studio program_Sebastian Wiegand
January-March, 2025
Introducing Sebastian Wiegand(@s__wiegand), who will be working in 99 Canal’s STUDIO 4 to prepare a series of new paintings, some of which will be presented in Paris in the spring.
Wiegand spent his time at 99 Canal to produce new works as a contribution to the group exhibition „Férocité à domicile“ curated by Oriane Durand, which will open May 15th at the Fondation Pernod Ricard in Paris. The show will be on view until July 19th. The exhibition highlights the specific and ambivalent relationship that individuals maintain with their mother or maternal figure.
Sebastian Wiegand’s practice combines autobiographical details, art historical references, notations extracted from literature and immediate social observations in order to pursue both recent and unknown possibilities in representational and narrative painting.
He is interested in the medium as a container for experience and its potential to comment on contemporary western society, including its ideologically induced lifestyles, belief systems and political positions. Together with Rosa Joly he is the cofounder of Scheusal, an artist run space in Berlin.
“‘Ferocity at Home’ Magnifies Domestic Friction,” Frieze 2025
“Critic’s Guide: Hamburg,” Frieze, 2016
Studio Program | 99 Canal
The Studio Program is a one to three-month opportunity for emerging and mid-career artists based both within and outside New York City.
Collaborating with artists, galleries, and institutions, our selection process draws on the insights of the local creative community to ensure a continuously diverse and vibrant studio cohort.
The program initially launched in 2022 as a response to the lack of affordable spaces in Manhattan and provides access to an intimate and context-specific environment to work in.