This artwork features a man walking across a stark, black-and-white chessboard-patterned floor. The subject is dressed in a dark suit, conveying a sense of purpose and confidence in his stride. The dramatic lighting and dark background create a moody, theatrical atmosphere, emphasizing the figure's purposeful movement. The composition and use of contrasting patterns suggest a symbolic representation of strategy, decision-making, and the complexities of life. While the identity of the individual is not specified, the artwork seems to comment on the human experience, capturing a moment of determination and introspection. ...
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. ...
