"Black Exhaustion" by Noel Anderson

At the end of September, we were invited to Noel Anderson’s art exhibition ‘Black Exhaustion’ at Künstlerhaus. Noel and his assistants were still in the process of preparing the exhibition and hanging up the tapestry while we were there.
Noel gave us information about his works of art and told us about himself.

Some of his art is inspired by the colours and designs in children’s colouring books, some, by movies and some, by NBA. He uses his laptop to mix and experiment with the colours to make pictures, which he afterwards sends to his weavers to be woven into a tapestry- his work of art.
A particular sculpture in the Metropolitan Art Musuem always leaves a powerful impression on him. This inspired one of his works of art hanging in the Künstlerhaus

Interesting facts about Noel:

Although his artwork is very colourful, his favourite colour is actually blue.
One of his biggest dreams is to live in France.
He likes drinking coffee in the morning.
He told us that he loves running in the countryside. He likes to get lost because it helps him clear his mind. Sometimes, he takes off his shoes and socks, and stands in the grass to help him feel grounded.
Noel loves curious minds. He happily answered all of our questions. He even let us touch his works of art and he allowed us to walk on one of them, sit on it and lie on it.
He wants his artwork to matter!
He wants people to feel inspired, curious and happy when they look at his works.
Noel comes from Harlem in New York. He told us that it is a wonderful place to be. It is full of amazing artists, musicians and dancers.