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Green exhibition: 26 June to 4 July 2016


The National Gallery in Tbilisi, Georgia, is holding the ‘Green’ exhibition dedicated to the annual World Environment Day on June 26. This is the first time that the Dimitri Shevardnadze National Gallery of the Georgian National Museum network has hosted a group exhibition on the topic of ecology. The exhibition includes works of many local artists.



Above is Koka Tskhvediani’s (1957-) ‘Protective Shell’ (2016) and below is Uta Bekala’s (1974-) ‘Berikaoba’ (2015).



Below is ‘Hopscotch’ (2016) by Rocko Iremashvili (1979-), ‘Touch It’ (2016) by Tamuna Gurgenidze (1990-) and ‘Is it Future?’ (2016) by Liza Chichinadze (1992-), both of the Gogi-Alexi-Meskhishvili Design School.





Below is Iliko Zautashvili’s (1952-) ‘Big Green Nothing’ (2013), Sophia Cherkezishvili’s (1979-) ‘The fence’ (2015) and ‘Market’ (2015) by the Bouillon Group.





Below is 19 miniatures from the ‘Greens’ series (1985) by Karlo Kacharava (1964-1994), ‘Without Narrative’ (2015) by Andria Dolidze, and ‘Secret of the forest’ (2014) by Oleg Timchenko (1957-).





Below is ‘Periphery’ (2016) by Kote Jincharadze (1961-), ‘Free fall’ (2015) by Murtaz Shvelidze (1965-) and ‘Intrusion’ (2011-2013) by Tamar Darchiashvili (1972-).





The gallery and surrounding garden has artwork by Mamuka Japaridze, Temo Javakhi, Iliko Zautashvili, Guram Tsibakhashvili, Levan Chogoshvili, Karlo Kacharava, Kote Jincharadze, Murtaz Shvelidze, Gio Sumbadze, Lia Bagrationi, Wato Tsereteli, Rocko Iremashvili, Tato Akalkatsishvili, Levan Mindiashvili, Koka Tskhvediani, Oleg Timchenko, Keti Davlianidze, Uta Bekala, Andro Eradze, Lado Lomitashvili, ARTILERIA, Elene Rakviashvili, Misha Gogrichiani, Vakho Bugadze, Giorgi Shavgulidze, Group Bouillon, Nikoloz Lutidze, Niko Tsetskhladze, Andria Dolidze, Nato Bagrationi, Sophia Cherkezishvili, Tsisia Kiladze, Tutu Kiladze, Tatia Darchishvili, Manuchar Okrostsvaridze, Irina Jibuti & Taso Gomelauri, Tamaz Varvaridze Group, and the Gogi Alexi-Meskhishvili Design School.

The Korneli Kekelidze National Cenre of Manuscripts presents the ‘Pledge Agreement Restricting the Sale of the Forest’ – a unique 17th century manuscript. Nika Machaidze will also perform in the Alexander Garden next to the museum/art gallery.





Curated by Keti Shavgulidze, the exhibition is supported by the Ministry of Culture and Monument Protection of Georgia and the Tbilisi City Hall.



MARTINA NICOLLS is an international aid and development consultant, and the author of:- The Shortness of Life: A Mongolian Lament (2015), Liberia’s Deadest Ends (2012), Bardot’s Comet (2011), Kashmir on a Knife-Edge (2010) and The Sudan Curse (2009).


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