Elza Sile Latvian, b. 1989
Elza Sile combines mental imagery with analytic divisions and builds up an interwoven vocabulary of psycho-spatial typologies in flux.
Sile was born 1989, in Latvia and lives in Zurich. In 2019, Sile graduated from ZHdK Zurich. Recent solo exhibitions include at PHILIPPZOLLINGER (Zurich, 2024); Embajada (Puerto Rico, 2023); KIM? Contemporary Art Center (Riga, 2022); PHILIPPZOLLINGER (Zurich, 2021); unanimous consent (Zurich, 2020) and Kulturfolger Zürich (2020). She has participated in numerous two-person and group shows, such as at Diez (Amsterdam, 2023); Jenny's (New York, 2022); Centre d'art Pasquart (Biel, 2022); Haus Konstruktiv (Zurich, 2022); Misako & Rosen (Tokyo, 2022); KIM? Contemporary Art Center (Riga, 2020); Kunsthalle Zurich (2020); Hamlet (Zurich, 2020) and Galerie Kirchgasse (Steckborn, 2020). In 2020, Sile was a receipiant of the Werkschau Prize Zurich and in 2021, of the art stipend City of Zurich. In 2022, Sile completed a residency at ISCP New York.
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Elza Sile
Luxury Goods Apr 12 - May 24, 2025We are proud to present the third solo exhibition with Latvian-born, Zurich-based artist Elza Sile. Her new body work reflects the complexity of the current world, its underlying thoughts and...Read more -
Heroic Protagonists
Group Exhibition Dec 8, 2023 - Jan 20, 2024We are thrilled to present the exhibition, Heroic Protagonists . The artists included are brave and determined to create works, which are idiosyncratic, sensuous, and evocative. Moreover, they have the...Read more -
Elza Sile
Kitten at Rämistrasse (Snake's bedroom) Apr 13 - May 27, 2023We are excited to inaugurate our new gallery space at Rämistrasse 5 with two solo exhibitions by Elza Sile and Pedro Wirz. The exhibitions are not only framed by the...Read more -
ELZA SILE
kitten in a fridge Mar 5 - Apr 24, 2021We are proud to present the first solo exhibition by Riga-born, Zurich-based artist Elza Sile, whose work constitutes one of the most original contributions to painting and installation art in...Read more
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Kitten at Rämistrasse (Snake's bedroom), PHILIPPZOLLINGER, 2023
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United Miracles, 2023, oil paint, fineliner, pencilled, gelatin and glue on hand-tapped aluminium, 125 x 95 cm
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Detail, United Miracles, 2023
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Who 21 levels who 360 degrees, 2023, oil paint, fineliner, pencilled, gelatin, thread, cut-outs and glue on hand-tapped aluminium, 175 x 125 cm
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Euclid’s hut, 2022, acrylic, gelatine and oil paint on aluminium, 175 x 125 cm / 68.9 x 49.2 in
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Detail, Euclid’s hut, 2022
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Menu plate4_Looped movie production, 2021, oil paint, spray paint on hand-tapped aluminum, 100 x 70 cm
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looping language, 2021, oil paint, spray-paint on hand-tapped aluminium, 100 x 70 cm
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Seducer's Diary, 2021, oil paint, fineliner, cut-outs and glue on aluminium, 125 x 100 cm
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Detail, Seducer's Diary, 2021
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Press
Elza Sile | PW-MAGAZINE Interview, May 16, 2023 Read more -
Elsewhere
Elza Sile | Embajada, San Juan Solo Exhibition, Feb 4 - Apr 18, 2023 Read more -
Institutional Exhibition
ELZA SILE, RENÉE LEVI | Centre d'art Pasquart, Biel Group Exhbition, Jul 03 - Sep 04, 2022 Read more -
Elsewhere
ELZA SILE | KIM? Contemporary Art Center, Riga Solo Exhibition, Jun 3 - Aug 14, 2022 Read more -
Institutional exhibition
ELZA SILE | Haus Konstruktiv, Zurich Group Exhibition, Feb 10 - May 8, 2022 Read more -
Elsewhere
ELZA SILE | Misako & Rosen, Tokyo Group Exhibition, Jan 16 - Feb 13, 2022 Read more -
Press
ELZA SILE | Handelszeitung Special Schweizer Trendscouts, Sep 2021 Read more -
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ELZA SILE | Kunstbulletin Besprechungen, Apr 2021 Read more -
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ELZA SILE | E-Flux Announcements, Apr 2021 Read more