The Catinca Tabacaru Gallery update from the Grand Palais Art Basel. The Gallerists are staying home today and o ine due to ~peacful demonstrations~in the Paris Streets.

 

Interesting due to the show title ~No Doubt of the Omnipotence of a Free People~ . Freedom is the topic of the hour.

Have No Doubt of the Omnipotence of a Free People ENCORE | Grand Palais (closed)  INtresti g due to the show of ~No Doubt of the Omnipotence of a Free People~  Since we're not in the Grand Palais today, meet us online. We're drinking coffee and eating croissants in Paris after a day of peaceful protests so please do reach out to meet and discuss. We brought to Art Basel a capsule of Have No Doubt of the Omnipotence of a Free People, a research-based project tracing the largely overlooked relationship between Romania and Zimbabwe beginning with Zimbabwe’s struggle for independence and drawing a fil rouge through to today. We were showing 1970s Zimbabwean modernist sculptures, including works by Thomas Mukarobgwa and Joseph Ndandarika, whose work will appear in MoMA’s major 2027 exhibition, alongside evocative marble-powder sculptures by 26-year-old Romanian artist Ana Pascu, and powerful stone and found material sculptures by 35-year-old Terrence Musekiwa. Pre-revolution Romanian conceptual photography by Decebal Scriba and Ion Grigorescu entered into dialogue with the 2017 performance-based work of Admire Kamudzengerere and Rachel Monosov, which zigzags between reality and fiction. A 2015 work on paper in oil-based printing ink and oil bar by Portia Zvavahera caused quite a stir, hanging beside a 1994 painting by Mukarobgwa, one of the first-generation Zimbabwean artists who inspired her. And paintings by 25-year-old Andrei Nițu sold out while they were still wet. Read alongside one another, these two histories open questions around liberation movements, collective memory, cultural identity and the promises—and failures—of freedom, while complicating some of the Western narratives through which Romanian and Zimbabwean art histories have been understood. A new publication by DISTANZ accompanies the project, bringing together archival documents, first-hand accounts, commissioned essays and the work of 67 artists. The book expands the research beyond the exhibition, bringing a largely overlooked chapter of twentieth-century history into a broader international and art-historical conversation. Please reach out if you'd like to order the book. ARTISTS Thomas Mukarobgwa (b. 1924 – d. 1999) Zephania Tshuma (b. 1932 – d. 2000) Fanizani Akuda (b. 1932 – d. 2011) Nicholas Mukomberanwa (b. 1940 – d. 2002) Sylvester Mubayi (b. 1942 – d. 2022) Decebal Scriba (b. 1944) Ion Grigorescu (b. 1945) Amon Mwareka (b. 1950 – d. 1992) Ciprian Mureșan (b. 1977) Admire Kamudzengerere (b. 1981) Portia Zvavahera (b. 1985) Chiedza Pasipanodya (b. 1987) Rachel Monosov (b. 1987) Terrence Musekiwa (b. 1990) Nona Inescu (b. 1991) Kresiah Mukwazhi (b. 1992) Andrei Nițu (b. 2000) Ana Pascu (b. 2000) Request Available WORKS and/or BOOK See ART BASEL PARIS ENCORE For inquiries please reach out to: Catinca Tabacaru catinca@catincatabacaru.com +40 722 430 430 Raphael Guilbert raphael@catincatabacaru.com +1 603 957 1354 Raluca Vartic galeria@catincatabacaru.com +40 745 100 051

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INTERESTING CONVERSATION VIA ART AS THE MEDIUM:PAT PHILLIPS: SUBSUPERIOR Exhibition Dates: FEB 15 – MAR 31, 2019 Pat Phillips

PAT PHILLIPS: SUBSUPERIOR  Exhibition Dates: FEB 15 – MAR 31, 2019 Opening Reception:  FRI. FEB. 15TH, 2019 | 6-9PM   PAT PHILLIPS: SUBSUPERIOR  Exhibition Dates: FEB 15 – MAR 31, 2019 Catinca Tabacaru Galler proud to present Pat Phillips's first New York solo exhibition, SubSuperior, opening on February 15, 2019 at 6pm in the evening at the Gallery's New York space at 250 Broome Street between Orchard and Ludlow Streets.  This is the artist's first show with the gallery.   "I grew up in a middle class suburb among four other black families. Relatively blue collar, many of our parents worked in the few local industries in and around town. Out of the folks who looked like myself, we had a bus driver, janitor, factory worker, a Baptist preacher/lawyer, and my dad... a Corrections Officer at the local prison.                     SubSuperior is a narrative exploring my own life, as well as the experiences of others stuck between racial and social classes. In an era that conveys progress, but only demonstrates marginal economic advancement, the struggles of the nuclear black family can create an illusion that things are better for everyone. Between the, "Y’all made it, so can everyone else" and the "pull yourself up by your bootstraps" mentality that is whole-heartedly regurgitated within the working middle class, many can simply overlook the systems that help maintain the standard and substandard of living.                     Bounded by historical empathy and adversity, one must constantly reexamine his or her position within the Subsuperior. With limited opportunities, this can be the difference between being a sufferer within the system or those enlisted to uphold its practices." - Pat Phillips, 2019 #fineartmagazine

Opening of Catinca Tabacaru Gallery, Harare, the Gallery’s , presenting a collaboration between a Zimbabwe-based and an international artist.

GRAND OPENING Catinca Tabacaru Gallery, Harare In partnership with Dzimbanhete Arts Interactions AUG 23, 2017 | 2-5PM

Digital rendering of Catinca Tabacaru Gallery, Harare We are excited to announce the Opening of Catinca Tabacaru Gallery, Harare, the Gallery’s second location founded in partnership with Dzimbanhete Arts Interactions. The Harare program focuses on two-artist exhibitions - always presenting a collaboration between a Zimbabwe-based and an international artist.  We are commencing with THE GUARDIAN AND THE BUILDER, a two man show by Zimbabwean Terrence Musekiwa and American Justin Orvis Steimer.  Please join us for the Opening Reception on Wednesday, August 23, 2017 | noon-6pm Program 1pm - Artists Talk with Terrence Musekiwa and Justin Orvis Steimer 2pm - Opening Ceremony Welcoming Words | Catinca Tabacaru & Chikonzero Chazunguza After Party with drum beats at Dzimbanhete Arts Interactions Refreshments will be served Directions: From Harare towards Norton down Bulawayo Road. Turn left at Lion Cheetah Park Turn left after the railway line Turn right at first real junction Take first left, drive 2 minutes then you’ll see it SIGNS POSTED ALONG WAY From NYC - fly into Harare and follow the directions above. Copyright © 2017 Catinca Tabacaru Gallery, All rights reserved. You are receiving this e-mail because you opted in at our website or one of our events. Our mailing address is: Catinca Tabacaru Gallery 250 Broome Street New York, NY  10002 #fineartmagazine Add us to your address book