A VISIT TO NK GALLERY IN ANTWERP – TEXT BY PHILIPPE POURHASHEMI

Nadya Kotova-Maesen

Dear Shaded Viewers,

I enjoyed meeting Nadya Kotova-Maesen and discovering her new space in Antwerp, called NK Gallery. Nadya has been living in Belgium for 12 years and decided to open a gallery dedicated to contemporary Russian artists. Her first exhibition focuses on the New Academy movement, which reinterprets classical motifs in a completely modern way. Olga Tobreluts and Oleg Maslov were her two choices for this show.

Olga Tobreluts – Modernization triptych 2002

Olga Tobreluts – Antinous 2012

You can view the exhibition until the 23rd of June and the gallery is located on Museumstraat 35, a few steps away from Ann Demeulemeester's store. It opens Wednesdays to Saturdays, from noon to 6pm.

Best,

Philippe

http://www.nkgallery.be/

Philippe Pourhashemi

A freelance fashion writer, consultant and stylist, Philippe Pourhashemi was born in Tehran in 1976. He grew up in Paris, before moving to Scotland to study Foreign Languages. His passions are fashion and culture, as well as music and film. He writes and styles features for Metal in Barcelona, Behind the Blinds in Brussels, Contributor in Stockholm, Veoir in New York and SKP in Beijing. He was named Fucking Young's Editor-at-Large in 2016 and has contributed to ASVOF since 2008, acting as Correspondent-at-Large since 2012. An avid traveler, he likes to explore exotic fashion weeks and unexpected destinations whenever he can.