May 7th 2020 - May 20th 2020
AES+F, Alexandre da Cunha, Amir Nikravan, Andreia Santana, Angelika Loderer, Augustas Serapinas, Bosco Sodi, Brandon Ndife, Carlos Caballero, Carol Rama, Cezary Poniatowski, Ciprian Mureșan, David Noonan, Donna Huanca, Emiliano Aversa, Fabian Marti, Felix De Clercq, Flaka Haliti, Gardar Eide Einarsson, George Henry Longly, Gina Proenza, Giulio Malinverni, Giulio Paolini, Hanna Maria Hammari, Hans Op de Beeck, Isaac Lythgoe, Jean-Marie Appriou, June Crespo, Karen Kilimnik, Karim Noureldin, Kaye Donachie, Kent Merriman Jr., Klára Hosnedlová, Laurent Grasso, Lena Henke, Luca Monterastelli, Luis Lázaro Matos, Manuel Burgener, Mateusz Choróbski, Matthias Bitzer, Michael Portnoy, Nico Vascellari, Nika Neelova, Oren Pinhassi, Paul Czerlitzki, Paul Ferens, Paulo Nimer Pjota, Philipp Timischl, Piotr Łakomy, Tarik Kiswanson, Tina Lechner, Tom Burr, Valentin Carron, Victoria Colmegna, Zhou Siwei
Curated by: Domenico de Chirico
Archē (Ancien Greek: ἀρχή):
something that was in the beginning,
a first principle:
a. in early Greek philosophy:
a substance or primal element
b. in Aristotle :
an actuating principle (as a cause)
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On the Grid #2
We challenge:
Domenico de Chirico (Milan)
«Back To The Origins»
05/07/2020—05/20/2020
Inauguration: May 7, 2020
4PM-BST
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A curation with artworks by 55 international artists:
AES+F / Alexandre da Cunha / Amir Nikravan / Andreia Santana / Angelika Loderer / Augustas Serapinas / Bosco Sodi / Brandon Ndife / Carlos Caballero / Carol Rama /
Cezary Poniatowski / Ciprian Mureșan / David Noonan / Donna Huanca / Emiliano Aversa / Fabian Marti / Felix De Clercq / Flaka Haliti / Gardar Eide Einarsson / George Henry Longly / Gina Proenza / Giulio Malinverni / Giulio Paolini / Hanna Maria Hammari / Hans Op de Beeck / Isaac Lythgoe / Jean-Marie Appriou / June Crespo / Karen Kilimnik / Karim Noureldin / Kaye Donachie / Kent Merriman Jr. / Klára Hosnedlová / Laurent Grasso / Lena Henke / Luca Monterastelli / Luis Lázaro Matos / Manuel Burgener / Mateusz Choróbski / Matthias Bitzer / Michael Portnoy / Nico Vascellari / Nika Neelova / Oren Pinhassi / Paul Czerlitzki / Paul Ferens / Paulo Nimer Pjota / Philipp Timischl / Piotr Łakomy / Tarik Kiswanson / Tina Lechner / Tom Burr / Valentin Carron / Victoria Colmegna / Zhou Siwei
The path that leads to the origin should not be understood as a backward path, but rather, a return. This return to the source, named by Aristotle as ἀρχή (archè), has always been considered to be the most essential path, and one that is often cyclical. It does not reveal anything when you reach the destination you yearn for because what you are looking for was already there. This understanding of the ever-present nature of the source, or the nature of being, is ontological and we have yet to arrive at a chronological understanding. Where is the essence of what is presented to me? How many layers do I have to deflesh to finally touch it? Going back to the origin in the context of contemporaneity requires a stripping down of excess in order to see what is in front of us, and what always has been. Artistic research dusts off certain stale layers, always pushing the ways in which essence is perceived to the limits. Here the circular nature of the path is more apparent than ever. The protracted forward pressure made by the work, which sweeps away the frills reaching the extremity of its essence, joins exactly in that supreme point at the extremity of its origin. It follows an accelerating movement, whose noise gradually becomes wonderfully deafening.
Domenico de Chirico, 2020
Emiliano Aversa: I've moved Egypt, 2019. 4K Ultra HD video color, loop, framework aluminium and MDF, display dimension 28 Inch. Courtesy the artist
AES+F, Action Half-Life, Warrior #3, 2005, Bronze, 136x140x80cm. Courtesy of the artist and Noire Gallery
AES+F, Action Half-Life, Warrior #3, 2005, Bronze, 136x140x80cm. Courtesy of the artist and Noire Gallery
AES+F, Action Half-Life, Warrior #3, 2005, Bronze, 136x140x80cm. Courtesy of the artist and Noire Gallery
Alexandre da Cunha, Marble, 2020, inflatable rubber ring, fabric, 84 x 84 x 25 cm. Courtesy the artist and Thomas Dane Gallery. Photo: Ben Westoby
Amir Nikravan, Untitled (Intake), 2020, Acrylic on wood, 59 3/4 x 31 x 4 1/2 in (151.76 x 78.74 x 11.43 cm). Courtesy Nathalie Karg Gallery
Amir Nikravan, Untitled (Intake), 2020, Acrylic on wood, 59 3/4 x 31 x 4 1/2 in (151.76 x 78.74 x 11.43 cm). Courtesy Nathalie Karg Gallery
Amir Nikravan, Untitled (Intake), 2020, Acrylic on wood, 59 3/4 x 31 x 4 1/2 in (151.76 x 78.74 x 11.43 cm). Courtesy Nathalie Karg Gallery
Andreia Santana, Gestural Tool (beat pattern 3), 2020, Copper. ©Bruno Lança. Courtesy of the artist and Galeria Filomena Soares
Angelika Loderer, Untiteld (Snowball), Brass, 2018. Photo Credit: Alexander Jackson Wyatt and Jessica Maurer. Courtesy of the artist
Angelika Loderer, Untiteld (Snowball), Brass, 2018. Photo Credit: Alexander Jackson Wyatt and Jessica Maurer. Courtesy of the artist
Augustas Serapinas, February 13th,
Snowman taken from Vingis park in Vilnius, Emalin London, UK, 2019. Photo: Emalin. Courtesy: Emalin, London
Bosco Sodi “Untitled”, 2017, 2mx2mx2m, Solid clay. Courtesy: Studio Bosco Sodi
Brandon Ndife, Nest II, 2019, Fiberglass, aluminum duct, hemp, earth pigment, resin, oil paint, 91 × 11 × 10 in. Courtesy the artist and Bureau New York. Photo credit: Dario Lasagni
Brandon Ndife, Nest II, 2019, Fiberglass, aluminum duct, hemp, earth pigment, resin, oil paint, 91 × 11 × 10 in. Courtesy the artist and Bureau New York. Photo credit: Dario Lasagni
Carlos Caballero, Encrypted substance, 2018, Oil on linen, 55 1/8 x 43 5/16 in (140 x 110 cm). Courtesy the artist and Galerie Greta Meert
Carol Rama, Untitled, 2002, 60x80cm, Acrylic, paper and rubber. Courtesy Noire Gallery
Cezary Poniatowski, Untitled, 2018, pleather, plywood, upholstery foam, staples, nails, 145cm x 125cm. Courtesy the artist and Galeria Stereo
Ciprian Mureşan, Project for a outdoor sculpture, 2020. Courtesy the artist
David Noonan, Untitled, 2019, Jacquard tapestry, 195 cm x 135 cm. Courtesty of the artist and Anna Schwartz Gallery
Donna Huanca, LENGUA LLORONA, 2019 (installation view) at Copenhagen Contemprary, Denmark. Courtesy of the artist
Donna Huanca, LENGUA LLORONA, 2019 (installation view) at Copenhagen Contemprary, Denmark. Courtesy of the artist
Emiliano Aversa, I've moved Egypt, 2019, 4K Ultra HD video color, loop, framework aluminium and MDF, display dimension 28 Inch. Courtesy of the artist
Emiliano Aversa, I've moved Egypt, 2019. Video detail. Courtesy of the artist
Fabian Marti, I LÄBE NO (Lutz & Spidey), 2019, Acrylic, ink print on canvas, 153 x 117.5 cm (60 1/4 x 46 1/4 in). Courtesy of the artist
Felix De Clercq “Verdwaald”, 2020, 60cm x 50 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Gallery Sofie Van de Velde
Flaka Haliti, What are they thinking that we thinking that they thinking we going to do next? #2, 2019. Foil print, polyeurethane resin, spray paint, galvanized steel water pipes, sand. Installation view, of "Watchu expect me to do when I lose my cool?" at Deborah Schamoni Gallery. Courtesy the artist and Deborah Schamoni. Photo: Ulrich Gebert
Gardar Eide Einarsson, Untitled (FT) 2017, 200 x 200 cm, Cotton flag and grommets. Courtesy of the artist and Standard (Oslo)
George Henry Longly, Untitled (whippets), 2014, 550 x 800 x 120 mm, Carrara marble, whipped cream chargers, nitrous oxide. Photo credit: Art Documentation Photography
George Henry Longly, Untitled (whippets), 2014, 550 x 800 x 120 mm, Carrara marble, whipped cream chargers, nitrous oxide. Photo credit: Art Documentation Photography
George Henry Longly, Untitled (whippets), 2014, 550 x 800 x 120 mm, Carrara marble, whipped cream chargers, nitrous oxide. Photo credit: Art Documentation Photography
Gina Proenza, Cleptomaniac translator, 2020. Exhibition view at CAN Centre d’art Neuchâtel. Photo: Sebastian Verdon
Giulio Malinverni "Uova in purgatorio", 2020, Tempera on paper mounted on canvas, 23 x 31 cm. Courtesy of the Artist
Giulio Paolini “Aula di disegno”, 2006 (Nine original versions), 4 canvas, graphite, collage, plexiglass, 80x120cm. Courtesy of Noire Gallery
Hanna-Maria Hammari, Untitled, 2020, latex and glazed ceramic, 26 x 26,5 x 28,3cm. Courtesy the artist and Kraupa-Tuskany Zeidler. Photo by Def Image
Hans Op de Beeck “The Silent Room”, Sculptural Installation, 2019. Setouchi Triennale ,19 July - 04 November 2019, Shōdoshima, Setouchi, JP. Courtesy of the artist
Isaac Lythgoe, deus ex machina, 180cm h x 40cm w x 40cm d, steel, paint, polyurethane, pigments, led, pvc, 2018. Courtesy the artist
JEAN-MARIE APPRIOU, Ice moon, 2019, Cast bronze, Ed. of 2, 114 x 60 x 14. Courtesy Galerie Eva Presenhuber Zurich, New York
JEAN-MARIE APPRIOU, Ice moon, 2019, Cast bronze, Ed. of 2, 114 x 60 x 14. Courtesy Galerie Eva Presenhuber Zurich, New York
JEAN-MARIE APPRIOU, Ice moon, 2019, Cast bronze, Ed. of 2, 114 x 60 x 14. Courtesy Galerie Eva Presenhuber Zurich, New York
JEAN-MARIE APPRIOU, Ice moon, 2019, Cast bronze, Ed. of 2, 114 x 60 x 14. Courtesy Galerie Eva Presenhuber Zurich, New York
June Crespo, Instrumets and fetishes, 2018, bronze, 20x21x15cm. Photo credits: Daniel Mera
June Crespo, Instrumets and fetishes, 2018, bronze, 20x21x15cm. Photo credits: Daniel Mera
KAREN KILIMNIK, the hen of the woods on the mermaid isle, li galli, 2017, Water soluble oil color on canvas, 40.5 x 51 cm / 16 x 20 inches. Signed, titled, dated on verso. Courtesy Galerie Eva Presenhuber Zurich, New York
Karim Noureldin ”Untitled”, 1989, Egg tempera on canvas, artist frame. Courtesy the Artist & von Bartha. Photo: Serge Hasenböhler
Kaye Donachie “The Truth that Hangs“, Oil on linen, 40 x 30 cm, 2018. Courtesy Maureen Paley
Kent Merriman Jr., Forget-me-nots #1, 2019, oil, acrylic on canvas and linen (on steel plinth), 20.3 x 30.5 x 21.6 cm. Courtesy of the artist
Kent Merriman Jr., Forget-me-nots #1, 2019, oil, acrylic on canvas and linen (on steel plinth), 20.3 x 30.5 x 21.6 cm. Courtesy of the artist
Kent Merriman Jr., Forget-me-nots #1, 2019, oil, acrylic on canvas and linen (on steel plinth), 20.3 x 30.5 x 21.6 cm. Courtesy of the artist
Klára Hosnedlová, Untitled, 2019 (from the series Lady's tears), embroidery, cotton thread, terrazzo frame, 85 x 53 cm I 33 1/2 x 22 3 /4 in, Unique. Courtesy the artist
Laurent Grasso, Studies into the Past, Oil on canvas, 50 x 55 x 2 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Sean Kelly, New York. Photo: Sebastiano Pellion di Persano
LENA HENKE “DIE“ 2014. Courtesy the artist
Luca Monterastelli "Oh Chrome, Oh Precious Chrome, What We Have It’s Just Seafoam”, 2020, Steel, chrome and Majella stone, Variable dimensions. Courtesy Lia Rumma Gallery Milan/Naples
Luís Lázaro Matos, The Fictional Passengers #6, 2019, acrylic on canvas, 220 × 150 cm, unique. Photo by Sebastiano Pellion di Persano. Courtesy of the artist and Madragoa, Lisbon.
Manuel Burgener, untitled (feel), dimension variable, wood, 2020. Courtesy the artist
Mateusz Choróbski, 997,10/2, 2020, 5 m tall Melted coins. Courtesy the artist
Mateusz Choróbski, 997,10/2, 2020, 5 m tall Melted coins. Courtesy the artist
Mateusz Choróbski, 997,10/2, 2020, 5 m tall Melted coins. Courtesy the artist
Matthias Bitzer, the trancsendentialist, 245x215cm, Acrylic and Ink on canvas, 2018. Courtesy the artist
Michael Portnoy, Foot in Mouth Gone to Head, 2020, mixed fleshmedia. Courtesy of the artist
Nico Vascellari, Revenge, Neon Works, MAXXI, Rome, 2018
Nico Vascellari, Revenge, Neon Works, MAXXI, Rome, 2018
Nika Neelova, Lemniscate VIII, 2018, Reassembled banister handrails, 2 flights of stairs, 260x120x70 cm. Image courtesy Noire Gallery
Nika Neelova, Lemniscate VIII, 2018, Reassembled banister handrails, 2 flights of stairs, 260x120x70 cm. Image courtesy Noire Gallery
Oren Pinhassi, Drip Dry Eyes, 2016, concrete, pigment, burlap, pvc pipes, glass, construction steel mesh. Courtesy of the artist
PAUL CZERLITZKI “BYE BY” Acrylic on canvas, 100x80cm, 2020. Courtesy Konrad Fischer Galerie, Berlin. Photo credits: Achim Kukulies
Paul Ferens, Sapien VS Neandertal: 1-0, 90x60, 2020, faux fur on mdf. Courtesy of the artist
Paulo Nimer Pjota “new mythologies” 2020, oil, tempera, acrylic on cavan plus ceramic objects, 200x150cm plus objects. Courtesy Mendes Wood DM
Philipp Timischl, Artworks For All Age Groups, 2018, C-prints behind acrylic glass, metal chains, wardrobe hooks, linen. Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Emanuel Layr
Piotr Łakomy, Untitled (Meeting), 2019, Wiepofama, Poznań, PL. Courtesy of the artist and galeria stereo
Tarik Kiswanson. Courtesy the artist
Tina Lechner, Marlene, 2019, 60 x 50 cm, silver gelatine print. Courtesy Galerie Hubert Winter
Tom Burr, Room Four, 2012, Cast bronze, sheet bronze, electric light fixture. Courtesy the artist
VALENTIN CARRON, Lasciatemi vivere la mia vita, 2005, Metal, polystyrene, fiberglass, acrylic resin, paint, 370 x 160 x 90 cm / 145 5/8 x 63 x 35 3/8 inches. Courtesy Galerie Eva Presenhuber Zurich, New York
Victoria Colmegna, ‘Super Senior Series: Schiller Schuller in Floral Selfhood Valley’, 2015, pastel, graphite, and pen on velvet and paper (commissioned portrait and original sketches by Jimmy Mathewuse, illustrator of the Sweet Valley High series book covers); glass, aluminium and PVC vitrine with lock-and-key, 67 x 91 x 10 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Park View, Los Angeles
Zhou Siwei, 花瓶（西双版那）- Vase (Xi Shuang Ban Na), Oil color on canvas, 140x 110cm, 2016. Courtesy Antenna Space, Shanghai
