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This time we moved into the actual workshop of LEVANI art სტუდია @levanmindi where LEVANI and Nino Goderidze (God Era) @god__era were working live. The space is in the old FUNGUS office @projectfungus , the queer art collective LEVANI and God Era co-founded. You see writings on the walls, works everywhere, and it quickly becomes clear that LEVANI isn’t just one person. It feels like a whole community. The place has this natural sense of acceptance. LEVANI and Nino have collaborated a lot over the years. Right now, her pieces are becoming part of zier upcoming permanent public sculpture, The Mother Pillar. Levani is a Tbilisi-born, New York-based trans-disciplinary artist whose work mixes underground queer culture, Caucasus eco-spirituality, neuroscience, and biology. Nino’s God Era focuses on sustainable fashion, biodegradable vegan leather, cyberfeminism, and traditional Georgian women’s handicraft. Nat Wendell @natwendelldj dropped his sound right into that live work. Berlin-based, London-raised DJ and producer who grew up on soundsystem culture, Caribbean rhythms, gospel, dancehall and soul. Since buying his first record (Snap - The Power) he’s been chasing that real groove. He’s been at it since 1998, building a signature deep, swinging house sound that’s played at Berghain/Panorama Bar and released on labels like King Street Sounds and his own Depths of My Soul @depthofmysoulmusic . His music has this warm, physical swing that sat surprisingly well with the sound of tools and live sculpting happening around him. House grooves and live metalwork in the same room. Simple as that. Filmed by Tsneva. Camera 🏺: @lela_laper @yulya_mrachnenko Lighting equipment 📜: @re_dp_anda Edit 🪝: @lela_laper Special thanks to 🗿: @qveliminda @synthesia_lab taken in Tbilisi, Georgia by @levanmindi
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17 days ago
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Usually we chase locations, but this time it’s all about the person. Walk into LEVANI’s art სტუდია @levanmindi in the old office of FUNGUS @projectfungus , the queer art collective ze co-founded, and the first thing that hits you is a large latex piece with human silhouettes melting and changing shape in the sun. Small framed silhouettes on glass hang on the wall, each dedicated to a different club from around the world. Nearby, installations sit on the table, open to entirely different interpretations by every visitor. The whole space feels like a direct extension of LEVANI. Ze is a Tbilisi-born, New York-based trans-disciplinary artist ziers world mixes underground queer culture, Caucasus eco-spirituality, neuroscience, and developmental biology. From major international art publications to gallery exhibitions, zir work always targets radical transformation. This studio is zir current lab, a raw space for physical experimentation where global ideas meet local roots. Ly Sas @lysas106 doesn’t feel like a guest here, she shares the same language of constant change. The Berlin-based Georgian DJ and producer, a resident at KIBE Batumi @kibebatumi and a regular at Berlin’s STAUB @techno_staub, brought her background in songwriting and years in Prague’s underground into a heavily focused electronic sound. In this session, her hypnotic synths, deep ambient textures, and groove-driven techno function as sonic matter, interacting directly with the physical weight of the room. LEVANI breaks down the space and materials, while Ly Sas shifts how we feel them through sound, turning the studio into a living installation. Filmed by Tsneva. Camera 🏺: @lela_laper @yulya_mrachnenko Lighting equipment 📜: @re_dp_anda Edit 🪝: @lela_laper @sidereallg__ Special thanks to 🗿: @qveliminda taken in Tbilisi, Georgia by @levanmindi
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Installation view Levani [Levan Mindiashvili] Mother Pillar I. @levanmindi Presented by Kvareli Foundation for Contemporary Art at @tbilisiartfair .  The installation is part of the private collection of Kvareli Foundation and will be exhibited permanently on the grounds of the foundation, opening October 2026.  WORKS INCLUDED  Levani The Mother Pillar I 2026 Upcycled century old wood, polished steel and scaffolding clamps 300 x 600 x 20 cm IDAAF LAB & Levani Kera (Hearth), 2026 Fired wIld clay from Khevsureti on stainless steel stand Kera 69 (d) x 13 cm  stand 85 (d) x 24 cm Levani Throne, 2026 Century-old wood from the pillar of Kutaisi First Gymnasium, yellow faux fur 56 x 31 x 30 cm Levani viii. strength, 2024-26 antique painted wood, polished stainless steel, granite, corroded steel, veria green marble, science lab hardware 180 x 30.5 x 23 cm Levani iii. the goddexx, 2023 deer antlers, antique saddle, repurposed wood, aqua neon, vintage jewelry, horn with brass embellishments, stainless steel, science lab hardware and tubes, borosilicate glass separatory funnel, vinyl tubing, brass, transformer 110 x 43 x 23 cm Levani X Papuna alphabet 2025 Rosso Levanto marble with leather finish Stools 46 x 30.5 x 25.5 cm Coffee table 53.5 x 91.5 x 30. 5 cm Levani tree of life iii 2025 Hand-painted liquid mirror and enamel paint on glass, spacers, nine panels 183 x 137.1 cm Levani Evolution 2026 word “evolution” constructed from the Georgian script from the very first examples of 470 AD to the 21st  Century. Individual neon letters on music stands, unique 190 x 933 cm (as installed) Nana Zaalishvili (@idaafarchitects ) element Century old oak/chestnut  Stool 55 x 30 x 20 cm and  Bench 55 x 30 x 175 cm by @levanmindi
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2 months ago
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Thank you to everyone who joined us for the presentation of The Mother Pillar I by Levani [Levan Mindiashvili] @levanmindi at @tbilisiartfair We are grateful to all participating artists, collaborators, and visitors who contributed to the evening. by @levanmindi
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2 months ago
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Join us for the presentation of The Mother Pillar I by Levani [Levan Mindiashvili] at @tbilisiartfair Built as a public platform, the installation will host a screening of a short film by IDAAF LAB documenting the making of the hearth at the center of the installation, GOD ERA’s fashion performance, and live by Vazha Marr. Presented by Kvareli Foundation for Contemporary Art. Full Program : 18:00 - Reception  19:00 - Project Presentation 19:30 - Film Screening by IDAAF LAB 20:00 - GOD ERA fashion show 20:30 - Live by VAZHMARR გვეწვიეთ ლევან მინდიაშვილის დედაბოძი I-ის პრეზენტაციაზე. როგორც საჯარო პლატფორმად გააზრებული ინსტალაცია, პროექტი უმასპინძლებს იდააფ ლაბ-ის მოკლემეტრაჟიან ფილმს, რომელიც ინსტალაციის ცენტრში მდებარე კერის შექმნის პროცესს ასახავს, GOD ERA-ს ჩვენებას და ვაჟა მარის ლაივს. წარმოდგენილია ყვარლის თანამედროვე ხელოვნების ფონდის მიერ. by @levanmindi
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2 months ago
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Please join us tomorrow at the screening of IDAAF LAB’s short documentary about the creation of kera - a clay centerpiece made from wild Khevsureti clay, commissioned by Levan Mindiashvili as part of The Mother Pillar I installation. (at TAF @tbilisiartfair) FRIDAY, MAY 22 19:30 IDAAF LAB’s short film premiere 20:00 FASHION @god__era (Nino Goderidze) 20:30 LIVE VAZHMARR (Vazha Marr) @vazhmarr CHAIRS: Nana Zaalishvili (@idaafarchitects), Nino Nozadze Design Studio (@ninoni04), LEVANI x PAPUNa Levani’s The Mother Pillar I is the first installment of a developing series of multifunctional public installations. Following its presentation at Tbilisi Art Fair, the installation will continue its trajectory at Kvareli Foundation (@kvareliartfoundation) for Contemporary Art. See more about the project on tbilisiartfair.art by @levanmindi
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2 months ago
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GOD ERA presents a selection of iconic silhouettes and archival works within LEVANI’s (@levanmindi )installation, The Mother Pillar I, as part of TAF 2026. LEVANI @levanmindi + INVITED ARTISTS* KERA FRIDAY, MAY 22 20:00 Fashion Show featuring a selection of iconic looks from GOD ERA @shallymatt @assault__angel @saintnino.g commissioned to IDAAF LAB (Nana Zaalishvili, Tako Bezhanishvili, Mariam Khvedelidze, Ana Eloshvili, Nino Karsanidze, Nita Mtsituridze) @idaaflab CHAIRS: Nana Zaalishvili (@idaafarchitects ), Nino Nozadze Design Studio @ninoni04, LEVANI x PAPUNa FASHION @god_era (Nino Goderidze) LIVE VAZHMARR (Vazha Marr) 20:30 LIVE by @vazhmarr Levani’s The Mother Pillar I is the first installment of a developing series of multifunctional public installations. Following its presentation at Tbilisi Art Fair, the installation will continue its trajectory at Kvareli Foundation for Contemporary Art. See more about the project on tbilisiartfair.art by @levanmindi
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2 months ago
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Levani’s The Mother Pillar I is the first installment of a developing series of multifunctional public installations. Following its presentation at @tbilisiartfair , the installation will continue its trajectory at Kvareli Foundation for Contemporary Art. The Mother Pillar proposes Georgian culture as a living and evolving system shaped through relationships between past and present, individual and collective, material and spiritual. Conceived as a series of public sculptures, the project draws on traditions of vernacular architecture and unfolds as a space where architecture, language, sound, design, visual art, and fashion converge. Built as a public platform for dialogue, performances, screenings, and sound activations, the project expands the idea of polyphony into a broader cultural model in which multiple voices, media, and disciplines coexist within a shared structure.  The Mother Pillar I is presented at Pavilion 3 of Tbilisi Art Fair together with a public program taking place throughout the fair. by @levanmindi
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2 months ago
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The spring is finally here and so are my first “Sun(s)” - my ongoing diving into the cosmological dimensions of the #Sun through the prehistoric traditions of my birthplace. “The Sun(s) of Spring” 2025/26. 2 tapestries, 110 x 210 inches / 280 x 534 cm (each). Created for the newly opened #ChanaMama @chamamamanyc Bushwick and huge Thank you to @tamara.chubinidze and @giorgidolidze_ for their unconditional trust ♥️♥️♥️ Special Thank You to @zakaria_chelidze for the portrait during the install ♥️and @marrago1 for pics of the opening night ♥️ The images are inspired by one of the oldest petroglyphs found in Georgia, in the southern #Kartli region near #Trialeti, dating back to the Mesolithic (Middle Stone Age), approximately 9,000 - 7,000 BCE. When I first visited the Bushwick location at a very early stage of construction, I was immediately drawn to the monumentality of the main dining room and its exposure to the light through the glass wall. I wanted to emphasize the cavernous expansiveness of the space and fill it up with the presence of the sun. The title and the whole theme of these works are inspired by the ancient tradition from the highest and most remote mountain region of Tusheti, where two different Suns - the Sun of Winter and the Sun of Summer - were celebrated during winter and summer solstices. The Sun (and the fire) has a very prominent presence in prehistoric cosmology and visual culture of Georgia with earliest depictions dating back to the Late Paleolithic Era (c. 24,000–15,000 BP.). Over time, the horned animals - particularly the mountain goat, deer, and bull - became the symbols of the Sun as well.  The process: For the tapestries, I first created two panels covered with a mixture of glue, plaster, and pigments and scratched out the images of deer and mountain goat directly on them. Then I photographed them under the sun with deep shadows, keeping in mind the angle and their final placement in the space. After that, the images were scaled up to the wall sizes and sent for weaving to the studio in California with whom I’ve been working since 2017. TheSunofTheSprings Georgiathecountry NewYork PrehistoryAndFuturue taken in New York, New York by @levanmindi
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4 months ago
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Since November 2024, artist Levani (Levan Mindiashvili, @levanmindi) has documented a growing resistance movement against totalitarianism in Tbilisi, Georgia. For the fall edition of our digital publishing series Post/doc, Levani’s sound and video work “what is your form” captures these moments of unrest, shot in the vertical, vernacular perspective of a phone camera. Chants, electronic music, and other found audio form a complex soundscape, while animations of DNA repairing human cells interrupt footage of the protests, suggesting a connection between the self-regulated systems of the human body and worldwide resistance struggles. Using the materiality of sound as a point of departure, “what is your form?” situates the growth of a movement as an organic, living form. Watch Levani’s Post/doc film alongside Nolan Oswald Dennis’s (@data_body) text and sound work “RIFTING (early notes)” at the link in our bio. Post/doc is edited by the VLC’s Re’al Christian (@r_christian__). by @levanmindi
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6 months ago
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For English scroll below: როცა ყოველდღე თავისუფლების რაღაც ნაწილს გვგლეჯს სისტემა, ყველაზე მეტად მიჭირს საკუთარ “ხელოვნებაზე” საუბარი და რამის გაზიარება, თუმცა ისიც მესმის რომ ფიზიკურ წინააღმდეგობასთან ერთად იდეოლოგიური ბრძოლაც აუცილებელია, რომ ერთად და თავისუფალი ნებით ავაშენოთ ჯანსაღი მომავალი. მე როგორ ვხედავ ამ ბრძოლას მინდა გაგიზიაროთ დღეს, 20 ნომებერს, @eari_booksofspring • 19 სთ-ზე - სადაც @ninolomadze_ სთან ერთად ვისაუბრებთ იმაზე თუ ისტორიულად როგორ ჩამოყალიბდა “ქართველური” ცნობიერება და როგორ გახდეს ჩვენი წარსული ახალი მომავლის საშენი მასალა. ხოლო შაბათს, 22 ნოემბერს - ჩემი ახალი ინსტალაცია “ზამთრის ბუნიაობა” @basssiani @__wingsofdesire curated by @hitori_og ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥 მეორე სლაიდის პორტრეტი @alexforea1 When current regime is revoking a freedom of people of Georgia piece by piece everyday, I find it obsolete to talk and promote my “art”. But I also understand the urgency of social gatherings and ideological war. I would love to see you all at two events this week: public talk with @ninolomadze_ at @eari_booksofspring about the foundations and peculiarities of “Georgian” consciousness and how the past can become the tool in solving current political crisis, and my most recent sculptural installation at @bassiani_club for @__wingsofdesire curated by @hitori_og <3 <3 <3 second portrait @alexaptsiauri by @levanmindi
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8 months ago
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ეარში ლევანი @levanmindi გაგვიზიარებს რამდენიმე მნიშვენლოვან ასპექტს მისი ბოლო წლების კვლევიდან, რომელიც ქართველური ცნობიერების ჩამოყალიბების და განვითარების თავისებურებებს აკვირდება და ამ ცნობიერის თვითგამოხატვის კულტურულ ფორმებს სწავლობს. ჩვენი საუბარი შეეხება იმას, თუ როგორ ვაქციოთ ჩვენ ცნობიერში ღრმად ჩაბეჭდილი ფუნდამენტური კოდები აქტიურ მამოძრავებელ ძალად არამარტო დღევანდელი კრიზისს დასაძლევად, არამედ სამომავლო ხედვის ჩამოსაყალიბებლად. 𖧧 ადგილების რაოდენობა შეზღუდულია. დასაჯავშნად მოგვწერეთ. by @levanmindi
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8 months ago
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