Nana (Knigi 6)
Ceramic Sculpture
Height 17 cm, 2024
Original Artworks
Lèvres (3) – The Plot Against America, Philip Roth
Lèvres (5) – 2666, Roberto Bolaño
Lèvres (7) – Une saison en enfer, Arthur Rimbaud
Lèvres (9) – If This Is a Man, Primo Levi
Lèvres (11) – Plume, Henri Michaux
Lèvres (22) – The Waves, Virginia Woolf
Lèvres (30) – The Sound And the Fury, William Faulkner
Lèvres (31) – A la Recherche Du Temps Perdu, Marcel Proust
Nana (Knigi 1)
Nana (Knigi 2)
Nana (Knigi 3)
Nana (Knigi 4)
Nana (Knigi 5)
Nana (Knigi 7)
Edition of seven unique ceramic sculptures made by Agnès Wyler for Nieves. Each sculpture is an individual depiction of Knigi, the logo character of Nieves and protagonist of the children’s book Knigi by Benjamin Sommerhalder. Nana (なな) is named after the number seven (七) in Japanese.
Agnès Wyler studied philosophy at Lausanne University and art at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. She is working in series and is constantly questioning the world and what we perceive as reality, making her practice a never ending instrument for critical thinking. She lives and works in Zurich, her work has been shown since 1988 nationally and internationally in various galleries and institutions, like Haus Konstruktiv, Museum Rietberg, Helmhaus, Shedhalle, or Kunsthalle Zurich. She taught at the F+F art school in Zurich, at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem and in other institutions abroad. In 2003 she was a finalist for the Prix Fondation Edouard & Maurice Sandoz and in 2017 she was a finalist in the competition of the Swiss Art Awards. In 2018, 2021 and 2022, her work was awarded the Stipendium of the City of Zurich. Her art work is represented in numerous prestigious collections and was featured in several publications.
Lèvres by Agnès Wyler at Nieves in Zurich, June 2024. All sculptures are for sale, please inquire about availability and price.