22/05/2026
𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗹𝗲𝗶𝘄𝗶𝘁𝘇
𝘿𝙞𝙨-𝘼𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚
01.05. - 07.06.2026
SETAREH | 𝟤 𝖡𝗈𝗎𝗋𝖽𝗈𝗇 𝖲𝗍𝗋𝖾𝖾𝗍, 𝖬𝖺𝗒𝖿𝖺𝗂𝗋, 𝖶𝟣𝖪 𝟥𝖯𝖠 | 𝖫𝗈𝗇𝖽𝗈𝗇
In 𝘋𝘪𝘴-𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦, Gregor Gleiwitz engages with art historical references while pushing painting toward the threshold of abstraction. One of the exhibited works, “28.01.2026.”, pulls inspiration from Leonardo da Vinci’s celebrated preparatory drawing of the Virgin and Child with Saint Anne and Saint John the Baptist, a work also sometimes referred to as, The Burlington House Cartoon.
Rather than reproducing the composition directly, Gleiwitz filters it through sweeping, gestural layers of paint, allowing fragments of the original image to surface and recede. The Renaissance figures become unstable and almost spectral, suspended between recognition and disappearance.
Embedded within the composition is also the imprint of the artist’s own face, recalling the tradition of Renaissance painters inserting themselves into their works — from Michelangelo’s self-portrait in 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘑𝘶𝘥𝘨𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 in the Sistine Chapel to Raphael’s 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘴. It is a subtle act of artistic self-inscription. Through this gesture, Gleiwitz places himself within the lineage of painting history while simultaneously disrupting it, merging personal presence with collective visual memory.
The exhibition is on view and runs until June 7th, 2026.
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𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀
Gregor Gleiwitz
28.01.2026.
2026
Oil on canvas
180.7 × 156.6 cm | 71 1/4 × 61 2/3 in
Leonardo da Vinci, The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne and Saint John the Baptist, c. 1506–1508. Photo courtesy of The National Gallery, London / Wikimedia Commons.
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