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June 7, 2017 Back To News

Sandro Chia Reviewed on Artcritical


Artcritical takes a critical look at the Sandro Chia Spring show. Writer Nicola Stephanie writes:

“In this sense, Chia can be seen to propose a sort of vision quest. Reiterations of looking and the remaking of representation are offered as a pathway, he seems to suggest, that may lead to personal awakening and spirituality. Chia manages to communicate this complex symbolism with simple yet specific pictorial choices.”

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