Elusive

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Elusive presents a world where things are not quite what they seem. These things are not illusions; they appear to be like fleeting elements in the world made up of symbols and distorted meanings. Elusive brings together newly commissioned works by London-based artists Yu-Chen Wang, Cyril Lepetit and Andro Semeiko, and Tbilisi- based artist Mamuka Japaridze. A thread of surrealism links the works in this exhibition. The representational and distorted quality of Yu-Chen Wang௿½s drawing engages us in a non-narrative story telling. In contrast to her work, Cyril Lepetit places himself in manipulated situations in his performances questioning contemporary gendered hierarchies. In his paintings Andro Semeiko is puppeteering a knight in armour on his tragicomic quests. Along with these, Mamuka Japaridze௿½s film and prints present us with visual and language puzzles, which let us adopt sensitivity and appreciation of the process of recreating meanings. Curated by BasementArtProject.com