Tsinamdzgvrishvili 49 / Mazniashvili 10 at LC Queisser

Artists: Sitara Abuzar Ghaznawi, Ketuta Alexi-Meskhishvili, Tolia Astakhishvili, Won Cha, Elene Chantladze, Andro Eradze, Rafik Greiss, Thea Gvetadze, Ana Gzirishvili, Stefanie Heinze, Nino Kapanadze, Melike Kara, Morag Keil, Nina Kintsurashvili, Keto Logua, Nancy Lupo, Maia Mania, Sophio Medoidze, Qeu Meparishvili, David Meskhi, Natalia Nebieridze, Chadwick Rantanen, Ser Serpas, Understructures, Eliza Mamardashvili, Yong Xiang Li

Exhibition title: Tsinamdzgvrishvili 49 / Mazniashvili 10

Venue: LC Queisser, Tbilisi, Georgia

Date: May 20 – July 7, 2023

Photography: all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and LC Queisser

Note: Exhibition’s publication is available here

On the occasion of LC Queisser’s 5th anniversary, the exhibition Tsinamdzgvrishvili 49 / Mazniashvili 10 takes our neighborhood and city as its framework. We have commissioned an original piece of scholarship on our neighboring building – Tsinamdzgvrishvili 49 with its landmark staircase – from architectural historian Maia Mania, as well as a piece on the area around us from architect Natalia Nebieridze. This research is presented alongside work from 24 artists who have been involved in the gallery’s in- augural years. The exhibition tells a story of the fragile context and environment LC Queisser has emerged within.

Developed in the mid-19th century, our neighborhood reflects the intimacy between urban development, historical change and daily life in Tbilisi. Mania’s essay elaborates on the architectural typologies seen in Tsinamdzgvrishvili 49, including the wooden staircase that faces our interior courtyard. This staircase has become the signature element of our building, visible at all times from our gallery windows. It is a continuous element of our exhibitions, sometimes intentionally, as in Tolia As-takhishvili’s work, or unintentionally as a striking background feature. Natalia Neberdize’s contribution looks at the influence of the adjacent public square on the neighborhood. This study tells a story of the rich and multi-layered history of our city, while pointing to the many changes that have taken place in the neighborhood.

Alongside this historical project, we present works from 24 artists. Emerging from diverse and distinct practices, the collected works engage with related questions around mutable and multi-layered urban space, collective memory, and volatile fluctuations in architecture and identity.

Spanning painting, photography, sculpture, video, performance and installation, the works propose new approaches to space and place, engaging with their environments in innovative ways.

Tsinamdzgvrishvili 49 / Mazniahsvili 10 also speaks to LC Queisser’s commitment to supporting experimental, interdisciplinary and emergent practices, while fostering international dialogue between Tbilisi and the larger art world.

– Marina Caron

Tsinamdzgvrishvili 49 / Mazniashvili 10, 2023, exhibition view, LC Queisser, Tbilisi

Andro Eradze, Untitled, 2023, Digital print on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag, metal frame 35 × 35 cm (13 3/4 × 13 3/4 inches), 37 × 37 cm (14 5/8 × 14 5/8 inches) (framed)

Tsinamdzgvrishvili 49 / Mazniashvili 10, 2023, exhibition view, LC Queisser, Tbilisi

Stefanie Heinze, Lunar Croon, 2023, Oil and acrylic on linen, 86 × 120 cm (33 7/8 × 47 1/4 inches)

Tsinamdzgvrishvili 49 / Mazniashvili 10, 2023, exhibition view, LC Queisser, Tbilisi

Won Cha, I man. I cure. 4 beads, 2022, Dole plantation archival image, paint, acetate, mylar, letters, ink, nail polish, serial numbers, melted sugar 13 × 26 cm (5 1/8 × 10 1/4 inches)

Sophio Medoidze, Let us Flow (Part one), 2023, 4K color, sound 22 min.

Andro Eradze, Raised in the Dust, 2022, 4K color, sound, 08:12 min.

Tsinamdzgvrishvili 49 / Mazniashvili 10, 2023, exhibition view, LC Queisser, Tbilisi

Rafik Greiss, Turn Me On, 2023, Inkjet print in artists frame, 130 × 86.25 cm (51 1/8 × 34 inches)

Tsinamdzgvrishvili 49 / Mazniashvili 10, 2023, exhibition view, LC Queisser, Tbilisi

Natalia Nebieridze, Neighborhood, 2023, 59.4 × 84.1 × 11 cm (23 3/8 × 33 1/8 × 4 3/8 inches)

Tsinamdzgvrishvili 49 / Mazniashvili 10, 2023, exhibition view, LC Queisser, Tbilisi

Chadwick Rantanen, Dark Chocolate and Cardamom, 2022, Archival pigment print, walnut frame, 53 × 36 × 3 cm (20 7/8 × 14 1/8 × 1 1/8 inches); Chadwick Rantanen, Dark Chocolate and Cardamom Alternate, 2023, Archival pigment print, walnut frame, 53 × 36 × 3 cm (20 7/8 × 14 1/8 × 1 1/8 inches)

Chadwick Rantanen, Press Fit (Double Staircase), 2023, Laser cut plywood, 39 × 5.5 × 2 cm (15 3/8 × 2 1/8 × 3/4 inches)

Elaiza Mamardashvili, Osteons, 2023, Clay, Dimensions variable

Morag Keil, Sensor LED, LED light, Dimensions variable

Tsinamdzgvrishvili 49 / Mazniashvili 10, 2023, exhibition view, LC Queisser, Tbilisi