“Bouillon” group was founded in 2008 By Natalia Vatsadze, Teimuraz Kartlelishvili, Vladimer Khartishvili, Konstantine Kitiashvili, Ekaterina Ketsbaia, Zurab Kikvadze.
“Bouillon" group is the one of a few artists’ groups focusing on utilization of public non artistic spaces. The group is concentrated on e active confluence of a space, which is not concerned with art and artistic production or in contrary intervention with non artistic activity in artistic space. The group made several apartment projects underlining suitability of a private space for an artistic production and public art projects gently criticizing Georgian post-soviet reality. Having limited number of gallery spaces for contemporary art in Tbilisi, few Georgian artists present their works in alternative spaces in a better way promoting new models of relationship between the public space and artwork. The group also produces performances, actions and video installations.
The ideas in the group are always generated through collaboration of the group members. All the six artists process the ideas as long as they decide that the work is finished. “Bouillon” try to eliminate the borders between art and life. As a result the line between these two fields of human activity gets blurred like their works.
Exhibitions:
"Aerobics" - Performance
La Biennale di Venezia
Pavilion of Georgia
1.06-24.11-2013 Venecia, Italy
Commissioner: Marine Mizandari, First Deputy Minister of Culture of Georgia
Curator Joanna Warsza
"Apartment #9" - Performance/Installation
Public Art Festival.
14 -15.03.2013 - Baku, Azerbaijan
Curated by: Yarat Contemporary Art Organization
"Apartment #8" - Experimental project, 504 - hour performance
Residence Kunstlerdorf.
3-25.12.2012 - Schöppingen, Germany
"Signs" - Installation
A public Art project
29.08.2012 - Village Bakhani, Georgia
"Apartment #7", "Flags", "Tap", "Culinary recipes" and "A Memorial plaque" - Performance/Installations
A public Art project - The "Batumi Backyard Stories".
23-25. 08. 2012 - Batumi, Geogia.
Director of the project: Levan Khujadze
Curator: Magda Guruli
Bouillon Individual #2 - Installations/performance/video
Individual works of Group members .
European House
04.07.2012 - Tbilisi, Georgia
"Open" - Sound installation
Gallery “ Academia +”.
11-13. 01. 2012 - Tbilisi, Georgia
“Aerobics” - Performance
Festival “The Journey To The East”.
Gallery “Mocak”.
02. 12. 2011 -Krakow, Poland
Curated by : Monika Szewczyk
"Aerobics" - Video documentation of performance
“Artisterium”, the 4th contemporary art exhibition.
31.10. / 10.11. 2011 - Tbilisi, Georgia
Curator : Magda Guruli
“Aerobics” - Performance
NG -Veletržní palác
15. 10. 2011 - Prague, Czech Republic
"Apartment # 6" - Performance
Artistic City trips
6-7-8-9. 10. 2011 - Krakow, Poland
curator : Nini Palavandishvili (GeoAir)
“Aerobics” - Performance
Exhibition “Tallinn 2011”,
Gallery of Tbilisi State Academy of Arts
12-13. 09. 2011 - Tbilisi,Georgia.
ART SECURITY GROUP - initiator of landing art-forces
Commissioner - Elisha Flotster
“Aerobics” - Performance
Festival “The Journey To The East”,
05-30.09.2011 - Galleria “Arsenal”, Bialystok, Poland.
Curated by: Monika Szewczyk
“Untitled” - Installation
Exhibition ”Eco inspiration”.
22.04.11 - European house, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Curator: Khatuna Khabuliani
“Weightlifters” - Performance / Installation Exhibition "Imago".
Museum of contemporary art
09.04.11 - 13.06.2011 - Leipzig, Germany.
Curator: Nini Palavandishvili
Installations
A public art project - “Frozen moments - architecture speaks back” .
former Ministry of Transport,
22-15.07.10 - Tbilisi, Georgia.
Curated by Joanna Warsza
“Bouillon” - Performance / Installation
03.11.2010 - Istanbul ,Turkey
"Apartment 5" - Performance / Installation
Summer Festival of Community Art - Encounters on Borders, "Inwards".
20. 09. 2010 - Ijevan, Armenia
Organizer - Aica Armenia
Curator : Gor Yengoyan
"Apartment N-4" and "Birthday" - Installation /Performance/sound
“Betlemi mikro raioni", Art Zone – A public Art project in
Betlemi district.
2-4.10.2009 - Tbilisi, Georgia
Curated by : Joanna Warsza ( organized by polish embassy)
“A Tunnel" - Installation /Performance
Gallery “Akademia+”.
08. 07. 2010 - Tbilisi, Georgia
Installations / Performances/ videos
Individual works of Group members.
former factory “Mioni”,
02.05.2010 – Tbilisi, Georgia
“Weightlifters” - Performance/ Action
“Artisterium” The second Tbilisi contemporary art exhibition,
Museum of History - "karvasla"
08-15.10.2009 – Tbilisi, Georgia
Curator: Magda Guruli
"Bina 3" (apartment # 3) - Performance / Installation
Apartment project.
01.02.2009 - Tbilisi, Georgia
“Koka Banaobs” (Koka takes shower) Apartment #1 - Installation /Performance/video Apartment project.
11/11/2008 - Tbilisi, Georgia
“I love mummy” - Installation /Performance
Arsi exhibition hall,
26.06.2008 Tbilisi, Georgia
Bullion Group is a partner of EEPAP.
See also:
Interview with members of the Bouillon Group Constantine Kitiashvili, Ekaterina Ketsbaia and Natalia Vasadze