Feb 6th 2016

Peter Wächtler: Secrets of a Trumpet

@ The Renaissance Society

5811 S Ellis Ave, Chicago, IL

Opening Saturday, February 6th, from 4PM - 7PM

On view through Sunday, April 3rd

Join us to celebrate the opening of Peter Wächtler, Secrets of a Trumpet, with an artist talk at 5pm (location TBD).

A lounging bronze crocodile, an oversized leather bandage, an animated rat singing Bruce Springsteen: Peter Wächtler’s practice oscillates between the prosaic and the outlandish. His works are neither ironic nor sentimental: though composed of familiar elements and executed in earnest, they acknowledge a limit to their ability to communicate, often to comedic effect.

At the Renaissance Society, Wächtler presents a new body of work, including watercolors, wooden constructions, and large-scale bronze figures. Secrets of a Trumpet is the Brussels-based artist’s first solo museum exhibition in the United States.

[Please note: This event takes place on a Saturday, which is a departure from our usual Sunday openings.]

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