Maria Kontis
Pictures are not everlasting, as the “rethorizing” apocalyptic post-modernists would like. Old painting conservators know that, curators know that and photography historians know that too. The materiality of paintings exposes them to aging, introduces termination just as inevitable as our bodies introduce into our existence. Materiality is what makes paintings extremely delicate.
Maria Kontis leads [...]
Cinderella
A couple of days ago I received a discreet, yet urgent invitation to Studio Gallery.
Having passed a thick black pall curtain, I stood surprised in the middle of a very trendy crowd. I was faced eye to eye with no more and no less but the recently deceased Mr. Damien Hirst himself. He was just [...]
The Art Conspiracy, Our ruins are even more beautiful, part 1
What appears after an explosion? The image of the world after the flood, Europe after the rain or a fresco by Uccello. The inspiration by not-really-top shelf movies is visible, although there is a bit of Tarkowski too (Stalker, The Mirror). And it is not just, [...]
Terrible citizens, do androids dream of mechanical landscapes?
Terrible flats. In terrible flats/Terrible citizens lead terrible lives.
Aleksandra Urbańska in crimson silk dress is a wonderful hostess, tactfully introducing her guests to each other and showing them the best perspectives to admire the paintings. Galeria A?s current exhibition is worth stepping by for this pleasure [...]
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