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Olaf Breuning

Must-See Art Events: Finales Week

by Whitney Kimball on January 21, 2013
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This week, shows go out with a bang. We’re about to witness Flux Factory’s final Death Match, the Artist’s Institute’s final Haim Steinbach event, and the complete trilogy of Olaf Breuning’s “Home.”

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Olaf Breuning’s Imperfect Vision

by Paddy Johnson on December 28, 2012
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Americans can’t pronounce the last name of Swiss artist Olaf Breuning. That’s not problem, so much as it is an introduction to Breuning, the subject of the latest edition of the Avant/Garde diaries. The artist has a reputation for transforming what might other wise be common situations and objects into the absurd.

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Gallery Goer Asks The Question: What Is This Shit?

by Paddy Johnson on December 20, 2005
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The take home question from Saturday’s art viewing activities was first heard outside the Olaf Breuning show at Metro Pictures. “What is this?” a viewer asked a Metro Picture staff member. “It’s Art!” the man replied. After an awkward pause the director decided to follow this answer up with some further explanation, but you’ve got [...]

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