Sprüth Magers – Thomas Scheibitz: Black Swan

Monika Sprüth and Philomene Magers are delighted to present a show of new work by Thomas Scheibitz titled Black Swan, his first solo exhibition at the London gallery since his extensive two-part presentation in 2010, A moving Plan B – Chapter ONE and Chapter TWO at the Drawing Room, London and the gallery respectively. In a practice that creates intrigue through a movement between the precipices of figuration and abstraction, Scheibitz looks to this liminal space, drawing from both art historical references and his vast archive of printed material to offer a complex visual of our time. The show features paintings, sculptures, and a continuation of his numbered group of works gp, large works on rag paper. The definition of the term and the exhibition title Black Swan describes a singular event that occurs unexpectedly, typically an occurrence that is considered to have a low probability but high impact, and only in hindsight is determined to have in fact been predictable. Thus, the title of the exhibition is a metaphor for the present time as well as for painting or the painting itself.