Frieze Abu Dhabi: Booth D16

Victoria Miro is delighted to participate in Frieze Abu Dhabi with a presentation of works by NS Harsha, Idris Khan and Yayoi Kusama.

Our presentation brings together works by three artists whose distinct practices reflect on themes of repetition and transcendence.

A highlight is Yayoi Kusama’s Chandelier with Pain, 2002, a singular infinity mirrored sculpture. Within a hexagonal, mirrored vitrine, an ornate chandelier rotates, its intricate form reflected across the interior planes. Viewed from the outside, the work transforms a familiar object into an ever-changing constellation, as the chandelier’s movement animates the mirrored space, creating the illusion of infinite depth. The play of light and reflection evokes the recurring themes which lie at the heart of Kusama’s practice, notably the beauty of infinity and the poignancy of human experience.

Questions of repetition and superimposition have always been central to Idris Khan’s practice. The act of repeating and layering, meditative, at times even cathartic for the artist, invites a range of responses from the viewer. Major paintings by the artist are on view alongside works from a new series of bronze reliefs, entitled Prelude – Until time has dropped.

Recent paintings by NS Harsha elaborate on the artist's celebrated, ongoing 'lamp grid' series, featuring diyas – lamps traditionally made from clay – with flames and trails of smoke together creating patterns that guide the eye around each canvas. Writing about this body of work, Grant Watson suggests that the central ‘metaphor is of free play, the artist's dexterity and pleasure in shuffling the decks in an experimental form of visual thinking.’