STAUF: A Tragedy / The Shift Patrick Charpenel and retrieval

and retrieval

This publication—comprising two books housed in a slipcase—was produced on the occasion of Sterling Ruby: ACTS + TABLE at Gagosian

a suite of works on paper that debuted at the 39th Biennale di Venezia

The Spring 2017 issue of Gagosian Quarterly features artwork by Rudolf Stingel on its cover

with a unique design—available in three colorways—that draws upon both his sculptural and painting practices

STAUF: A Tragedy / The Shift Patrick Charpenel and retrievalIn Mary Gaitskills wild Faustian tale STAUF: A Tragedy, therapist Tina Stauf is tormented by her sense of inadequacy in dealing with a society on the verge of collapse but still nurses hope for transcendence. While visiting her fundamentalist family to witness an exorcism, however, she rejects not only their religion but also her own psychoanalytic training. Enter the seductive Mephista, who promises truth of a kindif Stauf will only sign her life