55 Walker (Bortolami, kaufmann repetto, and Andrew Kreps Gallery), is pleased to announce an exhibition of works by Carla Accardi and Elisa Sighicelli.
At the centre of the exhibition is Carla Accardi's groundbreaking series of paintings on Sicofoil, a commercial plastic, which she first incorporated in her practice during the 1960s. Disrupting the traditional relationship between painting and its environment, the works investigate the interplay of multiple spatial planes within an artwork. This is the central interest of Elisa Sighicelli's new photographs on satin, which form both a material and conceptual response to Accardi's series of paintings on Sicofoil.
Andrew Kreps Gallery was founded in New York in 1996. Widening its original focus on emerging American artists, the program shortly thereafter expanded to include international artists, many of whom had their first exhibitions in the United States or New York at the gallery. After nearly 20 years of operation in Chelsea, the gallery announced it's relocation to Tribeca, at 22 Cortlandt Alley, which opened in September 2019. The gallery additionally programs 55 Walker Street, a space jointly operated with Bortolami and kaufmann repetto. The gallery represents the work of 30 internationally active artists. Recent additions to the gallery’s roster include He Xiangyu, Camille Blatrix, the estate of Corita Kent and the work of Bruno Munari.
