Salutation

27 juin - 14 septembre 2024

Vernissage jeudi 27 juin

Galerie Gowen

23, Grand-Rue

Genève, Suisse

Avec : Pascal Berthoud, Eline Botta, Carine Bovey, Raphaële de Broissia, Amélie Ducommun, Tami Ichino, Aurélie Pétrel, Sofia Yeganeh

This summer, GOWEN is delighted to unveil Salutation, a group presentation featuring works from a range of artists, both local and international who are either represented by, have collaborated with or are invited by the gallery. In a double play on meaning, the show’s title honours the high point of the year, a time of freshness and abundance and an homage to nature, or to universal rhythms. It also alludes to the gesture or expression of a greeting, between individuals, or the seeing in of a new exchange.

The presentation opens with a collection of pieces more akin to the lyrical, gestural style of abstract expressionism, later giving way to works which embody the principles of geometric abstraction or even figuration. Spanning an array of materials and forms, several of the artists turn to botanical or natural elements, while others offer abstract interpretations relating to imaginary universes, or notions of memory evoking the cyclical or seasonal aspect of existence. Other compositions which explore the body, or its representations mingle amongst floral landscapes