This minimalist artwork features a simple rectangular composition in muted tones. The predominant material appears to be a smooth, dark-colored surface, possibly marble or granite, with a subtle veined pattern that adds visual interest. The overall form is clean and geometric, emphasizing the inherent beauty of the materials and their interplay with light and shadow. The work's stark simplicity and focus on materiality suggest an artistic approach influenced by the principles of minimalism, which emphasized reducing art to its essential elements. The understated nature of the piece invites the viewer to engage with its subtle complexities and appreciate the inherent qualities of the chosen materials. ...
Thea Djordjadze was born in Tbilisi, Georgia, in 1971. She lives and works in Berlin.
At first glance, Thea Djordjadze’s sculptural assembles are not always readily identifiable as such; she often creates installations developed on site in response to the particular space or the context of an institution.
For her 2017 solo show at Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich she realized out-sized vitrines that structured the exhibition space and in which she presented a selection of works on paper from Graphische Sammlung München. At the same time, she designed comfy islands of seats for the viewers. Her artistic practice at times intervenes profoundly in institutional structures; in this way, it could be grasped as a process of continual contextualization, reconfiguration and re-ordering of existing and new objects, as a provisional state that bears within it the potential of change. ...
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. ...
