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Farah Atassi: Genius Loci
Genius Loci is a Latin expression that translates as 鈥榯he spirit of the place.鈥� In Roman mythology it referred to a deity or protective spirit that inhabited a certain place but in a more modern context the term is used to describe the particular atmosphere of a place, whether a physical, cultural or even emotional environment. Hence for Marjolaine L茅vy, Picasso鈥檚 spectral presence in this exhibition could be defined in the following way: 鈥楶icassian ghosts intrude into a world which is not their own, that of the stage, and even when they are not on the theatrical stage, they inhabit mysterious places where the curtain persists.鈥� The exhibition鈥檚 title thus invites us to imagine that Farah Atassi鈥檚 works exhibited at the Museo Picasso M谩laga start to acquire a life of their own, charged with a subtle energy that transcends the visual forms.
The exhibition is divided into four sections. It starts in The studio, a theme chosen by the artist as a reflective space in relation to the conventions of painting. Female models are seen resting alongside empty stretchers and unpainted canvases in works that feature the characteristic grid with which Atassi balances many of her canvases. The works in The mechanical cabaret depict female bodies in motion in a synchronised choreography of legs, hoops and balls. The section The shore includes exterior scenes of bathers sunbathing on a beach represented by solid horizontal colours evoking blue sky, turquoise sea and beige sand. Finally, in Through the window the canvases show the female figures surrounded by flowers and fruit next to windows looking onto cloudy skies and starry nights. The works present in Genius Loci, which often seem to be constructed in the manner of an architectural form, are not seeking a faithful reproduction of reality: the precise lines and the objects represented seem to belong to a parallel world where time has stopped, arousing a sense of mystery in the viewer.
Genius Loci鈥痓rings together a series of works created between 2015 and 2025 in which the artist continues to challenge the conventions of pictorial space.
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Genius Loci is a Latin expression that translates as 鈥榯he spirit of the place.鈥� In Roman mythology it referred to a deity or protective spirit that inhabited a certain place but in a more modern context the term is used to describe the particular atmosphere of a place, whether a physical, cultural or even emotional environment. Hence for Marjolaine L茅vy, Picasso鈥檚 spectral presence in this exhibition could be defined in the following way: 鈥楶icassian ghosts intrude into a world which is not their own, that of the stage, and even when they are not on the theatrical stage, they inhabit mysterious places where the curtain persists.鈥� The exhibition鈥檚 title thus invites us to imagine that Farah Atassi鈥檚 works exhibited at the Museo Picasso M谩laga start to acquire a life of their own, charged with a subtle energy that transcends the visual forms.
The exhibition is divided into four sections. It starts in The studio, a theme chosen by the artist as a reflective space in relation to the conventions of painting. Female models are seen resting alongside empty stretchers and unpainted canvases in works that feature the characteristic grid with which Atassi balances many of her canvases. The works in The mechanical cabaret depict female bodies in motion in a synchronised choreography of legs, hoops and balls. The section The shore includes exterior scenes of bathers sunbathing on a beach represented by solid horizontal colours evoking blue sky, turquoise sea and beige sand. Finally, in Through the window the canvases show the female figures surrounded by flowers and fruit next to windows looking onto cloudy skies and starry nights. The works present in Genius Loci, which often seem to be constructed in the manner of an architectural form, are not seeking a faithful reproduction of reality: the precise lines and the objects represented seem to belong to a parallel world where time has stopped, arousing a sense of mystery in the viewer.
Genius Loci鈥痓rings together a series of works created between 2015 and 2025 in which the artist continues to challenge the conventions of pictorial space.
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