Claire Alison Gavronsky - Artist Info

About Claire Alison Gavronsky

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Rosenclaire
  • Biography

    Since they left the country in 1985, Rose Shakinovsky and Claire Gavronsky, working collectively as Rosenclaire, have remained relatively unknown in South Africa. In 2010 they bridged this gap with an exhibition titled Re.Collections at the Goodman Gallery in Cape Town. This year they have brought their work to Johannesburg, their home town, with a show titled Immaterial Matters.

    Hidden in the title is the suggestion of the duo’s preoccupation with deconstruction, hinting at the sensory experiences embedded in the layered foundations of their work.

    These layers address more of the cool European sensibilities their work references. Working in Italy for the past 25 years seems to have made its mark on...

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