New exhibitions
EVOCATIONS OF GLORIES PAST
Like a modern-day Scheherazade, Turkish artist Ayhan Algur’s mission is to engage his audience in order to preserve a life. For Ayhan, that life is the memory of the glorious accomplishments of civilizations that once lived in Anatolia and the Middle East. Taking inspiration from Arab, Byzantine, Ottoman, Persian, and Seljuk ceramics, tiles, and miniature paintings, Ayhan creates his own visual style in a variety of mediums. He places his interpretations of centuries-old figures and scenarios on canvas, fabric, ceramic plates, and jugs. And accompanies each with a historical comment that the finished piece evoked in him.
FORGED & FABRICATED
American artist-blacksmith John Medwedeff describes his monumental sculptures as ‘narratives of structure.’ They adorn public spaces, university campuses, corporate headquarters, and residential complexes. Their distinctive organic aesthetic reflects John’s early training in the traditions and visual language of blacksmithing. Equipped with a unique visual vocabulary, he explores and interprets the natural world through the medium of metal—steel, bronze, and aluminum. John and his studio team are responsible for both the design and fabrication of works commissioned via local and international competitions.
GEOMETRIES OF HOPE & HORROR
English physician-turned-artist Sally de Courcy casts a variety of conceptually linked objects (including human bones) to create powerful abstract sculptures whose geometric repetition and kinetic unity express a spectrum of human experiences and ordeals. The abstract, however, intersects with the personal—whether recalling her days as a young doctor working in a refugee camp, surviving medical isolation during recent COVID-19 lockdowns, or expressing outrage at her country’s current refugee crisis. Seemingly decorative, Sally’s sculptures hide darker and often sinister subjects that when revealed create dissonance.