FRANCESCO BONAMI AND JUERGEN TELLER

On the occasion of Hans Ulrich Obrists fiftieth birthday in 2018, Swiss gallery 107 S-chanf asked fellow curator Francesco Bonami t o create a celebratory exhibition. Bonamis initial idea was to invite 50 artists to create 50 portraits of Obrist in an ambitious c ollaborative homage. Yet the idea proved a little too ambitious, and Bonami decided to create the portraits all by himself. The gall ery provided him with space and materials, and within just two weeks Bonamis 50 oil paintings were readyendearing and humorous wor ks, many of ...[Read more]