Sigmar Polke, Zwei Köpfe, 1971-73 Dispersion, latex, acrylic on canvas, 51 1/4 x 43 1/4 inches About the Human Figure June 25 - September 4, 2020 From the Press Release: Michael Werner Gallery, London is pleased to announce the reopening of our gallery and the opening of our new group exhibition titled About the Human Figure , which will run in tandem with our summer online exhibition titled The Human Figure . On view at Michael Werner Gallery, London will be a selection of major paintings and sculpture by James Lee Byars, Enrico David, Peter Doig, Florian Krewer, Francis Picabia, A.R. Penck, Sigmar Polke, Raphaela Simon, and Don Van Vliet. From the beginning of time, humans have desired to see themselves reflected in art. The human figure was rendered on cave walls and carved into stones to be carried as totems or idols. Since antiquity, artists have expanded on these early impulses, and the portrayal of the human figure has a long traditio...