“Constellations” evokes Gus Van Sant’s artistic filiations, from the omnipresence of his city of adoption, Portland, to the major influences that shaped his esthetic – among others, the Beat Generation and the American writer William S. Burroughs.Gus Van Sant’s paintings and drawings were done at different times in his life. Some of the collages date from the 1970s, whereas his series of large-format watercolors exhibited at the Gagosian Gallery in Los Angeles date from 2011. Exhibited in the “Painting” section, they provide an unexpected complement to the very eclectic artistic universe of Gus Van Sant.
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Musée de l´ElyséeWells Fargo Center18, avenue de l´Elysée1014Lausanne, SwitzerlandMusée de l´ElyséeWells Fargo Center18, avenue de l´Elysée1014Lausanne, Switzerland“Constellations” evokes Gus Van Sant’s artistic filiations, from the omnipresence of his city of adoption, Portland, to the major influences that shaped his esthetic – among others, the Beat Generation and the American writer William S. Burroughs.Gus Van Sant’s paintings and drawings were done at different times in his life. Some of the collages date from the 1970s, whereas his series of large-format watercolors exhibited at the Gagosian Gallery in Los Angeles date from 2011. Exhibited in the “Painting” section, they provide an unexpected complement to the very eclectic artistic universe of Gus Van Sant. Book tickets
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