Untitled 2022

Alevtyna Kakhidze made this untitled drawing with colored pencils. The directness of the marks, and the simplicity of the rendering really gets to me – it feels like artmaking is a way to process events as they happen. The texture of the paper, you can almost feel it, right? And then, the way the colors are laid down, kind of flat and graphic. Look at the floor— it's not about perspective, but about creating a space that holds this figure, Alexander Krolikowski. The writing makes it seem like a poster. The odd yellow gloves and shoes against the blue jeans create this weird tension. I think it’s about the physicality of being there, in that moment. It makes me think of artists like Philip Guston, who used simple forms to address complicated political issues. Art isn’t about answers, it’s about asking questions.