Press Release

International Group Art Exhibition UNLOCKED IDENTITIES
Perseus Gallery
New York, USA
September 12 – October 10, 2024

The International Group Art Exhibition exploring the contradictory cultural phenomenon of identities opens on September 12, Thursday (at 6pm EST) at the Perseus Gallery (456 W Broadway, New York, NY 10012).
Titled “Unlocked Identities”, the project is a sum of personal, social, and historical experiences being explored and reflected through art on a global scale.

Curated by Julia Sysalova, an art curator from Athens, Greece, the exhibition concerns the ways that identities change when influenced by cultural, scientific, and social settings.

Through the complex labyrinths of their (sub)consciousness, 21 emerging immigrant artists from the former USSR, living in different countries (USA, Spain, Cyprus, Kazakhstan, Greece, Italy, Finland, Austria, Armenia, Great Britain, Kyrgyzstan, Singapore), explore the surrounding reality, revisiting how new cultural and social codes influence their realities and artistic practice.

In search of a complex balance between internal and external contradictions, the artists talk about the ones they know best - themselves - creating a dialogue with each other and with the public through painting, art photography, sculpture, and installations.

The group's ambition is to present a broad perspective on identity without imposing what is right or wrong. The exhibition invites us to consider and reflect, to participate and respond.

Participating artists: Oxana Akopov (USA), Asia Aveli (Kyrgyzstan), Patricia Demba (Greece), Consonance Ebb (USA), Irina Filova (USA), Galina Hartinger (Austria), Julia iSABEL (USA), Anna Livna (USA), Elmira Kandy (Kazakhstan), Lena Kardash, Spain, Evgeny Maklakov (Spain), Irina Metz (Armenia), Gali / Galina Milter (USA), Tatsiana Naumcic (Italy), Irina Pakhmutova (Cyprus), Garegin Protopopov (Spain), Lana Reiber (USA), Veera Romanoff (Finland), Maya Shi (Singapore), Inna Voronov (USA), Anna Yakusheva (UK).

Opening: September 12, Thursday, 6 pm - 8:30 pm EST
Duration: September 12 – October 10, 2024
Address: Perseus Gallery (456 W Broadway, New York, NY 10012)
Working hours: Monday – Saturday: 10:30 – 18:00, Sunday 10:30 – 12:00

About the Curator: Julia Sysalova, Greece, is an Athens-based art curator, critic, and art communication educator, organizing art exhibitions across Europe and the USA. She is the Vice President at the Institute of Mediterranean Culture, and is a respected Member of the AICA (International Association of Art Critics). In 2022, she established the Art Communication Online School, dedicated to guiding artists through the complexities of the art world.

About Perseus Gallery: Founded in 2017, the gallery represents talented and ambitious artists from all over the world with the goal of helping them get to the next level of their professional development. It provides the opportunity to participate in world-renowned art events and art fairs throughout the United States.
Perseus Gallery operates as a permanent gallery and located in SoHo, New York.