Sarah Sze's Immersive Installations at Gagosian Rome and Crypta Balbi

Sarah Sze presents a major exhibition at Gagosian Gallery in Rome, featuring a large oval room filled with tentacular structures interwoven with projections, paintings, and collages that blur the boundaries between two and three dimensions. The installation creates a fluid visual journey from collage to cosmic elements, evoking memories and sensations. Additionally, at the historic Crypta Balbi, Sze's work 'Split Stone (7:34)' is on view: a granite boulder split in two, its surface meticulously filled with colored pigments using techniques akin to lithography and needle printing. The image of a sunrise or sunset, captured with an iPhone at 7:34 am, adorns the stone. The piece references Chinese gongshi stones, symbolizing communion with nature. The boulder was cut in Spain, the birthplace of Balbo, the Roman general for whom the complex is named. The exhibition runs at Gagosian Gallery Rome and Crypta Balbi.