Thaddaeus Ropac Stages Theresa El-Sayegh Exhibition 'For Theresa'
On June 18, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac presented the exhibition “For Theresa” by Theresa El-Sayegh. The show is arranged in four sections of varying density and opens with the artist’s Net-Grid canvases (2010–) alongside the new Grand Collection of World Art tableaux (2026). These works are installed on walls covered with newspapers collected from museum archives, antique book shops, and flea markets in Korea and elsewhere, creating surfaces that reference traditional Korean paper doors.
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The installation juxtaposes collaged fragments and grids that prompt shifting forms of attention, including references to Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres’s Grande Odalisque drawn from the artist’s research into colonial and migrant histories in Korea. El-Sayegh’s approach keeps archival remnants in unresolved conversation rather than restoring silenced narratives, sustaining both visual engagement and political implication without reconciliation.
- Artists: Theresa El-Sayegh
- Galleries: Thaddaeus Ropac
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