Untitled 2022

This drawing by Alevtyna Kakhidze looks like it was made with ink and marker, probably on paper. It's all about process; the nervous energy of the mark-making is right there on the surface. The figure is outlined in stark black, but inside, there's this red flurry that gives it a visceral charge. The word "Angst" is scrawled in big red letters, repeated, like the feeling is just bubbling up from the inside. The red is angry, urgent, smeared, it reminds me of Cy Twombly's mark-making in his later paintings. It seems to be about the weight of history, with those little dates floating above. Alevtyna Kakhidze’s work is often like this, mixing the personal with the political, giving us this raw, unfiltered glimpse into the artist’s mind. Art is so cool because it doesn’t have to be one thing, it can be a feeling, a question, a messy, beautiful conversation.