Abstract
- Huma Bhabha debuts new sculptures and drawings in her first Paris solo present since 2009
- The exhibition runs alongside her presentation with Giacometti at London’s Barbican Centre
David Zwirner’s Paris gallery is presenting Distant Star, a brand new solo exhibition by Pakistani American artist Huma Bhabha. Identified for her eerie, hybrid varieties, Bhabha debuts six sculptures and a bunch of large-scale drawings that discover themes of time, decay and transformation.
On the entrance of the gallery stands the centerpiece sculpture, “Distant Star” (2025). Solid in iron, the rust-toned determine resembles a watchful guardian. Its floor will proceed to oxidize over time, reinforcing Bhabha’s thought of time as a sculptural power.
Contained in the gallery, 5 sculptures made out of cork, clay, Styrofoam and located supplies stand on black plinths like unearthed relics. Bhabha carves and layers these varieties, including moist clay to reinforce their tough, scarred surfaces. Some figures characteristic skeletal heads made out of animal skulls and wire, evoking ruins each historic and futuristic.
Surrounding the sculptures are giant drawings composed of ink and collage. Every incorporates a hooded determine with cut-out eyes, referencing each medieval spiritual portraits and up to date streetwear. These portraits, stripped of facial options, seem haunting but human.
Distant Star is Bhabha’s first solo present in Paris since 2009. It runs alongside Encounters: Giacometti at London’s Barbican Centre, the place her work is on view in dialogue with the sculptures of Alberto Giacometti.
David Zwirner Paris
108 Rue Vieille du Temple
75003 Paris
France
