Exhibition
Assadour - Time in Motion
5 Jun 2024 – 9 Jun 2024
Regular hours
- Wednesday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Thursday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Friday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Saturday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Sunday
- 10:00 – 18:00
Free admission
Address
- 4 Cromwell Place
- London
England - SW7 2JE
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- 9, 14,19, 22
- Nearest tube: Green Park
- Nearest overgound station: Victoria / Charing Cross
Time in Motion features works by Assadour Bezdikian (b. 1943), a renowned Lebanese-Armenian figure, who departed Lebanon at eighteen to pursue his artistic training supported by scholarships. This is the first exclusive showcase of Assadour’s works in the UK, spanning over four decades.
About
Assadour’s œuvre is emblematic of his exploration of the modern condition, touched by alienation. Drawing inspiration primarily from the Constructivist movement, Assadour’s works utilise geometric abstraction to create rationally produced compositions. The melange of geometric shapes, letters and even numbers create diagrams, revealing a rational system of thinking and design that refers to clockwork and the passage of time.
In the 1980s, Assadour began exploring landscapes filled with geometric shapes illustrating fragmented cities. A decade later, the exploration of such themes persisted with the inclusion of human silhouettes, questioning the construction of identity, our relationship with time and the uprootedness caused by war. Other works from this period also drew influences from East Asian aesthetics, to which he was exposed during frequent stays in the region.
