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Alex Fisher

Alex
Fisher

Art Critic


Alex Fisher was born in 1996, and is an alumnus of the University of Pennsylvania with bachelor’s degrees in Economics and the History of Art. Fisher is currently working on a master’s degree in Design Studies at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, where he is in the Narratives domain and pursuing a trajectory in Power and Place. He is a former Fulbright Scholar to Ukraine. His research interests are: (re)formations of legacy, new performative practices, and the vernacular of the built environment. As a curator and writer, he is a regular contributor to various international arts media.


Alex Fisher's articles

VAJIKO CHACHKHIANI: TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY
Alex Fisher · January 20, 2022

VAJIKO CHACHKHIANI: TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY

Myths endure and extend in Vajiko Chachkhiani’s (1985) interdisciplinary artistic practice. The artist, who lives and works in Tbilisi and Berlin, invokes tension in his films, sculptures and installations, grappling with penance and impunity, often of a familial nature.

THEA GVETADZE: APPARITIONS AND PATINAS
Alex Fisher · September 30, 2021

THEA GVETADZE: APPARITIONS AND PATINAS

Prescience and premonition play a prominent role in Thea Gvetadze’s artistic practice. At the same time, she propels the passions and presumptions of that which has been preserved for posterity. Her portfolio is replete with these complementary qualities — inspired patinas and apparitions of what may be in the offing.

GIORGI KHANIASHVILI: HEFTS AND HEWS
Alex Fisher · June 23, 2021

GIORGI KHANIASHVILI: HEFTS AND HEWS

Giorgi Khaniashvili (1982) lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. A graduate of both the Nikoladze Art College and the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts, Khaniashvili is an exponent of the contemporary visual culture of "anything goes," blending myriad images and influences.

TATO AKHALKATSISHVILI: THE DEPTHS OF WONDER
Alex Fisher · June 22, 2021

TATO AKHALKATSISHVILI: THE DEPTHS OF WONDER

In Tato Akhalkatsishvili’s practice, the five stages of dramatic structure (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and denouement) pair with and find depth in the five senses.

 SALOME DUMBADZE RIPPLING TRANSLUCENCE
Alex Fisher · May 18, 2021

SALOME DUMBADZE RIPPLING TRANSLUCENCE

Salome Dumbadze's solo exhibition Indoor Window- collected works, which encompass paintings, graphics and textiles, tether tender translucence with tranquil transcendence.

MAIA NAVERIANI: PROMPTING THE TRANSPORTIVE
Alex Fisher · March 22, 2021

MAIA NAVERIANI: PROMPTING THE TRANSPORTIVE

Maia Naveriani’s artistic practice is rife with possibilities and the odd plight. Her works, primarily in colored pencil or watercolor on paper, are catalytic—charged with a jolt of life and composed with a coursing light.