Georges Condo
George Condo (b. 1957) is a contemporary American artist known for his eccentric figurative paintings and prints. His unique visual language is often considered a tribute to paintings from the...
George Condo (b. 1957) is a contemporary American artist known for his eccentric figurative paintings and prints. His unique visual language is often considered a tribute to paintings from the Old Masters with the allusion to contemporary American culture. Condo’s blending of art historical traditions with his fractured, unique, and somewhat aggressive characters leads his art to be wholly original. Condo has described his portraits as combinations of various psychological states that reflect the madness of everyday life. From his first public exhibitions in the East Village in the early 1980s to his 2011 retrospective exhibition “Mental States,” at the New Museum, Condo has been a key figure in the American painting scene for over 40 years. His work resides in museums such as The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Rubell Family Collection in Miami, and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.