“MishMash is not only a combination of our names – Misha and Masha, but also describes in one word what we dedicate our artistic practice to. The themes of our art are chaos and order, collections of insignificant things, transfer of data into abstraction, inventArt, forest actionism, reality prosthesis, compulsive counting and observation. Wars, violence, discrimination, hatred – they are always present. That’s why we don’t depict everyday events in our art, we try to focus on the natural essence of a person,” the duo of artists describe their creative practice.
At the exhibition Akmensrockstein includes three creative projects. In the series Rock artists, characteristic of themselves, focus on turning personal experience and data into abstraction. It consists of 180 stone illustrations. Each of them is dated with a time stamp. Ninety of the depicted stones are arranged on a paper panel and symbolize the period of the European Union residence permit received. On the other hand, the remaining ninety, which can be viewed without a base, depict the suspended visa waiting days.
Series Rock was made during the forced separation of the two. Misha found a stone on the coast of the Pacific Ocean, gave it a name and a textual description, while Masha created a portrait of the stone based on this verbal description. The exhibition will also feature an installation Steinwhich artists succinctly call a representation of world order.
MishMash is a creative tandem formed by husband and wife – artists Misha Leykin (1968) and Masha Sumnina (1977). The field of activity of both covers visual arts, architecture and design projects. in 2023 MishMash participated in group exhibitions Onboards Biennale Antwerp and Bla-bla art space in Berlin, and in 2022 at a group exhibition X-Nowness, at the Basel Art Center, Switzerland. Until 2022, they have held exhibitions in such places as the Moscow Museum of Modern Art, Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, MultiMedia Art Museum and XL gallery in Moscow. Five times nominated for the Kandinsky Prize for Contemporary Art. MishMash the created environmental objects can be seen in Ukraine, France and the USA.
Maxim Boxer Gallery In Riga since the summer of 2023, it represents contemporary art and provides an opportunity to get to know the works of artists who left Russia in the past years because of their political stance. The gallery’s exhibitions have already established Riga’s connection with Paris, Yerevan, Milan, Berlin, and such talents as Ivan Lounguine, Katja Kameneva, Natalija Pivko, Deniss Prasolovs, Tasija Korotkova, Aleksandrs Vinogradovs and many others, whose exhibitions are planned to be realized in the near future, participate in them. These exhibitions reveal the impact of exile on the artists’ current creative practice.
The gallery also supports young Riga artists by organizing their solo exhibitions free of charge, thus acting not only as a gallery, but also as a non-profit project that documents art trends and captures artists’ thoughts in this difficult time.
The space, curated by Maksims Boxers, resonates with different narratives – from recognized names to new voices and invites the audience to join in this global conversation about artistic expression.
The exhibition will run until March 29 and is free to view Maxim Boxer Gallery, In Riga (Lāčplēša Street 48) during the gallery’s working hours: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays from 18.00 to 22.00.
2024-03-04 15:04:25
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