Client/Venue: Davide Balliano / Tina Kim Gallery
Year: 2021
Firm: Charlap Hyman & Herrero
Tina Kim Gallery presented the paintings and sculptures of New York-based artist Davide Balliano, in a solo exhibition designed and curated by Charlap Hyman & Herrero. Hung in a series of spaces that are separated by walls creasing in and out like strips of folded paper, Balliano’s paintings rhythmically come into view. Spliced-arch portals that recall a distorted classical architectural language, central to the artist’s practice, connect the rooms. A simple gesture at first glance, these strange symmetries echo the mesmerizing glyphs on the gallery’s walls. A silvery reflective sculpture sits at the center of this maze, compressing and twisting the room in its concave, ageless exterior. As a member of the interiors team, I worked as a projector manager prior to the shows opening, including vendor communication, fabrication, press release and the opening event.