Ewa Juszkiewicz: In vain her feet in sparkling laces glow, Gagosian, Park & 75, New York, November 17, 2020–January 4, 2021
Artwork © Ewa Juszkiewicz; video: Pushpin Films
December 15, 2020
ewa Juszkiewicz:In vain her feet in sparkling laces glow
“Through the transformation and modification of historical portraits, I want to deprive them of their obviousness and disrupt the familiar order. I want to create a new story based on them.” The artist elaborates on the creation of her first solo exhibition in New York.
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Gagosian Quarterly Winter 2020
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