Five Mini Shows: Geneva

Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri (1932–2002)
One of the central figures of the Western Desert painting movement, Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri transformed ancestral Dreaming narratives into complex large-scale compositions mapping Country, memory and ceremony. His works are held in major international collections and are widely regarded as landmarks of contemporary Aboriginal art.

Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori (c.1924–2015)
Born on Bentinck Island in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Sally Gabori began painting late in life, developing a radically instinctive and luminous visual language. Her vast fields of colour evoke memories of Country while occupying a singular place between abstraction and lived experience.

Gabriella Possum Nungurrayi (b.1967)
The daughter of Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri, Gabriella Possum Nungurrayi extends the visual language of the Western Desert tradition through a more fluid and atmospheric painterly approach. Her work revisits ancestral narratives through colour, gesture and layered topographies. 

John Armleder (b.1948)
A key figure of postwar European art, John Armleder’s practice spans painting, sculpture, installation, performance and design. Associated with Fluxus and Groupe Ecart, his work moves freely between conceptual provocation, abstraction and decorative language, often blurring distinctions between artwork and environment.

Chiharu Shiota (b.1972)
Known for her immersive installations constructed from webs of thread, Chiharu Shiota explores memory, absence, identity and human connection. Working across drawing, sculpture and installation, she transforms everyday objects into poetic structures suspended between presence and disappearance.

Rachel Marks (b.1986)
Rachel Marks creates sculptural assemblages using found materials, books and musical instruments, constructing works that sit between archive, ritual object and musical score. Her practice explores memory, transformation and the physical traces left by language and sound.

Balint Zsako (b.1979)
Working primarily in watercolour and drawing, Balint Zsako creates psychologically charged images that oscillate between intimacy, humour and unease. His works combine delicate technique with fragmented narratives, often drawing from literature, memory and the subconscious.