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Daniel Ferstl
03 May 2024 — 15 June 2024

Opening
02 May 2024, 6 pm—9 pm

We are pleased to invite you to the opening of Daniel Ferstl’s second solo show at the gallery.

“In his paintings, there is no painting; they are sophisticated, almost narrative, often iconic compositions. Surfaces to be traversed with a tactile gaze. Over the cute little dogs that pop up here and there, provoking instant tenderness (it’s true, they work a bit like cats and other pets on social media…). But most of all for the patchworks of the magnificent fabrics that Daniel Ferstl offers, sometimes padded, sometimes moving, delightful to look at up close to the point of touching them, perhaps to wear or to lay on them, hugging them.

I get the impression that the artist wants to take care of the viewer; yes, even you. The title of the exhibition seems to hint at this intention. But can we trust it? Not too much, just a little bit. After all, an oasis is only a brief interlude in the middle of the desert.”

(Excerpt from the exhibition text by Francesco Giaveri)

Daniel Ferstl, Austrian, born 1982, lives and works in Vienna, studied painting at the University of Applied Arts Vienna with Christian Ludwig Attersee. Exhibitions including at Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna (2015), New Jörg, Vienna (2015), Ve.Sch, Vienna (2015), Belvedere, Vienna (2016), Belmacz Gallery, London (2017 and 2019), Foundation, Vienna (2018), Zeller van Almsick, Vienna (2020), Austrian Cultural Forum, London (2020), WONNERTH DEJACO, Vienna (2022 and 2024), Albert Contemporary, Odense (2023), Belvedere 21, Vienna (2023), L21 Gallery, Palma (2023).