Project ArtBeat presents

‘Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe’

‘The same but not equal’ - Rirkrit Tiravania

A group show curated by Natia Bukia

‘Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe’ is an exhibition uniting 14 contemporary and modern Georgian artists, who have been divided into two teams. The exhibition is on purpose likened to the competition of Georgian kids’ birthday parties where during division between teams no rules for the equal size of the teams nor equal ages and capacities of the participants are taken into consideration. But this is done for the opposite reason, to emphasize the main flaw that still keeps gender inequality problem alive. In this exhibition all have been given same opportunities and same freedoms. It is important to show the similarities of the ‘teams’ together with their differences. During artwork selection main consideration has been given to highlighting the individualism of each artist together with the diversity of contemporary Georgian art. Although showing works, which either strictly adhere to gender stereotypes or the opposite, destruct them has become of additional interest. This exhibition is not a thorough analysis of the gender inequality problem. This exhibition serves to emphasize the absurd nature of this competition, as is the case in real life, here also no one gets the prize’ - Natia Bukia.

Participating artists: Ana Chaduneli, Tamar Chaduneli, Thea Gvetadze, Mamuka Japharidze, Gvantsa Jishkariani, Keti Kapanadze, Tamara K.E., Nika Kutateladze, Emma Lalaeva – Ediberidze, Lado Lomitashvili, Avto Meskhi, Maia Naveriani, Gio Sumbadze, Beso Uznadze.

Special appearance of works by Maxime Ortoidze and Nina Ortoidze.