Humble Works

Artists and friends Marina Abramović, Nico Vascellari, and Fyodor Pavlov-Andreevich exhibit a group of new works created in response to and presented alongside a series of masterworks spanning from antiquity to the Modern era. Named for the sense of awe one feels when in the presence of a masterwork, Humble Works is a major artistic intervention that explores the creative synergies between the three artists and the thought-provoking dialogues they have created between their new works and the historical objects that inspired them—ranging from a major portrait painting by Velázquez, rarely on view in the UK, to an Etruscan burial urn from the 6th Century BCE. Featuring new installation, photography, and sculpture alongside these masterworks, the exhibition exemplifies the gallery's commitment to highlighting connective threads that unite objects and artists across ages, categories, and geographies.

Photography Acknowledgement:

Colnaghi is grateful to His Excellency Monsignor Paolo Schiavon, Emeritus Bishop of Rome, rector of the Church of Sant'Agnese in Agone, Piazza Navona, Rome, the Vicariato of Rome and the Italian Ministry of Culture - Soprintendenza Speciale Archeologia Belle Arti e Paesaggio di Roma, for allowing the use of the Sant'Agnese in Agone, a 17th-century Baroque church and architectural wonder, as a backdrop to photograph the artists in July 2021.