Georgia: Budapest opened an exhibition dedicated to Georgia’s Independence Day, “Female Artist—Face of the Era.”
In the capital of Hungary, in the famous art center “Peshti Vigado,” with the promotion of the Ministry of Culture and on the initiative of the Embassy of Georgia in Hungary, a fine art exhibition dedicated to Georgia’s Independence Day was opened—”Female Artist—Face of the Era.” The exhibition presents the art of Georgian women painters over the last 100 years.
The exhibition is part of Georgian independence celebrations planned in Budapest; the primary festive day of June will be celebrated in the same exhibition space.
Attending the opening of the exhibition: Tamar Liluashvili – Ambassador of Georgia Emergency and Plenipotentiary to Hungary; Nika Akhalbedashvili – First Deputy Director General of the National Museum of Georgia; Director of the Museum Group, Zombor Nagi – Director of “Peshti Vigado,” Alexandra Gabunia – Head of the Exhibition Direction of the National Museums Group of Georgia, exhibition curators and national State of the gallery and art Representatives of the museum.
The exhibition organized in the Art Center brought together several generations of women painters: Ketevan Maghalashvili, Elene Akhvlediani, Tamar Abakelia, Esma Oniani, Lia Shvelidze, and Sophia Cherkezishvili. The 45 works presented are part of the Shalva Amiranashvili State Museum of Art, Joseph Grishashvili Museum of Tbilisi History, Dimitri Shevardnadze National Gallery, and private collections of artists.
The observer will see Elene Akhvlediani’s urban landscapes, the portraits of Ketevan Maghalashvili and Esma Oniani, Tamar Abakelia’s graphic collection, her two sculptures, the sketches of relief frieze of the former Imeli building, and a photomassala. It is noteworthy that Tamar Abakelia’s works, including her sculptures, were exhibited for the first time, including her sculptures, under challenging conditions. At the initiative of Georgian curators and funding from the Ministry of Culture of Georgia, they were poured into polyester and bronze.
The exhibition also presents Lia Shvelidze’s canvases, the central theme of which is a self-portrait and one of Sofio Cherkezishvili’s conceptual series of feminist content.
The exhibition’s primary goal is to showcase female artists, their work, and their aspiration to be emancipated from the art of a particular era.
The works of Georgian artists reflect different directions of art, from modernism to socialist realism, from expressionism to feminist art, and from modernist to postmodernist trends, which clearly show Georgia’s close historical connection with Europe.
Exhibition curators are Alexandra Gabunia, Maya Chikvaidze, and Maka Bezhuashvili. The catalog related to the exhibition in English and Hungarian also needed to be published.
It was noteworthy that the exhibition concept and project created by the National Gallery’s curators were approved by the competition jury of the Hungarian State Academy of Art.
The exhibition continued until June 30, 2024
