THE ECCENTRIC TRAVELER
During the early years of the new millennium, several like-minded young artists presented their first group show in Mannheim, Germany, far from their home country. In 2004, at the Tbilisi based gallery Universe, Georgian visitors were introduced to the group Figurative Art Studio (Tato Akhalkatsishvili, Levan Mindiasjvili, Malkhaz Datashvili and Irakli Bugiani). “The Lost Ones,” […]
XVII CENTURY FRIDGE
XVII CENTURY FRIDGE, 2022 is a site-specific installation comprising three standalone pieces that are conceptually interwoven through their temporal, spatial and societal significance. The site, with its particular characteristics, and the three elements housed within it combine to contextualize the ideas of shared spaces as places of utility, adaptation of function, and the importance of historical and […]
MARIAM ALEKSIDZE AND TBILISI CONTEMPORARY BALLET
Mariam Aleksidze was a soloist of the Tbilisi Opera and Ballet State Theater troupe when she presented her first one-act ballet premiere to the audience. Afterwards, we spoke about the notion of the choreographer, her visions for the future, the possibilities of chamber ballet development in Tbilisi, and of course about her father – the prominent choreographer Giorgi Aleksidze, […]
THE ADVENTURE OF EKVTIME TAKAISHVILI AND THE NATIONAL TREASURE
The French cruiser Ernest Renan departed from Batumi on March 18th 1921, carrying the government of the First Republic of Georgia into exile, as well as the country’s national treasure to prevent it from being looted by the Red Army soldiers who stormed Tbilisi during the Soviet invasion. Ivane Javakhishvili, the rector of Tbilisi University, […]
CHAZHASHI
Chazhashi, one of the Ushguli community villages in Upper Svaneti that is included on the UNESCO World Heritage List, is distinguished from the others owing to the highly preserved condition and aesthetic value of its historical structures. Chazhashi is situated on a partially natural rocky promontory at the confluence of the Enguri and Kvishari rivers, […]
LEVAN KHARANAULI – HEIR OF VAZHA PSHAVELA’S LEGACY
“Every patriot is honor-bound to serve his country with all his strength… To the extent that his ideas are grounded in reality, his work will bear fruit on its native soil, and will benefit all of humanity.” (Vazha Pshavela, Cosmopolitanism and Patriotism) Levan Kharanauli’s artistic vision is both extremely personal and nationalistic at the same […]
