Peter Klasen

With his ever alert gaze, Peter Klasen, one of the founders of New Figuration, visits the exhibit dedicated to this movement at the Patinoire Royale in Brussels. “We weren’t introverted artists. We had our antennas out everywhere, we picked up on everything that was going on in the 1960s.” Along with Erró, Monory, Rancillac and Télémaque, Klasen gave painting a political function as well as a role in the critique of consumer society. Hey guys, come back ! Our youths have never needed you more.

Hannah Dusar29 April 2015