Jonathan Monk's Optical Football Game at Quartz Studio, Turin

Jonathan Monk's exhibition at Quartz Studio in Turin presents three installations combining seven hexagonal concrete tiles in gray, red, and black with three hand-stitched footballs in the same colors. The mathematically derived compositions yield different combinations across installations and within each piece, creating an optical illusion enhanced by the gallery's own tiles. The show results from a dialogue between Monk and Liam Gillick on football, economics, conceptual art, and autobiography. Monk's recurring football theme includes his homage to Leicester City Football Club. Critic Marco Scotti submitted questions about football to Monk, but answers await Leicester City's next victory—a playful bet tied to Quartz Studio's membership plan for collaborators. Curator Francesca Referza explains the gallery's ongoing cultural production program alternating young, international, and established artists, maintaining its professional yet informal character since founding.