CONTEXT Special Projects is a dynamic, curated program featuring installations and sculptures by artists represented by CONTEXT’s 2024 exhibitors. This initiative aims to highlight innovative and experimental developments in contemporary sculpture, offering a platform for new, groundbreaking works. The program will present a diverse range of artistic expressions, expanding the possibilities of sculpture and providing a unique opportunity to experience the forefront of contemporary art in a variety of media and forms.
 

Oleg Kedria is an acclaimed sculptor whose works explore the interplay of form, light, and reflection. His piece Honey Shine, crafted from high-quality polished stainless steel, is a stunning testament to contemporary design. The sculpture’s mirror-like surface captures and transforms its surroundings, creating a mesmerizing dialogue between the art and its environment. Honey Shine with its arms spread wide, appears to be waiting for a hug, symbolizing hospitality and friendliness. Durable and corrosion-resistant, Honey Shine is equally suited for indoor and outdoor spaces, maintaining its brilliance and elegance in all conditions.

SP2 | Catherine Thiry
Morphosis
Iron Composite and Steel on Concrete Base
Presented by Galerie Adrienne Desbiolles, B20

Catherine Thiry, born 1962, lives and works outside of Brussels, Belgium. Starting as a painter, the artist began exploring sculpture in 2004; her monumental sculptures bear all the influence of her painting technique, molding the clay with broad strokes as one would boldly paint a canvas. Her bronze and composite iron sculptures have been widely exhibited in Europe. 

SP3 | Catherine Thiry
Epicène
Iron Composite and Steel on Concrete Base
Presented by Galerie Adrienne Desbiolles, B20

Catherine Thiry, born 1962, lives and works outside of Brussels, Belgium. Starting as a painter, the artist began exploring sculpture in 2004; her monumental sculptures bear all the influence of her painting technique, molding the clay with broad strokes as one would boldly paint a canvas. Her bronze and composite iron sculptures have been widely exhibited in Europe. 

SP4 | Francisco del Rio
Human Lighthouse
2023 
108 L x 66 W x 144 H in. 
Recycled and painted cypress wood and polyurethane

Inspired by the Jupiter Lighthouse, this work presents a character striving to capture attention, become a landmark, and act as a reference point. It merges animal, human, architecture, and motion machinery, portraying humanity as ever-evolving architecture. The character, like a nomad, carries a home that grows around them like a protective shell. This being resembles a Trojan horse, carrying roots and culture within, always moving in search of better opportunities—carrying its home wherever it goes.

SP5 | Brodin
Sacred Remnant, 2024
Hammered Marine Grade Stainless Steel (316L)
Presented by bG Gallery, C16

Gavin and Kelley Brodin, the innovative duo behind Brodin, are reshaping contemporary sculpture with their emotive works that blend storytelling and emotional depth. With backgrounds from London and Connecticut, their pieces invite viewers to engage with narratives embedded in each exploration of form, texture, and movement. Their work enhances spaces while provoking introspection, making art an integral part of the human experience.
Since launching their practice, the Brodins have gained acclaim through exhibitions at Museum of American Art, bG in Los Angeles, and public installations in Marion, Iowa, and Culver City, California. They believe art fosters connection and dialogue, striving to create immersive experiences that resonate with personal and universal themes. Through their sculptures, the Brodins continue to shape the landscape of contemporary sculpture, inviting the world to connect with the intricacies of the human journey.

SP6 | Tiffany Trenda
Digital Metamorphosis, 2024
Mixed Media, Oil on Canvas
Presented by BlinkGroup Gallery, A18

 

SP7 | David Yarrow
Bad Asses (Colour), 2024
Archival pigment print
Presented by Hilton Contemporary, A14

Considered as one of the most influential photographers of our time, David Yarrow is at the forefront of creating unique works by incorporating supermodels, celebrities, native Americans and everyday folk. With elements of our natural world, such as horses, cheetahs, lions, tigers, elephants, zebras, wolves and bears, Yarrow brings together tantalizing visual stories to help us see through the eyes of a man who not only knows the world but is seeking new and unique experiences to share with his collectors.
In the eye grabbing photograph “Bad Asses”, Yarrow had collaborated with super model Cara Delevingne on the desert sands of Namibia. An actual functioning bar, with lights, cooling machines and entertainment was built in the middle of the dessert for this photo shoot. And As Yarrow says, “It is a bad ass shot for sure, and it is also a bad ass bar.” 

SP8 | Carola Orieta-Sperman
Kénose Rouge, 2022
Stainless steel
Presented by Contemporary Art Gallery, B7

Carola Orieta-Sperman, has been established in Miami since 2000, where she pursued her art education and developed her artistic trajectory. Her journey began with a foundation in architecture and interior and fashion design, where she honored her skills in structural aesthetics and spatial dynamics. This diverse expertise culminated in the development of her signature conceptual modern sculptures. Her sculptures are made from bronze, stainless steel, and laser cut acrylic molded with heat and thermic gloves, giving her only a few seconds to shape and model the material before it cools down and returns to its original rigid state.
Kénose Rouge is an abstract and modern sculpture made of stain steel, each piece is modeled by hand, polished, assembled and finished with powder coating paint. In this piece I want to express constant and unpredictable perpetual motion with continuous successive movements. It’s a sculptural work with a dynamic that goes from the inside-out and vice versa without beginning or end.

SP9 | Veronica Matiz
Chrysalis, 2024
Steel sheet, MIG welded, electrostatic paint
Presented by BlinkGroup Gallery, A18


SP10 | François Weil
879, 2015
Vermont Slate and Steel
Presented by Nicolas Auvray Gallery, A1


SP11 | Carlos Peñalver
Mind Map Frieze, 2022
Archival ink pen on canvas
Presented by Nicolas Auvray Gallery, A1