Nedko Solakov: Just Drawings
15 Oct - 21 Nov 2009
Nedko Solakov continues his conversations with people, through 40 drawings (with or without stories) which he created especially for Dvir Gallery on Nahum Street.
In these drawings full of humor, subversion and anxiety, Solakov transmits his irony by real and imagined figures, tales, anecdotes and serious "true" facts.
Solakov's first exhibition at Dvir Gallery "Negotiations" took place in 2003, parallel to a special project realized by the artist for the Israel Museum.
Nedko Solakov was born in 1957, in Tcherven Briag, Bulgaria.
He lives and works in Sofia.
Since the beginning of the 1990s, Solakov has exhibited extensively in Europe and the United States. His work was featured in Aperto ‘93 (Venice Biennial); the 48th, 49th, 50th and 52nd Venice Biennial; the 3rd, 4th and 9th Istanbul Biennial; São Paulo ‘94; Manifesta 1, Rotterdam; the 2nd and 4th Gwangju Biennial; the 5th Lyon Biennial, Sonsbeek 9, Arnhem, the 4th and 5th Cetinje Biennial, the 1st Lodz Biennial; the 7th Sharjah Biennial, United Arab Emirates; the 3rd Tirana Biennial; the 2nd Seville Biennial; the 2nd Moscow Biennial; documenta 12; 16th Sydney Biennial, and Prospect 1, New Orleans Biennial. Recently he had solo shows at Museu do Chiado, Lisbon; Stichting De Appel, Amsterdam; CCA Kitakyushu, Japan; Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem; Centre d’Art Santa Monica, Barcelona; Kunsthaus Zurich; Castello di Rivoli, Rivoli and Sofia City Art Gallery.
In 2003-2005 an extensive mid-career "A 12 1/3 (and even more) Year Survey" was presented at Casino Luxembourg, Rooseum Malmoe and O.K Centrum Linz, and in 2008-2009 the “Emotions” solo project was exhibited at Kunstmuseum Bonn, Kunstmuseum St. Gallen, and Mathildenhoehe, Darmstadt.
Among his forthcoming projects are solo exhibitions at Ikon Gallery, Birmingham; S.M.A.K., Ghent and Fundação de Serralves, Porto.
In these drawings full of humor, subversion and anxiety, Solakov transmits his irony by real and imagined figures, tales, anecdotes and serious "true" facts.
Solakov's first exhibition at Dvir Gallery "Negotiations" took place in 2003, parallel to a special project realized by the artist for the Israel Museum.
Nedko Solakov was born in 1957, in Tcherven Briag, Bulgaria.
He lives and works in Sofia.
Since the beginning of the 1990s, Solakov has exhibited extensively in Europe and the United States. His work was featured in Aperto ‘93 (Venice Biennial); the 48th, 49th, 50th and 52nd Venice Biennial; the 3rd, 4th and 9th Istanbul Biennial; São Paulo ‘94; Manifesta 1, Rotterdam; the 2nd and 4th Gwangju Biennial; the 5th Lyon Biennial, Sonsbeek 9, Arnhem, the 4th and 5th Cetinje Biennial, the 1st Lodz Biennial; the 7th Sharjah Biennial, United Arab Emirates; the 3rd Tirana Biennial; the 2nd Seville Biennial; the 2nd Moscow Biennial; documenta 12; 16th Sydney Biennial, and Prospect 1, New Orleans Biennial. Recently he had solo shows at Museu do Chiado, Lisbon; Stichting De Appel, Amsterdam; CCA Kitakyushu, Japan; Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem; Centre d’Art Santa Monica, Barcelona; Kunsthaus Zurich; Castello di Rivoli, Rivoli and Sofia City Art Gallery.
In 2003-2005 an extensive mid-career "A 12 1/3 (and even more) Year Survey" was presented at Casino Luxembourg, Rooseum Malmoe and O.K Centrum Linz, and in 2008-2009 the “Emotions” solo project was exhibited at Kunstmuseum Bonn, Kunstmuseum St. Gallen, and Mathildenhoehe, Darmstadt.
Among his forthcoming projects are solo exhibitions at Ikon Gallery, Birmingham; S.M.A.K., Ghent and Fundação de Serralves, Porto.