C.O. Paeffgen

Of Moons, Mice, and (Wo)Men (LEVY Salon)

Dec 1st – Jan 13th, 2023

Of Moons, Mice, and (Wo)Men (LEVY Salon)

Of Moons, Mice, and (Wo)Men (LEVY Salon)

Location: LEVY Salon, Hagedornstraße 47, 20149 Hamburg

Opening hours: Tue – Fri, 11 am – 6 pm by pre-appointment

 

We are pleased to invite you to the exhibition »C.O. Paeffgen – Of Moons, Mice, and (Wo)Men« at LEVY Salon in Hamburg presenting works by the artist form the 1970s until 2000s, from big-sized oil on canvas outlinings, up to works on paper, objects and wrappings.

 

»There is a system to the simplicity. The simplicity has a system. This is part of the system. C.O. Paeffgen (1933 – 2019), a lifelong resident of Cologne, is known as a painter, graphic artist, and creator of objects for his unique, autonomous pictorial vernacular. Drawing upon media images, he converts seriousness into the comical (and into comics). Conversely, he literally lends the comical serious contours. He counters the complexity of the world with the uttermost conciseness, which, in turn, is highly complex, and accordingly harbors pitfalls.« (Belinda Grace Gardner in the accompanying exhibition booklet)