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No. 38 Summer 2025 25.00
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Julie Mehretu

Kairos – Hauntological Variations

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K21 Kunstsammlung NRW

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    Ständehausstraße 1
    40217 Düsseldorf

At the age of six, Julie Mehretu (b. 1970) fled Ethiopia with her family and resettled in the US – a formative experience that deeply informs her work. Her monumental, disorienting paintings are composed of many layers of materials and meaning, and chart a world in constant flux. In Düsseldorf, visitors can explore these works alongside archival material that reveals the source of her visual language.

Julie Mehretu, Black City, 2007. Ink and acrylic on canvas, 120 x 192 inches. Pinault Collection. Courtesy of the artist and Marian Goodman Gallery and carlier | gebauer, Berlin
Fig 1. Julie Mehretu, Black City 2007, Pinault Collection | courtesy of the artist and Marian Goodman Gallery and carlier | gebauer, Berli, photo: Tim Thayer. © Julie Mehretu

KAIROS / Hauntological Variations features 25 paintings that measure up to 7.5 meters wide, range in date from 2001 to 2023, and show the chronological development of Mehretu’s work. The exhibition further dives into Mehretu’s conceptual thinking, showcasing works on paper and source material, which is exhibited alongside her works for the first time here. Also presented is time-based media made by Mehretu’s peers inspired by her practice: the documentary Palimpsest (2021).