The Swiss-born Nicolas Party often quotes Paul Gauguin—“I only want to make simple art.” But Party’s art isn’t simple. Working in a make-believe color palette, he paints fantasias that frequently refer to important past works and artistic movements. In “Stage Fright,” Party has been commissioned to make a monumental site-specific work in the Kestner Gesellschaft’s large domed hall. His goal is to create a green grotto, based on historic paintings of underground caves. Questions about the relationship between light and color are at the heart of this show. —E.C.

Nicolas Party: Stage Fright
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Kestner Gesellschaft / Hanover / Art
Kestner Gesellschaft / Hanover / Art
Nicolas Party, “Portrait with Ruin,” 2021. Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Adam Reich.
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