Artist Spotlight: Alicja Kwade

Internationally celebrated artist Alicja Kwade has joined the roster of talented creatives represented by Pace Gallery. She will have her first exhibition with the gallery in May 2024. Pace has organized historical positions and works by the artist in its Los Angeles gallery. CLICK HERE to find out more info about the opening on ETG’s sister site LAArtParty.com

Alicja Kwade Pace Gallery

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Alicja Kwade, Au Cours des Mondes, 2022, Installation View, Place Vendôme, Paris, photo by archives kamel mennour, © Alicja Kwade, courtesy the artist and kamel mennour, Paris

The artist is most known for her stunning sculptures and public art installations. In addition, Kwade’s work also includes photography, film and works on paper. Her art incorporates reflection, repetition and the deconstruction and reconstruction of everyday objects. 

Au Cours Des Mondes on Place Vendôme in Paris (above) was created in 2022. Here Kwade set a dialogue between natural stone globes affixed to endless concrete stairs as well as a set of natural stone spheres.

“We look forward to sharing Alicja’s work with our global audiences through public projects and exhibitions,” said Marc Glimcher, CEO of Pace Gallery. “Alicja transforms our sense of perception and draws attention to nature’s relationship to human existence.” In turn, Wade revealed that she was extremely excited to join the gallery. “Pace has made significant contributions to the development of modern and contemporary art.”

Alicja Kwade
Alicja Kwade, ParaPivot I + II, 2019, Installation View, Metropolitan Museum, New York, photo by Roman März, © Alicja Kwade

Alicja Kwade, New York City

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City commissioned the artist to create the above installation in 2019. It consists of two sculptures (steel and massive spherical rocks). The installation evokes a solar system settled temporarily above Manhattan’s skyline. 

Through her art, Wade chooses to explore our social structures while revealing our everyday reality. Moreover, Kwade challenges scientific and philosophical concepts by dismantling the the limiting confines of perception.

Alicja Kwade Pace Gallery
Alicja Kwade, Pars pro Toto, 2017, Installation View, Viva Arte Viva curated by Christine Macel, 57th International Art Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia, photo by Roman März, © Alicja Kwade

Alicja Kwade Artwork Exhibited Across the Globe

Kwade’s works are part of numerous public collections, such as the Centre Pompidou, Paris; Hirshhorn Museum, Washington; LACMA – Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles; Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebaek; Mudam – Musée d’Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean, Luxembourg; and mumok – Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig, Vienna.

Additionally, her artwork has been exhibited at Louisiana Museum, Humlebæk; Whitechapel Gallery, London; MIT List Visual Arts Center, Cambridge, MA; Hamburger Bahnhof – Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart, Berlin; Espoo Museum of Modern Art, Espoo; and Haus Konstruktiv, Zurich.

Visit the Pace Gallery website for additional info about the artist – https://www.pacegallery.com

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