Maximilianstrasse, Munich

Artist:Caro Jost

Size:160 x 200 x 8cm

Year:August 20, 2023

Media:Streetprint on canvas

Caro Jost made special prints of famous boulevards- Maximilianstrasse in Munich for the "Quartet" group show which takes place at The Bund in Shanghai. Maximilianstrasse and The Bund are both famous landmarks in tourist guides. Jost responded to the Bund by imprint on Maximilianstrasse. The sand and gravel on the work bear witness to the prosperity of Munich, and also attract the eyes of viewers visiting the Bund to wander in front of the work.

Artist

Caro Jost
(Germany, b. 1965)

Graduated from the Law School and the Art School of Munich University, Caro Jost lives and creates her art in Munich. Every artist has their favorite artists, but Caro Jost takes this admiration to a whole new level, incorporating her love for Munich's abstract expressionism groups into works extensively. Her works revolve around themes of time, space, and events. In the series "Streetprints," where she traveled to over 70 locations worldwide, imprinting traces she collected from the streets onto her canvases. Her artworks were exhibited MoMA, Chelsea Art Museum in New York, and Guggenheim Collection in Venice, permanently collected by the MoMA Library Collection (The archives of MoMA, NY), Chelsea Art Museum (NY), and Museum of the City of Munich.

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