Untitled (2008_01): Gert & Uwe Tobias :Team Gallery

One of the things I like to do on returning from a trip is to refix my compass in NY, by cruising through a good gallery . Destination No 1 this morning was Gert and Uwe Tobias show at Team Gallery. As this byte from the press release explains :

Gert & Uwe Tobias make drawings and woodcuts, enlisting pictorial tropes to create a sense of time that fluctuates somewhere between archaic cultural mythology and contemporary visual culture. The title of this show - der osten im norden des westens – translates as “the East in the North of the West” and functions as a locating statement of artistic origin. The twin brothers were born in Romania, now reside in Germany, and create work for a global audience. An evocative nod towards the notion of artist as cultural ambassador, this title makes plain the important layers of place and purpose that the work expounds visually.

Cultural ambassadors ! Enviable!