Louisa Gagliardi

Surreal, glowing and visceral, the digital illustrations and works of Louisa Gagliardi transform canvas space into otherworldly landscapes of neon colored flesh. Knobby knuckles grasping cigarettes, high cheekbones and wide, feral eyes mark Gagliardi’s erogenous bodies, which she paints with haunting fluidity.

Gagliardi has shown in a number of galleries and institutions including Tomorrow, New York, Pullman Hotel, London, Ellis King, Dublin, Plymouth Rock, Zurich, Carlos/Ishikawa, Swiss Design Award, Basel, Galerie Ephemere, Hublot, Verbier, Up–State, Zürich, Taylor Macklin, Zürich, Temporär, Zürich, White Squat Gallery, Zürich, ELAC, Lausanne. Illustration and graphic design work includes L’Officiel Suisse, Bloomberg Pursuits, POV Paper, Unit Editions, Wallpaper* Magazine, Etapes Magazine, Mousse Magazine, The Fader, and Library Paper, among numerous others. Her awards include The 2015 Pullman X Wallpaper* Prize, 2014 Swiss Design Award, 2012 Canton Bank Prize and 2009 Excellency Award, ECAL.

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Rodolphe Janssen

Brussels
Jan 12 2017 - Feb 11 2017

Louisa Gagliardi

Tomorrow

New York
Feb 19 2016 - Mar 20 2016

La Belle Heure

Articles

'Frictionless Painting' and the Smooth Flow of Capital/Content

Coining the term "Frictionless Painting," Dylan Kerr examines the work of artists like Avery Singer, Louisa Gagliardi, Sascha Braunig, Jordan Kasey, and Nicolas Party—and wonders if we should be asking more of art.

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Louisa Gagliardi on How She Became a Rising Star

Artspace editor-in-chief Andrew M. Goldstein spoke to the Swiss Post-Internet artist about the ideas and process behind her uncanny portraits that have won the following of Hans Ulrich Obrist and other top curators.

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Three Painters Changing How We See Ourselves

In these three essays excerpted from Phaidon's new painting compendium we learn more about three of the most forward-thinking figurative painters of our time.

The Vitamin P3 List: 108 Painters to Know Today

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Hans Ulrich Obrist on Why Painting Is Urgent Now

Artspace editor-in-chief Andrew M. Goldstein spoke to the renowned exhibition-maker about why the ancient art form remains strikingly relevant in the digital era.

Art Advisor Benjamin Godsill's NADA New York Picks

The high-profile Darrow Contemporary director and former New Museum curator weighs in on the works that he'll be drooling over at this year's fair, on view May 5-8 at Basketball City.

The Horts' Picks From Miami Art Week 2015

The famed collecting and philanthropic husband-and-wife team is back with their latest picks from Art Basel Miami Beach, NADA Miami, and Untitled.

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