Nadia Likhogrud’s J’arrive in the Marais, Paris

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For three days in late May, a space on rue Chapon became a quiet stage for Nadia Likhogrud’s terracotta figures. Organized by Galerie Merman in the Marais from 29 to 31 May, J’arrive marked the Moscow-born, London-based artist’s first exhibition in Paris.

Likhogrud works with ceramics and sculpture, often focusing on the small gestures through which a person reveals, hides, or composes herself. In J’arrive, these gestures appeared as intimate fragments of everyday life: a figure with a phone, a body caught while dressing, a hand near the hair, a curtain being opened.

The exhibition placed contemporary habits in dialogue with older sculptural traditions. Warm clay, compact forms, and references to ancient figurines gave the works an almost archaeological quality, as if today’s private rituals had already become artifacts.

Based in London, Likhogrud studied sculpture in the studio of Alexander Rukavishnikov and completed the contemporary art programme at MMOMA Free Workshops. Her work has been exhibited internationally, including at the Moscow Museum of Modern Art, Tonka Gallery, and Haus am Lützowplatz.

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