Michail Pirgelis – Seven Springs – Berlin

Michail Pirgelis
Raised Arizona, 2025
Aluminum, titanium, lacquer
2 parts:
104.5 × 81 × 5 cm | 41 1/8 × 32 × 2 inches
105 × 81 × 7 cm | 41 3/8 × 32 × 2 3/4 inches

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Michail Pirgelis – Seven Springs – Berlin

Michail Pirgelis
Raised Arizona, 2025
Aluminum, titanium, lacquer
2 parts:
104.5 × 81 × 5 cm | 41 1/8 × 32 × 2 inches
105 × 81 × 7 cm | 41 3/8 × 32 × 2 3/4 inches

Michail Pirgelis
Raised Arizona, 2025
Aluminum, titanium, lacquer
2 parts:
104.5 × 81 × 5 cm | 41 1/8 × 32 × 2 inches
105 × 81 × 7 cm | 41 3/8 × 32 × 2 3/4 inches

Michail Pirgelis – Seven Springs – Berlin
Michail Pirgelis – Seven Springs – Berlin

Michail Pirgelis
Raised Arizona, 2025

Michail Pirgelis
Raised Arizona, 2025

Michail Pirgelis – Seven Springs – Berlin
Michail Pirgelis – Seven Springs – Berlin

Michail Pirgelis
Raised Arizona, 2025 (detail)

Michail Pirgelis
Raised Arizona, 2025 (detail)

Michail Pirgelis – Seven Springs – Berlin
Michail Pirgelis – Seven Springs – Berlin

Michail Pirgelis
Raised Arizona, 2025

Michail Pirgelis
Raised Arizona, 2025

Michail Pirgelis – Seven Springs – Berlin
Michail Pirgelis – Seven Springs – Berlin

Michail Pirgelis
Raised Arizona, 2025

Michail Pirgelis
Raised Arizona, 2025

Michail Pirgelis – Seven Springs – Berlin
Michail Pirgelis – Seven Springs – Berlin

Michail Pirgelis
Raised Arizona, 2025 (detail)

Michail Pirgelis
Raised Arizona, 2025 (detail)

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Drawn from disused remnants of the airline industry, the sculptures of Michail Pirgelis both reinvigorate and challenge the conventions of post-minimalism, the readymade and conceptual art. Aluminum panels, cut from decommissioned planes in so-called “aircraft boneyards,” carry the marks of rivets and colorful logos, as well as those of weather and time, imbuing them with a painterly, gestural character and a unique aura of history. Seven Springs presents a new group of wall-based works that feature stripes and other flag-like elements. Together with a wallpaper installation – a recent extension of the artist’s practice – they highlight Pirgelis’ relentless synthesis of painting, sculpture and environment.

About Michail Pirgelis