Roya Akhavan "Nexus"
Leila Heller Gallery
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Roya Akhavan "Nexus" features 13 new paintings and is accompanied by an illustrated catalogue with an essay by curator Sam Bardaouil. Roya Akhavan’s canvases of bold color and infinite patterns are populated by miniature figures playfully intertwined with curved ribs of arabesque shapes in the Persian tradition. The compositions, with complex layers of pattern upon pattern, reveal hand-sized faceless figures in motion. Larger, individual figures shimmer through the imagery and fade into the background, providing an enigmatic glimpse into a mysterious narrative. Evolving around universal battles that follow no iconographic or historical code, the interplay between the rigidity of the geometric patterns and the fluidity of the battles presents a paradox between order and unpredictability.
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from October 14, 2009 to November 17, 2009