Basel Social Club

Presented artist Nika Kutateladze

For Basel Social Club Artbeat presents Nika Kutateladze’s solo show.

Nika Kutateladze is a Georgian contemporary artist born in 1989 in Tbilisi, Georgia. He currently resides and works in both Georgia and France. With a profound passion for artistic expression, he embarked on his creative journey by enrolling on the faculty of Architecture at the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts in 2007. Deepening his artistic education, Kutateladze pursued an informal master's course at the Centre of Contemporary Art in Tbilisi (CCA-T) in 2013.

Kutateladze's artistic practice primarily revolves around installations, sculptures, and recently also paintings that intricately explore the multifaceted dimensions of day-to-day consumerism and environmental issues. His artworks serve as profound reflections on the transformative processes of architectural spaces and the urban environment as a whole. Through his creative lens, Kutateladze delves into the complexities of migration and how socio-economic conditions manifest in both architecture and daily life. His thought-provoking and poetic symbolic interpretations offer viewers an opportunity for introspection and dialogue.

Throughout his career, Nika Kutateladze has garnered international recognition through his participation in numerous solo and group exhibitions. His works have been showcased at esteemed venues both in Georgia and outside. Notable exhibitions include 'My Neighbour is a House' at Artbeat Tbilisi, Georgia (2023), 'The way we live together' at VITRINE Bermondsey, London, UK (2023), 'Tariel is Getting Ready for Hibernation' at Artbeat, Tbilisi, Georgia (2021), 'Metamorphosis- Art in Europe Now’ at ‘Fondation Cartier', Paris, France (2019), and 'To Protect My House While I'm Away' at the Tbilisi Architectural Biennial, Tbilisi, Georgia (2018).