Andy Hope

London

Berlin-based artist Andy Hope 1930 has developed a far-reaching and diverse iconography combining the worlds of comic books, science fiction and mythology with history, pop culture and literature. For his exhibition at Hauser & Wirth, Medley Tour London by Andy Hope 1930, Hope will present the ‚X-Medleys': a new series of paintings that weaves together elements from his unique pictorial language. Displayed alongside new and re-invented installations, this body of work represents a significant progression in Hope’s practice, which develops with each stop on the artist’s ‚Medley Tour‘.

For his exhibition, Hope has also remade and deconstructed his ‚Batman Gallery‘.The first ‚Batman Gallery‘ (2004) was an architectural interpretation of the eponymous superhero, his black cape solidified into one long, receding roof, which housed a gallery for a selection of Hope’s paintings.

Formerly known as Andreas Hofer, the artist adopted the name of Andy Hope 1930 in 2010. Hope associates the year 1930 with both the rise of the comic book to a mass medium, and the abandonment of suprematism and Russian constructivism, elements which have all played a significant role in his work.

Hauser & Wirth

April 19th – May 26th, 2012
23 Savile Row
London W1S 2ET
UK

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