Gao Shapiro | Trans-urbanity
Gao Shapiro grew up in Phoenix. Graduated from The Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow in 2011, he develops his mastery of social media art in New York. His narrative is marked by his interest in issues of memory and identity as well as tribal dances. His exhibition at blockhaus101 follows "Understanding Emil Nolde" (Sammlung Boros Collection, Berlin).
The artist Gao Shapiro deconstructs flesh. Out of sync with our time, his performed presentation proposes to project the reality of gestures in a pop-up exhibition. His visual performance seeks to rewrite art while the manufacturing action reflects on content, in a movement similar to that of Gabriela de Kooch. Drawing inspiration from Godard, Gao Shapiro experiments with the geometry of the visible...
