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Tomma Abts, Saske

Tomma AbtsSaske, 2024

Acrylic on canvas and cast bronze in two (2) parts

18 7/8 x 15 in

About the artist

(b. 1967) is known for her complex paintings and drawings that showcase her sustained engagement with process and form. Born in Kiel, Germany, Abts studied at the Hochschule der Künste, in Berlin, from 1988 to 1995. Abts’s work has been the subject of major international exhibitions, most recently in 2018 at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Serpentine Gallery, London. Other prominent institutions that have presented solo shows of the artist’s work include the Aspen Art Museum, Colorado (2014); Kunsthalle Düsseldorf (2011); New Museum, New York (2008; traveled to the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles); Kunsthalle Basel (2005); and The Douglas Hyde Gallery, Dublin (2005). Abts’s work has also been included in major international exhibitions such as the Berlin Biennale (2006); Carnegie International, Pittsburgh (2004); and Istanbul Biennial (2001), among others. In 2006, Abts was the recipient of the prestigious Turner Prize, awarded by Tate, United Kingdom. The artist has been represented by David Zwirner since 2005 and received her debut exhibition at the gallery in New York in 2008. The artist’s work is represented in public collections internationally, including the Art Institute of Chicago; Baltimore Museum of Art; Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh; Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; The Museum of Modern Art, New York; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Staatsgalerie Stuttgart; Tate, United Kingdom; and the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis. Since 1995, Abts has lived and worked in London.

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