Leanne Picthall - The things I do for you. - NEU! Winterthur

We are glad to announce a solo exhibition of Leanne Picthall at NEU!, Winterthur, from May 30th to June 20th, 2025.

“A young woman grapples with her companion. They appear related. Her face is painted, the make-up mimicking the pattern of her animal’s fur. Having a dog by one’s side – a companion who expands life. It is a bond without conditions, yet one entangled in a structure of power.

Leanne Picthall works intuitively, yet with a palpable sense of intent. Her painting feels honest, almost eerie in its closeness. You sense something in these images: an intensity hidden in the everyday, the seemingly banal. This ambivalent sensation running through Picthall’s work is a tangle of conflicting emotions – feelings which, when experienced simultaneously, provoke discomfort. An internal conflict.”