Speaking of Ιλιάδα, Danh Vo is having a show at the Stedelijk called, πνεῦμα (Ἔλισσα), and so far what we know is that Vo has turned his German farm into a sculpture factory where weather, vines, and native flowers do much of the work transforming medieval and classical leftovers.
I especially like this photo from Güldenhof because it’s so full of the intriguing, loaded pieces, the thin frames and blocks and shapes of McNamara wood that only fit exactly where they’re made to go. For sculptures where found objects purport to carry so much narrative weight, there’s a fascinating amount of craft and work encompassing them. And that only reveals itself within Vo’s precisely orchestrated spaces. And this “visual language grounded in displacement” flourishes in the archaeopunk idyll of Vo’s art hothouse commune.
Is a Hauser & Wirth franchise far off?
Danh Vo – πνεῦμα (Ἔλισσα) [pnevma (Elissa)] is on 14 February – 2 August 2026 [stedelijk via crousel]