09.18.2025-11.29.2025

Gowen Contemporary

With my Body
Bruno Gadenne, Ayana V. Jackson, Roméo Mivekannin, Sophie Ryder, Marta Zgierska

This fall, Gowen Gallery is delighted to present With my Body, a group exhibition centered on a deliberate artistic choice: each of the five international artists featured in the exhibition uses their own body as a means of representation and personal exploration.

While this approach is consistent with a logic of self-representation, the works go far beyond the conventional notion of self-portraiture by addressing personal, political, and emotional narratives with depth and complexity.

Using a wide range of techniques, from painting to photography and sculpture, the exhibition brings together works by Bruno Gadenne, Ayana V. Jackson, Roméo Mivekannin, Sophie Ryder, and Marta Zgierska.

Image
Roméo Mivekannin
Après Vallotton Femme à la Rose, 2025 
acrylique sur velours, 140 x 180 cm. 
Courtesy Roméo Mivekannin, Private Collection, Geneva. ©️ Galerie Barbara Thumm