Adrian Ghenie, Nickelodeon, 2008 (in two parts) © Adrian Ghenie. Photo: Katrin Hammer Sachfotografie, Berlin/
The story of the contemporary painter Adrian Ghenie’s rise from art student in Cluj, Romania, to darling of international curators and auction houses over the course of barely a dozen years is not unprecedented: the art world loves to anoint young talent. It also likes to discard it, but Ghenie, with prodigious skill and the help of many hands along the way, has emerged as a more durable star, one whose work is now, for better or worse, seen as a desirable asset.
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