Nairy Baghramian: Modèle vivant (Se Ployant)

With her solo exhibition at Hauser & Wirth in Zurich, Nairy Baghramian concludes her series “Modèle vivant,” initially begun on the occasion of her exhibition at the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas TX in 2022. For this presentation, Baghramian presents eight new sculptures under the title “Modèle vivant (Se ployant)”.

Making reference to the tradition of drawing, painting or sculpting from a live model, as indicated by the French term “modèle vivant” in the series’ title, the Berlin-based artist’s abstract works, as per usual in her practice, grant only approximations and allusions of the human gestalt.

Baghramian’s geometric shapes and organic forms, invariably made from cast aluminum and held or supported by armatures, hooks and rods, rather confront their beholders with subtle evocations of poses and postures, demeanors and dispositions.