The Embassy of Italy, the Italian Cultural Institute in Washington, DC, and International Arts & Artists, in collaboration with Cody Gallery at Marymount University, are pleased to present Goldschmied & Chiari’s first solo show in Washington DC, “Magnifica”.
The opening reception at Cody Gallery will be held on Thursday, September 2, 2021 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Register here.
The Exhibition will be on view September 1- December 4, 2021
The exhibit, curated by Allison Nance, will debut a new series of Untitled Views, the artists’ signature works experimenting with editing colored smoke flares into artificial landscapes, and then fusing them with mirrored glass in a very particular printing process. Almost as in a dialogue with the anthropomorphic shapes of tailored Murano vases (“Magnifica”), these playful pieces of art merge genres of performance art, studio-based photography, portraiture, and pop, subtly changing according to the surrounding space and the viewer’s perspective.
“When I first encountered the work of Goldschmied & Chiari, I felt immediately drawn into their mysterious and provocative pieces, and found their dynamic as an artistic duo fascinating and inspiring,” said curator Allison Nance. “Many years in the making, this exhibition shows us vividly that, during difficult times, artists will continue to create work that inspires and challenges us all.”
Italian Cultural Institute Washington