Alicja Kwade Traps Time in Perception-Warping Exhibition
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Alicja Kwade's 'Telos Tales' at Pace Gallery presents a captivating exploration of art, merging nature and technology through monumental sculptures and unique glass works. The exhibition features towering pieces constructed from steel, bronze, and chrome, and emphasizes the tension between the natural and the man-made. With elements like glowing clocks concealed within the sculptures, viewers are invited to reconsider the way material and motion interact. Kwade's work transforms simple viewing into a multi-sensory experience, enhanced by the calming soundscape that accompanies the artworks.
Alicja Kwade's 'Telos Tales' at Pace Gallery offers a mesmerizing exploration of material, movement, and time through monumental sculptures and optical illusions.
In Kwade's first solo exhibition, nature and technology intermingle, as exhibited through her towering sculptures and confounding glass works that challenge perception.
The exhibition includes a striking 22-foot sculpture 'Causa Materialis,' which transcends the gallery space, while perfect crystal glass sculptures hide functioning clocks.
Visitors can experience an array of materials—steel, bronze, and crystal glass—crafted into forms that prompt contemplation of how natural and man-made worlds coexist.
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