Kinesis | Movement in Response to a Stimulus: The Koppel Project, London

Neon Gallery is pleased to present Kinesis, their highly anticipated inaugural show in London. The exhibition is a curation of selected works by established and emerging contemporary artists who share a desire to change perceptions of artistic expression and mediums while also delivering potent critiques of the status quo through their works. In creating the show, the duo at the helm of NEON, Dr. Dimitrios Tsivrikos and Christopher Shake, drew inspiration from the dynamic between motion and stimulus inherent in the very idea of kinesis. The show sets out to explore the concept of “a movement” – literal, figurative and metaphorical – as reflected in artworks that variously engage socially poignant concepts.

The exhibition will include a number of highly regarded works by Piers Alsop, Svetlana Bogatcheva, Richard Hambleton, Aubrey Higgin, Gary Komarin, Rachel Libeskind, Steven Parino, RETNA and Josh Rowell. Rounding out the “KINESIS” cohort with a bold new performance work about Kinesis, Simona Sharafudinov, whose works combine video, performance, drawing, painting, sculpture – will present her new performance work on the opening night as she continues her devotion to trace the sentience of being through performance and image-making. Their courageous embrace of materiality and literal motion through various media brings the concept of kinesis full circle while adding a multisensory dimension to the exhibition. With paintings, sculptures, and performative works set to feature, Tsivrikos and Shake have curated a show which, highlights the vitality and diversity in contemporary art.

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