George Condo stands infront of work in progress painting, arm placed on stepladder wearing a black shirt

George Condo

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an array of oil paints, brushes and mixing plates upon table shot from above
George Condo stands infront of work in progress painting, arm placed on stepladder wearing a black shirt

George Condo

“Art is the truth and everything else is a lie.”

The father of Artificial Realism

George Condo is an influential American painter who, for over 50 years, has shattered ideas of ‘high’ and ‘low’ art. He’s known for his unique form of pastiche, which brings together references from pop culture and art history. Nothing is off-limits. All subjects and styles are in the mix. In the 1970s, Condo began to develop his approach while studying music and art in Massachusetts. He didn’t want to be part of any particular style or movement. Instead, he mixed together elements of Cubism, Surrealism and Pop Art with graphics and imagery from day-to-day life. In the 1980s, Condo moved to Ne...

Bio

George Condo (he/him) was born in New Hampshire in 1957. In 1979, he moved to New York City where he continues to live and work.

Did you know?

George Condo decided to move to New York City because of a conversation with Jean-Michel Basquiat – “I remember waking up on 1 January, 1980 and saying ‘this is where I live, thank you Jean.'”

Process

Music and drawing are intimately connected for Condo, he describes “I think artists should be able to paint up-tempo without missing any strokes, the way ‘Trane can play, or Hendrix, or Glenn Gould, without missing any notes.”


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