We cor­dially invite you to the jubilee, twen­tieth edition of the NADA MIAMI art fair. At our stand #4.06, we will present the latest works by Emilia Kina, Janek Simon and Paulina Stasik.

EMILIA KINA, UNTITLED, 2022

Does a pain­ting con­ceal more than it reveals? Emilia Kina examines the nature of pain­tings, the illusion embed­ded in them, and their physical con­struc­tion. Pleated cur­tains and draperies, a leading theme in Kina’s work, retain lights and shadows. Con­tem­plating the visible world while toying with temp­tation and desire seems to be their primary func­tion. Ultimately, however, they uphold the mystery that awaits us  on the other side.

JANEK SIMON, META FOLK­LORE, 2022

Simon col­lec­ted a large database of images from websites like Etsy and Ebay, that problematically categorize folk­loric sculp­tures from around the world. He then used machine-​learning programs, artificial intel­ligence, and 3D prin­ting tech­niques to produce new sculp­tures that everyone and at the same time no-​one can recognise them­selves in. This way, Simon’s work is a gesture that brings focus to open­ness and common grounds, amidst the devastating geo­political con­flicts of cur­rent times.

PAULINA STASIK, PAIN­TINGS, 2022

The leit­motif of Paulina Stasik’s pain­tings is invariably bodies—levitating, cap­tured in timeless lethargy—but also the coating of the body itself: the skin, which here func­tions as a kind of living shroud. The unique, dream­like atmosphere of these canvases arises from mythological and fairy-​tale inspirations. Stasik evokes mythical Titans and Atlases in female form, but also images tied to children’s fan­tasies or even puppet theatre. The allusion to the sphere of myth, proto-​spirituality and pan­sexuality is also the artist’s response to the con­tem­porary fate of the world, saturated with apocalyp­tic prophecies, visions of climate disaster and war­time chaos.