Joy in Paperwork 356
Joy in Paperwork 356

Amalia Pica

Joy in Paperwork 356, 201529.7 x 21cmSign in to view price
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MaterialGallery
ink on paper, framedChisenhale Gallery
Description
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The artwork features a minimal, abstract composition with various circular shapes and repeated text elements. The predominant colors are red and blue, which are used to spell out the words "Termination" and "Replication" against a neutral background. The overall style appears to be influenced by geometric abstraction, with a focus on simple forms and repetitive patterns. The context suggests this piece may comment on scientific or technological processes, though the artist's exact intention remains open to interpretation. ...

Amalia Pica
Artist
Amalia Pica
B.1978, Argentinian

Amalia Pica’s practice, which includes sculpture, performance, installation, drawing and video, explores human communication, its failures and intimacy. Human modes of interaction, such as the desire to be understood and accepted, are central to her work. Pica uses found objects, like hair brushes, wine bottles and confetti, verbal and non-verbal linguistic tools, like texts and venn diagrams, out-dated means of communication, like shutter telegraphs and slide projectors. Her live performances are audience-driven, creating situations of encounters, awkward and real. Having been born during the 'Dirty War' in Argentina, Pica’s works further consider the issue of state control, history, representation and systems of bureaucracy. In her performances, she explores the ways civic participation can become a mode of resistance to political oppression across time and cultures. ...

Amalia Pica: Artworks
Keepsake #6
Paperweight #1
Paperweight #2
Paperweight #3
Paperweight #4
Paperweight #5
Chisenhale Gallery
Gallery
Chisenhale Gallery
London

Chisenhale Gallery is dedicated to placing artists at the core of its mission. They have supported the realisation of major works by an international array of artists, often solidifying careers through timely solo commissions, notably including Lubaina Himid, Wolfgang Tillmans, Cornelia Parker, Faisal Abdu’Allah, Hito Steyerl, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, Yu Ji, Abbas Akhavan, Rachel Jones and Rory Pilgrim. Chisenhale Gallery was founded by artists. The same experimental vision and spirit of possibility that transformed an empty veneer factory and brewery warehouse into an art gallery continues to guide their work today. They commission and produce contemporary art, publish books and online material, and actively engage in social projects. ...

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