ALICJA KWADE
PRETTY PITY

29 NOVEMBER 2022 – 31 JANUARY 2023
Coinciding with Art Basel Miami Beach, Alicja Kwade will unveil PRETTY PITY, a large-scale outdoor installation created in collaboration with ARCA, a global supplier of rare natural materials. Using precious stones, such as Rosa Valencia and Marrón Emperador from Spain, and Giallo Sienna and Bianco Carrara, from Italy, Kwade fashioned four scoops of ice cream that are in the process of melting under the heat of the south Floridian sun. Their playful arrangement – two scoops sit on top of one another, while the other two look as if they have fallen from a nearby cone – is underscored by the satirical contrast of the work’s solidity with the liquefying ooze they capture. According to the artist, “My efforts to understand and represent something I can barely grasp, and my failure to do so, bring forth my work.”



Marble (Carrara, Giallo Siena, Marron Emperador Light, and Rosa Valencia)
Overall dimensions variable
Carrara: 137 x 157 x 158 cm
Giallo Siena: 139 x 163 x 163 cm
Marron Emperador Light: 137 x 203 x 180 cm
Rosa Valencia: 120 x 216 x 180 cm
© Images Silvia Ros