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Born 1977. Known for: Expressionistic painting, collage, wax figure sculpture.
Andro Wekua (born 1977) is a Georgian artist based in Zurich, Switzerland, and Berlin, Germany. Wekua was born in Sokhumi and witnessed an ethnic conflict in Abkhazia in the 1990s. His father, the... Read full biography
Andro Wekua (born 1977) is a Georgian artist based in Zurich, Switzerland, and Berlin, Germany. Wekua was born in Sokhumi and witnessed an ethnic conflict in Abkhazia in the 1990s. His father, the Georgian political activist Vova Wekua, was killed by the Abkhaz nationalists during the 1989 Sukhumi... Read full biography
Andro Wekua (born 1977) is a Georgian artist based in Zurich, Switzerland, and Berlin, Germany. Wekua was born in Sokhumi and witnessed an ethnic conflict in Abkhazia in the 1990s. His father, the Georgian political activist Vova Wekua, was killed by the Abkhaz nationalists during the 1989 Sukhumi riots. His work encompasses painting, collage, drawing, installation, sculpture, and film. Selected exhibitions:. 2011. Pink Wave Hunter, Kunsthalle Fridericianum, Kassel, cur. Rein Wolfs (solo show).... Read full biography
Andro Wekua (born 1977) is a Georgian artist based in Zurich, Switzerland, and Berlin, Germany. Wekua was born in Sokhumi and witnessed an ethnic conflict in Abkhazia in the 1990s. His father, the Georgian political activist Vova Wekua, was killed by the Abkhaz nationalists during the 1989 Sukhumi riots. His work encompasses painting, collage, drawing, installation, sculpture, and film. Selected exhibitions:. 2011. Pink Wave Hunter, Kunsthalle Fridericianum, Kassel, cur. Rein Wolfs (solo show). A Neon Shadow, Castello Di Rivoli, Turin (solo show). Never sleep with a strawberry in your mouth, Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna (solo show). Preis der Nationalgalerie für junge Kunst 2011, Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin. ILLUMInations, 54th Venice Biennale... Read full biography
Andro Wekua (born 1977) is a Georgian artist based in Zurich, Switzerland, and Berlin, Germany. Wekua was born in Sokhumi and witnessed an ethnic conflict in Abkhazia in the 1990s. His father, the Georgian political activist Vova Wekua, was killed by the Abkhaz nationalists during the 1989 Sukhumi riots. His work encompasses painting, collage, drawing, installation, sculpture, and film. Selected exhibitions:. 2011. Pink Wave Hunter, Kunsthalle Fridericianum, Kassel, cur. Rein Wolfs (solo show). A Neon Shadow, Castello Di Rivoli, Turin (solo show). Never sleep with a strawberry in your mouth, Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna (solo show). Preis der Nationalgalerie für junge Kunst 2011, Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin. ILLUMInations, 54th Venice Biennale 2011, Venice. 2010. 10,000 Lives, the 8th Gwangju Biennale, Gwangju, cur. Massimiliano GioniSkin Fruit: Selections... Read full biography
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Andro Wekua (born 1977) is a Georgian artist based in Zurich, Switzerland, and Berlin, Germany.
Wekua was born in Sokhumi and witnessed an ethnic conflict in Abkhazia in the 1990s. His father, the Georgian political activist Vova Wekua, was killed by the Abkhaz nationalists during the 1989 Sukhumi riots. His work encompasses painting, collage, drawing, installation, sculpture, and film.
Selected exhibitions:
2011
Pink Wave Hunter, Kunsthalle Fridericianum, Kassel, cur. Rein Wolfs (solo show)
A Neon Shadow, Castello Di Rivoli, Turin (solo show)
Never sleep with a strawberry in your mouth, Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna (solo show)
Preis der Nationalgalerie für junge Kunst 2011, Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin
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