Levan Lagidze Exhibition

Zürcher Gallery

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Georgia is an ancient land of inspiration, diversity, and artistic mastery. Levan Lagidze is one of Georgia’s greatest living artists.

Lagidze’s works are collected by leading museums, including Russia’s iconic Tretyakov Gallery and the Moscow Museum of Modern Art; Georgia’s National Picture Gallery, and America’s Zimmerli Art Museum, to name a few. In October 2018 the Georgian Museum of Fine Arts in Tbilisi opened a new building with a hall dedicated to his work.

Lagidze looks deep beneath the surface to share experiences in harmony and gratitude, saying that “a relationship with painting is a participation in this infinite happy game.”

Inspired by Georgia’s spectacular landscapes and cityscapes, Lagidze weaves a tapestry of life experiences.

The rhythm of his gem-like colours invites you to pause, savouring the moment of discovery of hidden layers and textures. This spacing and rhythm is what links his compositions to Bach.

“Listening to Bach I see the infinite … Each measure, rhythm, accent and pause is so precise that his music is always new and unexpected. This is the magic of universal composition. The music you can see or the painting you can listen to…”

Every square of Lagidze’s canvases is a separate universe.

This is Lagidze’s first exhibition in the U.S.