JULIAN OPIE
Studio Sounds

“For me, making art or doing anything really is something I can only do within the sphere I carry with me. It’s the reality that I know about and can talk about.”

“For me, making art or doing anything really is something I can only do within the sphere I carry with me. It’s the reality that I know about and can talk about.”

This edition of STUDIO SOUNDS comes straight from Julian Opie and his studio. The first ten tracks are their top picks, beginning with Julian’s own choice — a song he first heard while riding in a driverless taxi in Los Angeles. From track 11 onwards, you’ll find additional selections from other members of the team, offering a wider glimpse into the sounds that fill the studio.

Images by Studio Julian Opie © Courtesy of the artist

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EXHIBITED WORKS

English Tower 3.

Julian Opie

English Tower 3.

Esther, amber.

Julian Opie

Esther, amber.

Malia.

Julian Opie

Malia.

Red trousers.

Julian Opie

Red trousers.

Figure 2, position 9.

Julian Opie

Figure 2, position 9.

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EXHIBITION

JULIAN OPIE

JULIAN OPIE

BERLIN – ST. AGNES
4 JULY – 24 AUGUST 2025

FEATURED ARTIST

JULIAN OPIE
Julian Opie (b. 1958 in London, UK) lives and works in London, where he studied at Goldsmiths College under Michael Craig-Martin, graduating in 1983. Opie’s multidisciplinary practice spans painting, sculpture, animation, and digital media, focusing on themes of identity, movement, and the abstraction of the human form.

For over three decades, Opie has explored the intersection of the figurative and the abstract, becoming known for his iconic graphic portraits and stylized depictions of the human body, as well as buildings, animals and landscapes, both man-made and natural. His works distill complex human actions and figures into bol...
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