Between April 3rd and May 31st, the Embassy of Argentina presented "Close to the edge" featuring the works of Andrea Fried, Guigui Kohon and Luciana Levinton. A hasty look could indicate three very different ways of approaching painting. However, the vehement insistence of leaving the frame, pushing the limits of the canvas bring these three artists together. It is not by chance that the three liberate the work of a specific plan. There are no sketches. The starting point is an idea that will navigate free through the canvas finding courses and channels and will overflow the margins.

"Close to the edge" - thus the title of the exhibition - leads us to reflect on this playful space of roaming and exploring the borders. Locus of beauty as much as agitation.

Approaching the works of these three artists is perhaps recognizing that we can exist in the boundaries.

Extract from "Outside the frame" by Lucia Warck-Meister. Translation by Lucia Warck-Meister

Curador: Sergio Bazán

ANDREA FRIED

Andrea Fried was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on November 11, 1972. She obtained a degree in Business Administration from the University of Buenos Aires in 1996. While working in this field, she attended workshops with artists Juan Doffo and Sergio Bazán.
In 2011 she sold her company, and distanced herself from her professionand devoted all her time to painting. She has had numerous individual and group exhibitions; among them, “Dispersed Meditations” at the Consulate of Argentina  in New York, “Sincromatica” at the Museo de Arquitectura of the City of Buenos Aires, “Todos por 1-11-14” at Centro Cultural Recoleta, and “Suma + Arte” at Rubbers Gallery.
In May of this year she will participate in the exhibition “Personal Structures”: “Open Border” at the European Cultural Centre, within the the “Venice Biennial”. Her works are in the Museo Nacional de Arte Decorativo’s collection in the City of Buenos Aires .
Email: andrea@fried.com.ar
web: www.andreafried.com
ig: @andrea _fried

LUCIANA LEVINTON
She was born in Buenos Aires in 1977, and studied Architecture at the University of Buenos Aires, and attended workshops with artists such as Sergio Bazan, Mariano Sapia, Ariel Mlynarzewicz, Diana Dowek's Work Clinic, as well as workshops in the Artists' Program of Di Tella University. She studied under Ronnie Landfield, Frederick Brosen and Mary Beth MacKenzie at the Art Students League, NY. Over the past 12 years, she has exhibited her work both in solo and group exhibitions at the Centro Cultural Recoleta, Galeria del Infinito, Museo de Arquitectura Marq, British Art Center, Galeria Portinari - FUNCEB, and outside Argentina in Fundacion Atchugarry and Galeria del Paseo, Uruguay;  Artemisa Gallery in New York; Kornfeld Gallery in Berlin,  68-projects; art galleries at the Argentine Consulates in Paris, Berlin and New York, and Matteo Fantoni Studio Space in Milan, among others. She created a site specific work for  BSM Artbasel cities BA. She was awarded an honorary mention in the Salon Nacional BNA 2015 competition; 2nd prize at the Saatchi Gallery Living Colour 2012. Her work was selected  in the Salon Nacional BNA  competition in 2012. She lives and works in Buenos Aires.
Email:  lucianalevinton@gmail.com
Website:www.lucianalevinton.com
Instagram: @lucianalevinton

GUIGUI KOHON
She was born in Concepción del Uruguay, Entre Ríos, Argentina. She lived in Barcelona from 1996 to 2008, and currently lives and works in Buenos Aires. Obtained a degree in Architecture at the University of Buenos Aires UBA;FADU; Bachelor of Arts and Crafts at La Escola Massana Barcelona.
She attended the  Sergio Bazán Visual Arts Workshop and is currently studying  for a Masters in Communication and Cultural Creation at UCAECE University,  Buenos Aires. She is an Associate Professor at Chair Kweitel-Kohon, Design of Accessories of the Clothing Design, Degree Course UBA;FADU Buenos Aires University UBA;FADU.
She received a Scholarship Award at La Escola Massana, Residence at Pueblo Español BCN, and she the Marshall Silesia Lower Award, the KGHM Metale Poland Assembly Prize, 2nd Petrobras Free Bs.As. Photo Award. Her paintings were selected at the V Bienal de Artes Visuales Áreatec, VII Salón de Pintura Vicentin, and XLIX Salón de Artes Visuales Félix de Amador.
Her works have been ehibited in Switzerland, Germany, Poland, Estonia, Portugal, Spain, US, Mexico, Chile, Uruguay and Argentina.
Email: guiguikohon@gmail.com
Website: www.guiguikohon.com
Instagram: @ guiguikohon