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RIBOT is pleased to present Thresh and Hold, Olivia Bax’s second solo exhibition at the gallery. Born in Singapore in 1988 and currently based in London, Bax showcases a selection of recent sculptures. These works highlight the artist’s distinctive style and approach while introducing new directions in her research, revealed through a thoughtfully emblematic exhibition layout.
The title of the new exhibition in Milan references Dee Morris’s poem Gertrude Stein Sets a Table, which recounts and describes a series of gestures associated with setting the table, sitting down, and eating. These actions serve as both the narrative inspiration and conceptual framework for the exhibition. Morris uses the phrase “a thresh and a hold” to describe the action and interaction between movements and objects. This expression, though difficult to translate literally, refers to contrasting forces that are essential to the dynamics of the situation. A “thresh” that divides and...More
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RIBOT is pleased to present Thresh and Hold, Olivia Bax’s second solo exhibition at the gallery. Born in Singapore in 1988 and currently based in London, Bax showcases a selection of recent sculptures. These works highlight the artist’s distinctive style and approach while introducing new directions in her research, revealed through a thoughtfully emblematic exhibition layout.
The title of the new exhibition in Milan references Dee Morris’s poem Gertrude Stein Sets a Table, which recounts and describes a series of gestures associated with setting the table, sitting down, and eating. These actions serve as both the narrative inspiration and conceptual framework for the exhibition. Morris uses the phrase “a thresh and a hold” to describe the action and interaction between movements and objects. This expression, though difficult to translate literally, refers to contrasting forces that are essential to the dynamics of the situation. A “thresh” that divides and...More