Genti Korini
Overview
Star, 2021
Genti Korini’s (b. 1979) work is particularly interested in the juxtaposition of modernity and modernism within the cultural and historical framework of his native country, Albania. His work operates as a linkage between painting, sculpture, photography, and moving images.
The public is invited to explore the politics of aesthetics, the migration and reconfiguration of decontextualized images and forms, as symptoms of social and ideological transformations. The works invite the viewer to experience beyond their surface level and consider the deeper conceptual, political, and social implications.
His work has been shown in numerous institutional solo and group exhibitions including, Manifesta 14, (Prishtina, Kosovo, 2022). City Art Gallery (Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 2019), Museum of Contemporary Art, (Zagreb, Croatia, 2018), Contemporary Art Museum (Warsaw, Poland, 2017), MNAC Bucharest, (Bucharest, Romania, 2016), Art Encounters Biennale (Timisoara, 2016), me Collectors Room, (Berlin, Germany, 2014), National Gallery (Tirana, Albania, 2013),
2018 - 2024, co-founded and ran the independent art space bazament, in Tirana.
His work has been shown in numerous institutional solo and group exhibitions including, Manifesta 14, (Prishtina, Kosovo, 2022). City Art Gallery (Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 2019), Museum of Contemporary Art, (Zagreb, Croatia, 2018), Contemporary Art Museum (Warsaw, Poland, 2017), MNAC Bucharest, (Bucharest, Romania, 2016), Art Encounters Biennale (Timisoara, 2016), me Collectors Room, (Berlin, Germany, 2014), National Gallery (Tirana, Albania, 2013),
2018 - 2024, co-founded and ran the independent art space bazament, in Tirana.
Works
Biography
Star, 2021
Genti Korini (b. 1979) lives and works in Tirana, Albania.
1997- 2000, studied at the University of Art and Design, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
2001- 2003, studied and graduated, MFA at the University of Arts, Tirana, Albania.
Solo Exhibitions
2024. One Shade the More, One Ray the Less, mygallery, Madrid.(Esp)
2023. The Curse of The Eye / curated by Maria Rus Bojan, Harabel Contemporary, Tirana.(Al)
2022. Bright Futures / DoubleQ Gallery, Hong Kong.(Ch)
2022. Lateral Geometries /curated by Horatiu Lipot, IOMO Contemporary, Bucharest, (Ro).
2021. Hem Hem / Neither Nor, Either Or. Galeria e Bregdetit.(AL).
2020. Speculations/Simulations, Lachenmann Gallery, Frankfurt, (Ge).
2019. The Drawing Lesson, curated by Cristian Nae. Jecza Gallery, (Ro).
2019. Notes from the Upperground Bazament, Tirana, (AL).
2017. Solid Uncertainties, BeersLondon Gallery, London, (UK).
2016. Inside My Walls I See Yours, Martin Asbaek Gallery, Copenhagen (De).
2014. The Object and Its Background, curated by Jean Neal, Jecza Gallery, (Ro).
2013. Ephemeral Structures, National Gallery of Arts, Tirana, (AL).
Group Exhibitions
2023. Kindred Visions, curated by Maria Rus Bojan. SECCI Gallery, Florence (It).
2022. On/Off the Grid, curated by Alina Serban. Jecza Gallery, (Ro).
2022. Geometric Environment, Ani Molnar Gallery, Budapest, (Hu).
2019. Listen to Us Artistic Intelligence, curated by Office for Art, Berlin. City Art Gallery Plovdiv, (Bu).
2018. Painting #2, Riccardo Crespi Gallery, Milan, (It).
2018. Articulations, curated by Barnabás Bencsik. Glassyard Gallery Budapest, (Hu).
2018 I Am The Mouth, curated by Office for Art. Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb, (Cr).
2017. Half-Truth, Klorikarnia, curated by Office for Art. Contemporary Art Museum Warsaw (Po).
2017. Power of Line, Jecza Gallery, (Ro).
2016 Homage Ideal or Pattern, curated by Edit Sasvari. Knoll Gallery, Vienna, (Au).
2016. Shape of Time Future of Nostalgia, curated by Office for Art. National Museum of Contemporary Art, MNAC Bucharest, (Ro).
2016. Appereances and Essence, ArtEncounters Biennale, curated by Rainald Schumacher and Nathalie Hoyos. Timisoara. (Ro)
2015. Mona, 68 Projects, Berlin. (Ge).
2014. Fragile Sense of Hope, me Collectors Room, Berlin, (Ge).
2012. Perchance to Dream, Onufri XIX Annual Albanian Contemporary Art Prize, curated by Daniele Capra, National Gallery of Arts, Tirana, (Al).
2007. There Is No Place like Home, curated by Ricardo Caldura. Galeria Contemporaneo, Venice. (It).
Biennales
2022. Manifesta 14 Biennale, Prishtina, Kosovo
2016. ArtEncounters Biennale, Timisoara. (Ro)
Film/Video Festivals
2022, TIFF-Tirana Film Festival.
2022, Ekrani i Artit, Shkodra Art House, Shkodër, Albania
Art Residencies
2017. CCA Andtraitx, Mallorca, Spain.
2015. ISCP, International Studio & Curatorial Program, New York. USA.
2013. Autocenter Summer Academy, Berlin, Germany, Masterclass with Thomas Scheibitz.
Exhibition Publications
2022 Lateral Geometries, IOMO Contemporary, Text by Horatiu Lipot, Bucharest, Romania.
2016. Inside My Walls I See Yours, Martin Asbeak Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark. Text by Christina Steinbrecher Pfandt, Anton Streletzki.
2014. The Object and Its Background, Jecza Gallery, Timisoara, Romania. Text by
Jean Neal.
2013. Ephemeral Structures, National Gallery of Arts, Tirana, Albania. Text by Alban Hajdinaj.
1997- 2000, studied at the University of Art and Design, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
2001- 2003, studied and graduated, MFA at the University of Arts, Tirana, Albania.
Solo Exhibitions
2024. One Shade the More, One Ray the Less, mygallery, Madrid.(Esp)
2023. The Curse of The Eye / curated by Maria Rus Bojan, Harabel Contemporary, Tirana.(Al)
2022. Bright Futures / DoubleQ Gallery, Hong Kong.(Ch)
2022. Lateral Geometries /curated by Horatiu Lipot, IOMO Contemporary, Bucharest, (Ro).
2021. Hem Hem / Neither Nor, Either Or. Galeria e Bregdetit.(AL).
2020. Speculations/Simulations, Lachenmann Gallery, Frankfurt, (Ge).
2019. The Drawing Lesson, curated by Cristian Nae. Jecza Gallery, (Ro).
2019. Notes from the Upperground Bazament, Tirana, (AL).
2017. Solid Uncertainties, BeersLondon Gallery, London, (UK).
2016. Inside My Walls I See Yours, Martin Asbaek Gallery, Copenhagen (De).
2014. The Object and Its Background, curated by Jean Neal, Jecza Gallery, (Ro).
2013. Ephemeral Structures, National Gallery of Arts, Tirana, (AL).
Group Exhibitions
2023. Kindred Visions, curated by Maria Rus Bojan. SECCI Gallery, Florence (It).
2022. On/Off the Grid, curated by Alina Serban. Jecza Gallery, (Ro).
2022. Geometric Environment, Ani Molnar Gallery, Budapest, (Hu).
2019. Listen to Us Artistic Intelligence, curated by Office for Art, Berlin. City Art Gallery Plovdiv, (Bu).
2018. Painting #2, Riccardo Crespi Gallery, Milan, (It).
2018. Articulations, curated by Barnabás Bencsik. Glassyard Gallery Budapest, (Hu).
2018 I Am The Mouth, curated by Office for Art. Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb, (Cr).
2017. Half-Truth, Klorikarnia, curated by Office for Art. Contemporary Art Museum Warsaw (Po).
2017. Power of Line, Jecza Gallery, (Ro).
2016 Homage Ideal or Pattern, curated by Edit Sasvari. Knoll Gallery, Vienna, (Au).
2016. Shape of Time Future of Nostalgia, curated by Office for Art. National Museum of Contemporary Art, MNAC Bucharest, (Ro).
2016. Appereances and Essence, ArtEncounters Biennale, curated by Rainald Schumacher and Nathalie Hoyos. Timisoara. (Ro)
2015. Mona, 68 Projects, Berlin. (Ge).
2014. Fragile Sense of Hope, me Collectors Room, Berlin, (Ge).
2012. Perchance to Dream, Onufri XIX Annual Albanian Contemporary Art Prize, curated by Daniele Capra, National Gallery of Arts, Tirana, (Al).
2007. There Is No Place like Home, curated by Ricardo Caldura. Galeria Contemporaneo, Venice. (It).
Biennales
2022. Manifesta 14 Biennale, Prishtina, Kosovo
2016. ArtEncounters Biennale, Timisoara. (Ro)
Film/Video Festivals
2022, TIFF-Tirana Film Festival.
2022, Ekrani i Artit, Shkodra Art House, Shkodër, Albania
Art Residencies
2017. CCA Andtraitx, Mallorca, Spain.
2015. ISCP, International Studio & Curatorial Program, New York. USA.
2013. Autocenter Summer Academy, Berlin, Germany, Masterclass with Thomas Scheibitz.
Exhibition Publications
2022 Lateral Geometries, IOMO Contemporary, Text by Horatiu Lipot, Bucharest, Romania.
2016. Inside My Walls I See Yours, Martin Asbeak Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark. Text by Christina Steinbrecher Pfandt, Anton Streletzki.
2014. The Object and Its Background, Jecza Gallery, Timisoara, Romania. Text by
Jean Neal.
2013. Ephemeral Structures, National Gallery of Arts, Tirana, Albania. Text by Alban Hajdinaj.
Exhibitions
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on / off the grid – painting now
with an introductory note by Alina Șerban 16 Nov 2022 - 15 Jan 2023With this group exhibition, the Jecza Gallery & Triade Interart Foundation opens a new series of dedicated collaborations with international artists whose distinct aesthetic vocabulary incorporates pertinent questions regarding the...Read more -
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 | An anniversary, a compass for the future
The first double-digit anniversary of the gallery is a happy occasion to organise an exhibition of the gallery’s artists under the sign of the number 10 and to invite Ami Barak to curate it. 30 Sep - 20 Nov 2021When you are 10 years old, you can still count your age with your fingers. Because fingers are the ones that contribute most intensely to creation. We proposed to the...Read more -
Genti Korini – The Drawing Lesson
31 Oct 2019 - 6 Feb 2020”Ever since Renaissance, drawing was regarded in European art theory as the condition of possibility of all representation, the underlying method that supports any construction of space. It was also...Read more
