LightSpace: KAVI GUPTA | WASHINGTON BLVD. FL. 2
Past exhibition
Overview
Kavi Gupta presents Lightspace, a group exhibition examining aesthetic spaces, physical and metaphysical, within contemporary art where concepts of lightness are central to the work. In this exhibition, a lightspace can be a zone of literal brightness, a mental space free from heavy burdens, or an ethereal space welcoming of contemplation; it could describe a symbolic depiction of shine, a poetic representation of illumination, or a material transformed into a source of reflective light.
Each work in the exhibition addresses lightspace from a distinctive position—some in a conceptual sense, such as Glenn Ligon’s Study for Negro Sunshine II; some from a meditative viewpoint, like Miya Ando’s Unkai (Sea of Clouds) series, or in an abstract context, like James Little’s White Paintings; some from a metaphysical point of view, such as Manuel Mathieu’s Framing the Abyss, or from a celestial perspective, like Michi Meko’s So simple then: Cause I find myself in the place where I'm last seen, or from a minimalist viewpoint, like Manish Nai’s untitled circular, hanging jute works. Though each is unique, together the works argue for lightspace as a multifaceted, if somewhat fugitive, essence, difficult to condense, yet evident within many threads of contemporary art.
Works
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Manish NaiUntitled, 2017Dyed jute84 diameter x 4 in
213 diameter x 10.16 cm -
Manish NaiUntitled, 2019Compressed natural indigo jute cloth and wood, 30 total pillarsVariable arrangements and poles
80 x 3 x 3 inches
203 x 7.5 x 7.5 cm -
Manish NaiUntitled, 2016Natural jute66 x 48 x 4 in
167.6 x 121.9 x 10.2 cm
Unframed -
James LittleCalculated Risk, 2022Oil on linen64 x 74 in
162.6 x 188 cm -
Miya AndoUnkai (Sea of Clouds) Blue Lavender Pink Bolinas December 5 2020 8:38 AM, 2020Ink on aluminum composite48 x 96 in
121.9 x 243.8 cm -
Roxy PaineUntitled (Dip-Painting), 1997Acrylic on linen on panel30 x 51 x 5 in
76.2 x 129.5 x 12.7 cm -
Glenn LigonStudy for Negro Sunshine II, #31, 2011Oil Stick, and gesso on paper12 x 9 paper
14.5 x 11.5 x 1.5 frame
Framed in white wood frame with glazing. -
Michi MekoSo simple then: Cause I find myself in the place where I'm last seen, 2023Acrylic, Gouache, Aerosol, graphite, gold leaf, hologram glitter, pom poms.84 x 60 x 2 in
213.4 x 152.4 x 5.1 cm -
Richard Hunt, Tubing Form, 1966
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Miya AndoKumo (Cloud) June 30 2022 2:41 PM Santa Cruz, 2022Ink on aluminum composite49 1/2 x 49 1/2 x 2 in.
125.7 x 125.7 x 5.1 cm