We meet artist Doron Langberg at his new exhibition in London at Victoria Miro Gallery. Night is a hymn to nocturnal worlds both interior and exterior, and the spaces of ambiguity, opportunity and liberation – physical and psychological – that open up after dark. Doron Langberg’s intimate yet expansive take on relationships, sexuality, nature, family and the self proposes how painting can both portray and create queer subjectivity, forging a relationship between interior and exterior realities and the ways in which they shape and are shaped by one another. We also meet Doron's gallerists Victoria Miro and Glenn Scott Wright.Titled after queer New York parties and club nights such as Merge and Wrecked, the spaces in these new paintings are worlds in themselves, sites of multiple layers and levels of experience and connection. Together, the works create a narrative arc that follows the course of an evening, a night out becoming the morning after as we move from Basement to Sunrise. The exhibition is accompanied by a new essay by New York-based writer and therapist Hannah Baer.&nbsp;&nbsp;Prominent among a new generation of figurative painters, Doron Langberg creates luminous works that celebrate the physicality of touch – in subject matter and process. Depicting a range of subjects, from queer love to wildflowers and sweeping landscapes, the broad scope of themes and experiences in Langberg’s work are underscored by his deeply felt use of paint. Aspects of nature&nbsp;are an enduring source of inspiration, resonating feelings of connection through flowers depicted in close up or as part of enveloping vistas.The works on view in Venice were painted&nbsp;en plein air&nbsp;at different times of the year and include cultivated garden plants as well ostensibly wild or self-seeded varieties – such as ragwort, thistle and dandelion. Langberg paints these fleeting moments spontaneously in one session, alighting on patches of ground and recording them in bursts of activity. Flowers and foliage spring from the whiteness of the canvas in flurries of brushstrokes, preserved by the artist as if moments of revelation.&nbsp;For the artist, painting nature as an ‘embodied experience’ is key. Capturing both external realities and internal states of mind, he makes a connection with artists across history – for example, the landscapes of Munch or Van Gogh. The work points to the broader significance of landscapes exterior and interior, and how they relate to or signify our own emotional states.Doron Langberg:&nbsp;Night, featuring large-scale tableaux of nightclub and nocturnal beach scenes, is on view at Victoria Miro, London, is now open and runs until 28 March 2024. Free entry. Visit: <a href="https://online.victoria-miro.com/doron-langberg-london-2024/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://online.victoria-miro.com/doron-langberg-london-2024/</a>Victoria Miro, Venice is concurrently presents an exhibition of landscapes and flower paintings by Langberg, whilst&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kunsthal.nl/en/plan-your-visit/exhibitions/doron-langberg-part-of-your-world-en/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Part of Your World, the artist’s first solo institutional presentation in Europe</a>, on view at Kunsthal Rotterdam runs until 26th May 2024.Follow <a href="https://www.instagram.com/doronlangberg/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@DoronLangberg</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/victoriamirogallery/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@VictoriaMiroGallery</a> on Instagram. Thanks for listening! Visit <a href="https://www.instagram.com/talkart/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@TalkArt</a> for images and more details.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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Doron Langberg (with Victoria Miro and Glenn Scott Wright)

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