The Dutch artist Magali Reus (*1981, The Hague) develops complex sculptural works that evoke existing objects such as containers, folding chairs, or horse saddles and make them appear potentially functional.

Due to their idiosyncratic design and nuanced materiality, her objects have a decidedly fetishistic quality. Reus’s working method proves to be extremely detail-oriented. In their refined design, her sculptures seem familiar but at the same time extremely idiosyncratic. They distil formal influences and art-historical references from Minimal and Postminimal Art into multilayerd formal combinations that point both to industrial production and personal experience.

Curator: Nadia Veronese