Graffiti In The Dark Age of Gentrification “–the most fun anyone has ever had” The world is a gentrified wasteland and only a ragtag-team of contemporary hero-figures can save us. Against a backdrop of art-fairs and Wynwood’s commercial wasteland of eye candy and high-rent, Kavachnina Contemporary proudly invites artists to submit works of graffiti and […]
Upon entering Kavachnina Contemporary, you almost overlook a sculpture to your immediate left. Does it get attention? Or does the viewer walk past? Neutral tones, both futuristic and ancient. While this particular sculpture by Salvatore Zagami may not be the feature of this exhibition, but the paradox in its aesthetic represents the general atmosphere of […]
“Art-Broken,” a diverse group exhibition that combines visual works and poetry to explore the aesthetic meaning of brokenness, not just of physical forms, but of the creative spirit. Whether it be the cringe induced by a vase falling from a pedestal, the deliberate fragmentation of a form, or the complete loss of one’s mind—the fragility […]
Esteban Leyva “MOTION CITY” 10 April – 10 May 2014 Preview Cocktail: 10 April. 5-9 pm Opening Reception: 12 April 2014, 6-10 pm Esteban Leyva is one of the leading Cuban contemporary artists. Graduated in 1976 from the Academia de Bellas Artes de San Alejandro in La Habana , he is considered today as one […]
The high poetic intensity of the Russian soul has allowed both it’s art and it’s literature got a unique position in the depths of the psyche keeping transcendence and solidarity between them. From the medieval icons of Andrei Rublev up to the expression of human mystic in modern painting of Chagall, or the facilities […]
“The Collier”, Murano Glass Sculpture by leading French artist Jean-Michel Othoniel Since 1993 he has been working almost exclusively in glass, with the help of trained glass blowers (including teams of artisans in Murano and Firozabad). Most of these creations take the form of large glass beads on a string: single strands that look like […]
SCULPTURE INSTALLATION SHOW “IN THE ERA OF THE SOUL” BY ANGELA LERGO FEBRUARY 8 – APRIL 12 Centered in the era of the soul, Ángela Lergo offers us a vital and poetic journey by way of her bodily creations. Magic, human existence, nature and social commitment melt together in this installation […]
ARMANDO ROMERO ” THE SINNERS” NOVEMBER 7- MARCH 8, 2014 Armando Romero on Transcendental Wit by SASHA MERET There is a hidden little fact written in the secret “Artchemy Codex on How to Make Serious Art Fun”, buried somewhere under one of the Yacata pyramids of Tzitzuntzan. It mentions that Hermes was there on several occasions at the […]