‘An Elusive Red Figure…’

‘An Elusive Red Figure…’

Hauser & Wirth Limmatstraße 270Zurich, 8005, Switzerland Friday, June 9, 2023–Saturday, September 16, 2023


Known for conceptually oriented work in diverse media, Roni Horn continues her exploration of identity and difference with the exhibition ‘An Elusive Red Figure…’, on view at Hauser & Wirth Zurich, Limmatstrasse. Opening this June during Zurich Art Weekend, Horn presents the work titled: ‘An elusive red figure darting about in the Venetian darkness; a red dwarf burning out beyond Saturn; a nasty gang of runts in red snowsuits acting out in a North American suburb; an attractive young Italian woman dressed in red is stalked by a lesbian serial killer; a village girl, the prettiest you can imagine, in a red velvet hood cut from the belly of a sleeping wolf ….’ (2022).

Image: Roni Horn, Skulls of the World Unite • Orange Hope (2022), Two ink jet prints on rag paper. Bleed images, floated edge-to-edge in frame. Edition of 12. Also, detail from– An elusive Red Figure darting about in the Venetian darkness; a red dwarf burning out beyond Saturn; a nasty gang of runts in red snowsuits acting out in a North American suburb; an attractive young Italian woman dressed in red is stalked by a lesbian serial killer; a village girl, the prettiest you can imagine, in a red velvet hood cut from the belly of a sleeping wolf …. (2022). Suite Z, 33 paired ink jet prints on rag paper. Bleed images, floated edge to edge in frame. Edition of 2. Each piece, 13.7 x 10.6 in / 34.8 x 53.8 cm © Roni Horn. Photo: Tom Powel Imaging