HAWKINS, Richard; COTTON, Michelle (ed.); BIRKENSTOCK, Eva (ed.)
Richard Hawkins: Potentialities

Since the early 1990s Richard Hawkins has developed a singular practice based on the dynamics of desire and the intense pleasure of looking. Published on the occasion of a major survey organised by Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna and Kestner Gesellschaft, Hannover, Richard Hawkins: Potentialities documents painting, collage, sculpture and video produced between 2000 and 2025 – including series inspired by Forrest Bess, Tatsumi Hijikata, Antonin Artaud – favorites of Hawkins – but also Pierre Bonnard!

The book includes writings by Hawkins about his work and research, essays by Rhea Anastas, Annie Ochmanek, and Kristian Vistrup Madsen, as well as an interview with the artist by Bruce Hainley.

Bilingual English / French.

Published by Kunsthalle Wien / Kestner Gesellschaft / Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, 2026
Monographs / Painting / Queer Culture