Alicja Gaskon
Alicja Gaskon, born in 1985 in Warsaw. Her artistic practice is research-based and ranges from painting, drawing and installation to video and printmaking. She received her M.F.A. from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw (2010) and is a graduate in Architecture (WSEiZ, 2005). She currently lives and works in New York and holds her studio practice at the Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts. Gaskon has received grants and residencies from the International Studio and Curatorial Program ISCP, NARS Foundation, Asylum Arts, IAM Program at the New York Foundation for the Arts NYFA, ArtSlant, StartPoint Prize, and the Ministry of Culture, among others.
Gaskon has been exhibited in numerous solo and group shows in Europe and North America, including: Central Museum of Textiles, Łódź (2019); Korean Cultural Center, New York (2018); Galeria Labirynt, Lublin (2015); Lengyel Intézet, Budapest (2016); Galerie dr. Julius Ap, Berlin (2019); NARS Foundation, New York (2018); EFA Project Space, New York (2018); Balzer Projects, Basel (2015, 2016, 2017); Solo Positions, Berlin; Artissima, Turin, Italy; Vienna Contemporary, Vienna; Noyes Museum of Art, Atlantic City (2017); Saatchi Screen Project, Saatchi Gallery, London; Times Square, New York (Chashama and Times Square Alliance), among others. Works in collections of Central Museum of Textiles in Łódź, Poland and Stiftung Konzeptuelle Kunst in Soest, Germany.
Web: www.gaskon.ch
Exhibitions in the gallery:
Torpedo Pinata II / Mówienie Obok / Derailment,
Dividing Lines
Dividing Lines, Identity Struggles, 2020, acrylic, enamel, oil stick, pencil, paper, ink on canvas, 152 x 183 cm
Dividing Lines, Entangled Paths, 2021, acrylic, oil, pencil,paper, ink on canvas, 152 x 183 cm
Universal Divide Combat Helmet, 2017, HD video, stills, 6.21 min
Dividing Lines, 2019, installation, fragment
The Berlin Wall, 2017, enamel on canvas, 183 x 153 cm
Dividing Lines, The Connecting Point, 2019, enamel and acrylic on canvas, 150 x 178 cm
Dividing Lines, 2019, installation, print on metal, 30 x 30 cm each
Deconstructed Border, 2019, drawing, ink and gouache on paper, 27,9 x 35,5 cm
Dividing Lines, The Overflight, triptych, 2019, enamel and acrylic on canvas, 60 x 50 cm each
DMZ The Dream Making Zone, 2019, on canvas, 65 x 81 cm
Dividing Lines, Sister Cities, enamel on wooden board, 34 x 24 cm each
Dividing Lines, 37N126E (Freedom Village), 2019, enamel and acrylic on canvas, 100 x 120 cm
Dividing Line, installation view, Basel, 2015
Monolog, 2017, c-print, sound installation, 41 x 30 cm
The Knot (Bauhaus), 2018, drawing, ink and gouache on paper, 29,7 x 21 cm
The Railroads, Rostigraben, 2017, enamel on canvas, 120 x 100 cm
Le Lignon, 2012, enamel on canvas, 100 x 100 cm