ALICJA KWADE
b. 1979, GhanaAlicja Kwade is a contemporary Berlin-based Polish artist known for her enigmatic sculptures and installations that explore concepts of space, time, science, and philosophy. She creates immersive experiences about discovery, begging viewers to question their perception of reality. ‘My efforts to understand and represent something I can barely grasp, and my failure to do so, bring forth my work,’ said the artist.
Alicja Kwade studied at the University of the Arts in Berlin and graduated in 2005. While she was there, she did an exchange for one year at Chelsea College of Arts in London, England. In 2017, the artist participated at the 57th Venice Biennale Vive Arte Viva showcasing her cosmological work, Pars Pro Toto (2017). In 2022, Kwade presented Au cours des mondes, curated by Jérôme Sans as part of Paris+ par Art Basel “Sites” program, Place Vendôme, Paris.
Lives and works in Berlin, Germany
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