Flora Yukhnovich's Egg Exhibition at Victoria Miro Venice
Flora Yukhnovich's exhibition, Egg, is showcased at Victoria Miro, featuring fresh paintings that interact with a unique wall painting created for the space. This exhibition delves into myths and fairy tales, emphasizing the extraordinary notions of creation and rebirth, as well as the evolution of these narratives over time. Yukhnovich investigates the foundational beliefs within creation stories, highlighting their inability to reflect the complex realities of actual experience. She draws connections to painting, where the tangible nature of brushstrokes embodies ambiguities and contradictions that extend beyond straightforward understanding.
Key facts
- Victoria Miro presents Egg, an exhibition by Flora Yukhnovich.
- The exhibition includes new paintings and a site-specific wall painting.
- The theme is myths and fairy tales, focusing on fantastical conceptions and births.
- Yukhnovich explores how narratives transform over time.
- She examines the ideologies of creational stories and their failure to capture lived reality.
- The artist draws parallels between creational stories and painting's physicality.
- The exhibition is at Victoria Miro Venice.
Entities
Artists
- Flora Yukhnovich
Institutions
- Victoria Miro
Locations
- Venice
- Italy