Ilya & Emilia Kabakov
Paintings 2012–2015

11 Feb 2017 - 15 Apr 2017
Berlin

Ilya & Emilia Kabakov, Paintings 2012–2015

Kewenig is pleased to show paintings by Ilya and Emilia Kabakov from the years 2012 to 2015. The exhibition gathers together works from four major series by this pair of artists: 'The Appearance of the Collage' (2012), 'Vertical Paintings' (2012), 'Dark and Light' (2012), and 'Two Times' (2014-15), which reflect upon the perception of reality and the illusion of time and space through painting. Even after emigrating from the Soviet Union to New York City, where Ilya and Emilia Kabakov have lived since 1988, their memories of their homeland’s socialist environment remain a persistent reference point in their paintings, sculptures, and installations.

Installation views

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Works

The Appearance of the Collage #12 
Dark and Light #10 
Dark and Light #2 
Two Times Nr. 5 
Vertical Painting #5 
Two Times Nr. 8 
Two Times Nr. 2 
Two Times Nr. 6 

Ilya & Emilia Kabakov

Two Times Nr. 5 
Two Times Nr. 5 , 2015
Oil on canvas
287 x 192 x 4 cm