'Dusk of the Gods', solo exhibition by artist #VojtechKovarik, opens on September 9th at our Tribeca space!⠀ ⠀ With his personal interest in Ancient Greek art and mythology as a point of departure, Kovařík has created a new body of work inspired by the myth of the Golden Apple, in which Eris, the Greek goddess of discord, presents a golden apple to Paris, a prince of Troy, which he would later give to one of three goddesses whom he considered the most beautiful—Aphrodite, Hera, or Athena. Aphrodite, the goddess of love, persuades Paris to choose her by promising him, in exchange, the most beautiful woman in the world as his wife: Helen of Argos. When Helen of Argos, soon to become Helen of Troy, subsequently falls in love with Paris, and he with her, the stage is set for the War of Troy.⠀ ⠀ Large scale, immersive paintings of these mythical scenes—gods, goddesses, and ancient heroes—are on view across both floors of the gallery space. In the artist’s signature style, these figures appear to be set in stone, somehow frozen in the melancholy space of a pictorial frame that refuses to give their heaving bodies the space they need. Solidified by their own sculptural mass and presence, they appear to be as tired and jaded as they are imposing and visually arresting, as if there were no room for the old gods in today’s world.⠀ ⠀