'Kelly Akashi: Converging Figures' at Fondazione Furla and Galleria d'Arte Moderna di Milano, Milan, Italy

12 November 2024

Until 8 December 2024, Fondazione Furla and Galleria d'Arte Moderna di Milano present the solo exhibition 'Kelly Akashi: Converging Figures'. This is the first exhibition dedicated to the artist by an Italian institution, the project presents a series of new productions specifically conceived to dialogue with the spaces and the collection of the museum.

Always executed with expert manual skill and a deep knowledge of materials, Akashi's works explore universal concepts such as time and space, the impermanence of the natural world, the transience of the human body and entropy. Attracted to materials such as glass, wax and bronze, Akashi shapes them into forms that reproduce natural elements such as plants, flowers, shells or parts of her body, recording their physiological changes and the passage of time. Juxtaposed in poetic compositions that often appear fragile and precious, these familiar and at the same time alienating forms explore existential questions, encouraging us to look at things from a different, broader and less anthropocentric perspective. The project that Akashi imagined for Furla Series revolves around the concept and phenomenon of “reflection”, explored through a visionary path that winds through the permanent collection, creating a dialogue and synergy with the architecture and masterpieces of the museum.

Find out more via Fondazione Furla.

Image: Installation view of the exhibition promoted by Fondazione Furla and GAM – Galleria d’Arte Moderna, Milan. Ph. Andrea Rossetti. Courtesy Fondazione Furla.