Alain Kirili's Sculptural Drawings in Space at Hionas Gallery

French/American sculptor Alain Kirili presented a three-piece exhibition titled "Alain Kirili: In The Round" at Hionas Gallery from April 21 to May 21, 2016. The show occupied three rooms at 124 Forsyth Street in New York City, between Broome and Delancey streets. Kirili's work emerges from postminimalist influences of the 1970s and connections to the Tel Quel circle of poststructuralists, yet his aesthetic reveals a romantic sensibility. His concept of "incarnatedness" draws inspiration from the creative principles of poets Arthur Rimbaud and Charles Baudelaire. Early studies in calligraphy during his youth in Paris inform the whirling linear quality evident in his sculptures. The spare yet voluptuous installation functioned as an exploration of drawing in space, inviting viewers to participate in an improvised choreography. This engagement transformed the viewing experience into a dance to the music of time. The gallery could be contacted at (646) 559-5906.