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Mary Sibande, Unhand Me, Demon!: Kavi Gupta | Washington Blvd. Floor 1
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Manuel Mathieu, Negroland: A Landscape of Desires: Kavi Gupta | 219 N. Elizabeth St. Chicago, IL 60607
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Kour Pour, Familiar Spirits: Kavi Gupta | 835 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, IL 60607
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Realms of Refuge: Kavi Gupta | 219 N. Elizabeth St. Chicago, IL 60607
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Kavi Gupta amplifies voices of diverse and underrepresented artists to expand the canon of art history. Through innovative and ambitious exhibitions, multimedia programming, and rigorous publications, we foster an evolving conversation among international communities about art and ideas.
COVID-19 Announcement
In consideration of ongoing COVID-19 restrictions, viewing of our exhibitions will be by appointment only. Masks and social distancing will be required, and temperatures taken prior to entry. Meanwhile, we continue to host regular online exhibitions, virtual studio visits, and other special virtual programming. For viewing appointments and other inquiries, including information about our artists, our exhibitions, online art fairs, and shipping options during the pandemic, please email us at info@kavigupta.com.
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Mary Sibande, Unhand Me, Demon!
Kavi Gupta | Washington Blvd. Floor 1 22 May - 31 July 2021 Unhand Me, Demon! brings together for the first time in the United States 13 years of work by renowned South African artist Mary Sibande. Inaugurating Kavi Gupta’s new street-level space at 835 W. Washington Blvd. in Chicago, the exhibition examines a crucial question of our time: How do we shed negative energies and move forward when we find ourselves at a crossroads in life? -
Manuel Mathieu, Negroland: A Landscape of Desires
Kavi Gupta | 219 N. Elizabeth St. Chicago, IL 60607 24 April - 3 July 2021 'There is no ground of alternatives but to recover the 'dangerous' chasm, the 'forbidden' ascent and seek a new dimension of feeling – a new oath of humanity.” – Wilson... -
Kour Pour, Familiar Spirits
Kavi Gupta | 835 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, IL 60607 3 April - 10 July 2021 Kavi Gupta proudly presents Kour Pour: Familiar Spirits. For this, his debut solo exhibition with the gallery, Pour created a new body of work conceived around the idea of family—not... -
Deborah Kass, Painting and Sculpture
Kavi Gupta | 219 N. Elizabeth St., Chicago, IL 11 September 2020 - 18 June 2021 Kavi Gupta proudly presents Deborah Kass: Painting and Sculpture, the gallery’s inaugural solo exhibition with the artist. Pairing a stunning new body of work with select historical pieces, the exhibition creates an unflinching examination of the American condition before and during the Trump presidency.
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Forthcoming
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Fairs
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The Armory Show 2021
9 - 12 September 2021 The Armory Show presents the world’s leading international galleries showcasing works from both modern masters and cutting-edge contemporary artists, and helps the art market thrive through making buying, selling, and... -
Deborah Kass Featured in Hook OVR: Desire/Aspiration/Love/Rejection
18 - 25 June 2021 In an article on Flash Art last December, art historian and curator William J. Simmons conveyed the power of Pop Culture by connecting his relationship with Kurt and Blaine, the...
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News
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Immerse Yourself In Five Futuristic Worlds
June 15, 2021 When the Smithsonian’s Arts and Industries Building (AIB) reopens to the public this November, visitors will enter the historic museum through a kaleidoscopic archway that shifts in appearance depending on... -
‘My Whole Body Is Moving With It’: Artist Kennedy Yanko on the Performative Nature of Making Sculpture The painter and s
June 16, 2021 Kennedy Yanko paints and sculpts to a kind of choreography. The Brooklyn-based rising star is known for her evocative and sensual sculptures made from paint skins (essentially, sheaths of latex... -
Deborah Kass: Teenage Dream by William J. Simmons
December 3, 2020 'Regarding Glee I would say two things: 1. It's not like my work. It is my work; and 2. I want to gay marry Ryan Murphy.' - Deborah Kass1 You... -
Let the Chaos Happen: An Interview with Jeffrey Gibson
June 8, 2021 Sweet Bitter Love , presenting artist Jeffrey Gibson’s reflections on representations of Indigenous peoples in cultural institutions, is now on display at the Newberry through September 18. Responding to a... -
Manuel Mathieu: In Pursuit of Expansion
June 4, 2021 Manuel Mathieu says his practice is on the cusp of expansion—a seemingly impossible feat, considering it already encompasses drawing, painting, sculpture, ceramics, and installation. Yet this expansion is grounded in... -
ALLANA CLARKE TALKS BACK TO HISTORY
June 9, 2011 In 2014 Kara Walker presented A Subtlety, also known as the Marvelous Sugar Baby, at the Domino Sugar Refinery in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. It was a monumental sculpture of a Black... -
In the Studio With Clare Rojas, the Painter Who Won’t Be Boxed In
June 8, 2021 When Jessica Silverman was planning the May opening of her splashy new gallery space in San Francisco’s Chinatown, she knew exactly which artist she wanted to showcase. While the career-making... -
Kennedy Yanko: Postcapitalist Desire
May 1, 2021 In the historic landmark townhouse housing Tilton Gallery on New York City’s Upper East Side, Kennedy Yanko presents her latest exhibition and first solo show with the gallery, Postcapitalist Desire.... -
MANUEL MATHIEU’S PAINTINGS OF TRAUMA AND DESIRE
May 12, 2021 Pareidolia, the brain’s tendency to find familiar patterns or images in the visual world, wasn’t always understood as a natural cognitive function: finding a human face in the passing clouds... -
Fostering Culture: A Review of Kour Pour at Kavi Gupta
May 24, 2021 The magic of Kour Pour’s Familiar Spirits, his first exhibition with Kavi Gupta, lies in its treatment of repetition. In twenty-one separate works, the British-born artist presents and explores a... -
Artists in a Post-George Floyd, Mid-Pandemic World
May 14, 2021 Two new exhibitions at Mass MoCA created over the past year offer insights into our new normal. Two shows that recently opened at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art are... -
Beverly Fishman’s intoxicating artworks are hard pills to swallow
May 14, 2021 Beverly Fishman’s work might appear enticing and harmless, but one need only scratch the surface before something more murky comes bubbling up. At Gavlak gallery, Fishman’s show, ‘Love Letter to... -
‘They Have a Lot More Control Than They Think’: How Black Art Promoters Are Urging Artists to Look Beyond Traditional Wh
May 11, 2021 A few years ago, the former Atlanta art dealer Jeremiah Ojo was FaceTiming with an artist when he noticed in the background some figural paintings incorporating African fabrics. Thinking the...
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