com/artistpage/Gunter_Langer.aspx

Featured Artists:

Monica Adams | Francis Annan Affotey | Yu He | Angela Blattner | Ilaria Castagnacci | Boguslawa Czarnecka | Fiorenza D'Orazi | Jutta Ebeling-Dehnhard | Ashraf Elsharif | Marco Henrie | Ketan Kelkar | Gunter Langer | Pino Lavecchia | Taikyu Lim | Susan Marx | Andreas Meer | Mireille Pizzo | Mileidy Plata | J.H. Rebelato | Linda Rosen | Marliese Scheller | Christine Stettner | Richard Tomlin | Gonzalo Urrea Correa | Germán Valles Fernández | Hugo Ximello-Salido

About the Exhibition

The Figure and Unknown Places is an exhibition featuring twenty-six international painters and photographers exploring the connections between humans and the world we inhabit. Working between landscape painting and portraiture, the artists included reassess traditions and convey unique perspectives on timeless themes. Utilizing diverse visual languages, these artists provide fresh insight on engrained understandings of culture and nature, man and animal.

About Agora Gallery

Agora Gallery is a contemporary fine art gallery located in the heart of Chelsea’s fine art district in New York. Established in 1984, Agora Gallery specializes in connecting art dealers and collectors with national and international artists. The art gallery’s expert consultants are available to assist corporate and private clients in procuring original artwork to meet their organization’s specific needs and budget requirements. With a strong online presence and popular online gallery, ARTmine, coupled with the spacious and elegant physical gallery space, the work of our talented artists, who work in diverse media and styles, can receive the attention it deserves. Over the years Agora Gallery has sponsored and catered to special events aimed at fostering social awareness and promoting the use of art to help those in need.