Labyrinths 11 by Joachim Kersten
In his studio in Nuremberg, Germany, it’s always a gamble whether Joachim Kersten can build a canvas big enough to please him, yet small enough to get down the stairs.
“Size matters,” he says with a grin, opening the massive door to the Rathaus (built in 1572). Inside, the stone walls soar. The floorspace is so vast that viewers shuffle backward to take in his work without bothering to glance behind them.
At last, Kersten’s king-sized abstracts hang in a space that accommodates their girth.
