The image depicts an intimate scene of two people, with a blurred, partially visible person in the foreground and another person in the background reaching down. The overall composition features a vibrant red and black color palette, with the central focus on the interplay of the figures' bodies and the crumpled clothing surrounding them. The artistic style evokes a sense of rawness and immediacy, hinting at a narrative or interaction unfolding. While the subject matter suggests a personal, introspective moment, the contextual significance of the piece remains ambiguous, leaving the viewer to interpret the artist's intention and the broader societal implications. ...
Talia Chetrit was born in 1982 in Washington DC. She now lives and works in New York.
For more than three decades, Talia Chetrit has been developing a photography and video practice marked by her investigations into sexuality and identity, thus challenging perceptions of pornography, voyeurism, and objectification. Videos and inkjet prints of her photographs oscillate between the personal and the private and the planned and the candid by capturing both consenting and unaware people, often in conjunction with her own body. ...
francesca kaufmann gallery opened in January 2000. Since then, the gallery has aimed to explore a diverse range of media, with a focus on video, site specific installation, and a special attention towards the works of female artists. After ten years in its historical location, the gallery opened in a new space in October 2010, under the name kaufmann repetto, to mark the partnership between Francesca Kaufmann and Chiara Repetto. In its new location, the gallery has been able to further develop its exhibition programming through a project space dedicated predominantly to younger artists, as well as a courtyard for large scale outdoor installations, which run parallel to the gallery’s main exhibition schedule. In 2013, the gallery inaugurated a new location in Chelsea, New York, with a parallel program to the gallery’s main space in Milan. In 2019 the New York location moved to Tribeca, expanding to a 3,000 sq ft exhibition space. The inaugural exhibition at the gallery’s new space in Tribeca was a solo show by Lily van der Stokker. ...
