Wilhelm Sasnal, 'The Sun'
Wilhelm Sasnal
The Sun
Oil on canvas
63 × 86.75 inches
$20,000 USD
Wilhelm Sasnal (b. 1972, Tarnów, Poland) is widely regarded as one of the most significant contemporary artists to emerge from Eastern Europe in recent decades. Working primarily in painting, Sasnal draws from personal photographs, mass media, film stills, and historical imagery to create atmospheric, pared-down compositions that explore memory, politics, and representation.
His work has been the subject of major solo exhibitions at institutions including Kunsthalle Zürich, Whitechapel Gallery in London, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, and Haus der Kunst in Munich. His paintings are held in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, Tate Modern, the Guggenheim Museum, and the Centre Pompidou. Sasnal lives and works in Kraków, Poland.
Your purchase supports Dallas Contemporary’s mission to present the leading edge of contemporary art through exhibitions, performances, and public programs. To inquire about this work, please contact shop@dallascontemporary.org.
Wilhelm Sasnal
The Sun
Oil on canvas
63 × 86.75 inches
$20,000 USD
Wilhelm Sasnal (b. 1972, Tarnów, Poland) is widely regarded as one of the most significant contemporary artists to emerge from Eastern Europe in recent decades. Working primarily in painting, Sasnal draws from personal photographs, mass media, film stills, and historical imagery to create atmospheric, pared-down compositions that explore memory, politics, and representation.
His work has been the subject of major solo exhibitions at institutions including Kunsthalle Zürich, Whitechapel Gallery in London, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, and Haus der Kunst in Munich. His paintings are held in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, Tate Modern, the Guggenheim Museum, and the Centre Pompidou. Sasnal lives and works in Kraków, Poland.
Your purchase supports Dallas Contemporary’s mission to present the leading edge of contemporary art through exhibitions, performances, and public programs. To inquire about this work, please contact shop@dallascontemporary.org.
Wilhelm Sasnal
The Sun
Oil on canvas
63 × 86.75 inches
$20,000 USD
Wilhelm Sasnal (b. 1972, Tarnów, Poland) is widely regarded as one of the most significant contemporary artists to emerge from Eastern Europe in recent decades. Working primarily in painting, Sasnal draws from personal photographs, mass media, film stills, and historical imagery to create atmospheric, pared-down compositions that explore memory, politics, and representation.
His work has been the subject of major solo exhibitions at institutions including Kunsthalle Zürich, Whitechapel Gallery in London, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, and Haus der Kunst in Munich. His paintings are held in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, Tate Modern, the Guggenheim Museum, and the Centre Pompidou. Sasnal lives and works in Kraków, Poland.
Your purchase supports Dallas Contemporary’s mission to present the leading edge of contemporary art through exhibitions, performances, and public programs. To inquire about this work, please contact shop@dallascontemporary.org.
Wilhelm Sasnal’s latest solo exhibition, AAAsphalt, opened on May 30, 2025 at BLUM in Los Angeles. In this exploration of Southern California’s roadway iconography, Sasnal—drawing from photographs and sketches captured during his time as a cyclist—immerses viewers in the textures, hues, and symbolism of asphalt—from its literal materiality to its broader cultural and environmental resonance.
