Noah Davis' visionary art is on view at DAS MINSK Kunsthaus Potsdam, showing 60 works in his first international institutional retrospective.
The MINSK Kunsthaus in Potsdam is presenting the largest international institutional survey to date of the late artist Noah Davis (1983-2015), running from September 7, 2024, to January 5, 2025. This major touring exhibition, featuring approximately 60 works, provides a comprehensive overview of Davis’ complete oeuvre. It will be Davis’ first international institutional retrospective, which will later travel to the Barbican in London and the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles.
Curated chronologically, the retrospective traces Davis’ creative journey from his first exhibition in 2007 to his untimely death in 2015. The exhibition includes previously unseen paintings, works on paper, and sculptures, highlighting the art historical and conceptual aspects of his practice. Davis’ work, centered on the exploration of Black life, combines influences from anonymous photography, personal archives, film, television, music, literature, art history, and his imagination. His paintings often depict enigmatic and evocative scenes that reflect a deep sensitivity to human existence.
Noah Davis, Installation view of the exhibition Noah Davis, DAS MINSK Kunsthaus in Potsdam 2024. © The Estate of Noah Davis. Courtesy The Estate of Noah Davis and David Zwirner, Photo: Ladislav Zajac.
Noah Davis, Isis, 2009. Mellon Foundation Art Collection © The Estate of Noah Davis. Courtesy The Estate of Noah Davis and David Zwirner.
Noah Davis, Installation view of the exhibition Noah Davis, DAS MINSK Kunsthaus in Potsdam 2024. © The Estate of Noah Davis. Courtesy The Estate of Noah Davis and David Zwirner, Photo: Ladislav Zajac.
Noah Davis, Single Mother with Father Out of the Picture, 2007–2008. Private Collection © The Estate of Noah Davis. Courtesy The Estate of Noah Davis and David Zwirner.
Noah Davis, Installation view of the exhibition Noah Davis, DAS MINSK Kunsthaus in Potsdam 2024. © The Estate of Noah Davis. Courtesy The Estate of Noah Davis and David Zwirner, Photo: Ladislav Zajac.
Noah Davis, The Missing Link 4, 2013. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by AHAN: Studio Forum, 2013 Art Here and Now purchase. © The Estate of Noah Davis. Courtesy The Estate of Noah Davis and David Zwirner.
Noah Davis, Mary Jane, 2008. © The Estate of Noah Davis. Courtesy The Estate of Noah Davis und David Zwirner.
Noah Davis, Installation view of the exhibition Noah Davis, DAS MINSK Kunsthaus in Potsdam 2024. © The Estate of Noah Davis. Courtesy The Estate of Noah Davis and David Zwirner, Photo: Ladislav Zajac.
Noah Davis, Installation view of the exhibition Noah Davis, DAS MINSK Kunsthaus in Potsdam 2024. © The Estate of Noah Davis. Courtesy The Estate of Noah Davis and David Zwirner, Photo: Ladislav Zajac.
Noah Davis, 40 Acres and a Unicorn, 2007. © The Estate of Noah Davis. Courtesy The Estate of Noah Davis and David Zwirner.
Noah Davis, Installation view of the exhibition Noah Davis, DAS MINSK Kunsthaus in Potsdam 2024. © The Estate of Noah Davis. Courtesy The Estate of Noah Davis and David Zwirner, Photo: Ladislav Zajac.
Noah Davis, Pueblo del Rio: Arabesque, 2014. Miguel Pimentel © The Estate of Noah Davis. Courtesy The Estate of Noah Davis and David Zwirner.
Noah Davis, Installation view of the exhibition Noah Davis, DAS MINSK Kunsthaus in Potsdam 2024. © The Estate of Noah Davis. Courtesy The Estate of Noah Davis and David Zwirner, Photo: Ladislav Zajac.
Noah Davis, 1975 (8), 2013. Private collection © The Estate of Noah Davis. Courtesy The Estate of Noah Davis and David Zwirner. Photo: Kerry McFate.
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