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William Anthony

At Art Cologne in April, Stalke, in collaboration with Thomas Rehbein Galerie, had the great pleasure of presenting William Anthony at Collaboration. The presentation received great attention from the German art scene, and we are therefore following up with two exhibitions: first at Stalke Galleri and the following week in connection with DC-OPEN in Cologne at Thomas Rehbein Galerie, with an opening on September 4.

William Anthony (New York) mercilessly caricatures everything from war to the art world, as well as the joys and madness of love. Anthony explains that his style originates from the drawing mistakes made by his least talented students.

The New York Times writes that Anthony is "hilarious" and "profound," meaning both insanely funny and deep at the same time, and that he has achieved cult status in the art world.

"I remain totally charmed by their (Anthony's drawings) irrelevance, their sly idiot cunning, their incisive social commentary in the delicious disguise of incompetence"

LEO STEINBERG, Letter, 1990

In connection with William Anthony's exhibition in 2013, IRONIC ICONS at Stalke Galleri, a book featuring William Anthony's complete works from the 1960s to today was published. The book, titled IRONIC ICONS, was edited by Sam Jedig with a foreword by Jacob Lillemose, who has followed the artist for many years.

William Anthony