From April 24 to May 31, 2025, PİLEVNELİ Gallery is presenting the first solo exhibition in Türkiye by Irish artist Kevin Francis Gray. Showcasing a compelling selection of his work, the presentation celebrates abstraction, figuration, and portraiture through dynamic sculptural compositions, tracing the evolution of Gray’s artistic language in recent years.
Renowned contemporary sculptor Kevin Francis Gray reinterprets the historical legacy of Italian marble through a contemporary lens, merging classical modelling, casting, and carving techniques with a deeply expressive, handcrafted approach. By transcending the inherent hardness and stillness of marble, he transforms the material into fluid and emotive compositions. Spanning two floors, the exhibition features works from his Family and Gestural Works Series, alongside Fragile Heads Series, a new body of work inspired by Gray’s recent travels in Türkiye.
This exhibition, in which Kevin Francis Gray merges classical techniques with a contemporary expression, explores not only the formal transformation of marble but also the conceptual boundaries of sculpture. With the specially created Fragile Heads Series, the artist presents a new narrative language shaped by his personal and geographical experiences, inviting the viewer to connect beyond time, space, and identity through themes of fragility, transformation, and belonging.
