Gedi Sibony's newest exhibition at Greene Naftali Gallery delves into the profound aesthetics of everyday objects, transforming discarded remnants and subtle brushstrokes into captivating art. The collection, titled "The Invisible Point," invites viewers to reconsider the beauty and significance in what is often overlooked. Through his intuitive process, Sibony crafts an experience that bridges the tangible and the imagined, offering a space for quiet contemplation on the mysteries that surround us.
Gedi Sibony's Eleventh Greene Naftali Exhibition Unveils a World of Transformed Objects and Meditative Canvases
From June 3, 2026, until June 20, 2026, New York's Greene Naftali Gallery, located on the eighth floor at 508 West 26th Street, hosts Gedi Sibony's eighth solo exhibition, "The Invisible Point." This presentation continues Sibony's artistic exploration of assemblage sculptures and minimalist paintings, converting ordinary objects into profound artistic statements. The exhibition's guiding principle, as conveyed by the artist, is an "intuitive momentum" that breathes new life into "remnants and castoffs," transforming them into "interacting beings" within landscapes.
A significant highlight of the exhibition is Sibony's use of found materials, such as wooden bookshelves sourced from trash piles and street corners, broken plant stands, wire scraps, and even a broomstick. These items are meticulously arranged into sculptures that evoke a sense of quietude and introspection. One notable piece, Using Its Own Resources (2024), stands six-and-a-half feet tall, featuring shelves with painted patterns on their usually unseen backsides, creating a shimmering border effect. Sibony openly admits to enhancing some of these "found" details, as seen in a smaller white bookshelf atop Using Its Own Resources, where he humorously painted a faux untreated wood strip to mimic a natural effect.
The exhibition also showcases paintings that emerge from a deeply personal process. Created during a cold winter in his studio, these works reflect Sibony's desire to conjure tropical landscapes, a personal escape. Rather than traditional mixing, the artist applied oil stick directly to canvases, arranged side-by-side, working on them simultaneously with a repetitive, meditative approach. These minimalist paintings, such as In a Quadrant with Shivered Outline, Eternally Engendering Disparate Powers, and From the Waves of a Honeyed Sea (all 2026), draw inspiration from Henri Matisse's Luxe, Calme, et Volupté (1904) but strip away figures, leaving vast white spaces and subtle indications of trees and horizon lines. The colors within these canvases subtly echo those found in his sculptures, forging a cohesive dialogue between the two mediums.
Sibony's distinctive artistic vision has earned him a place in prestigious institutional collections globally, including the Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, the Astrup Fearnley Museet in Oslo, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis.
Gedi Sibony's exhibition at Greene Naftali serves as a powerful reminder of art's capacity to elevate the mundane into the extraordinary. His practice encourages us to look beyond the obvious, to find beauty and meaning in the discarded, and to appreciate the quiet power of understated gestures. The transformation of street finds into contemplative sculptures and the meditative creation of minimalist landscapes offer a profound reflection on the artistic process itself and the enduring magic of human expression.