For this year’s edition of artmonte-carlo, Hauser & Wirth will present a solo booth of works by George Condo, in celebration of the artist’s major solo exhibition at Nouveau Musée National de Monaco, on view through 1 October 2023. The booth will feature a selection of drawings made by Condo during his time spent in Monaco in early May in preparation for his institutional show. The works in this presentation, such as ‘Anger in Monte-Carlo’ (2023) are directly inspired by the region and were made by Condo in a studio set up in one of the rooms of the Hôtel Hermitage Monte-Carlo. Some of the drawings also pay homage, such as ‘Scenes from a Ballet’ (2023) and ‘Ballerina Drawing’ (2023), to the stage curtain created by Condo for Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo in 1998, as well as the scenography and costumes for the Opus 40 ballet, choreographed by Jean-Christophe Maillot, in 2000.

Image: George Condo, Scenes from a Ballet (detail), 2023 © George Condo. Photo: Jean-Christophe Lett