Nairy Baghramian: modèle vivant

Opening February 11, kurimanzutto presents a new exhibition by artist Nairy Baghramian titled “modèle vivant,” on view through March 18. In referencing the classic artistic practice of drawing, painting, or sculpting the human figure by way of a live model, Baghramian’s latest abstract sculptures investigate shifting points of view and the very definition of the sculptural body. The artist converses with figural creations of 20th century Mexican-based artists Geles Cabrera, Elizabeth Catlett, Helen Escobedo, and Ángela Gurría in a thought-provoking and cross-generational exploration of human form and vocabulary. Shifting colors and materials reveal intimate points of connection and our potential for transcendence.