Art Basel on Focus
At the 12th edition of Paris Internationale, Warsaw-based Gunia Nowik Gallery presents a dialogue between Polish photographer Teresa Gierzyńska and Ukrainian painter Sana Shahmuradova Tanska. Bringing together two generations and distinct cultural perspectives, the presentation explores identity, embodiment, memory and the boundaries between personal and collective experience.
Paris Internationale 2026: Teresa Gierzyńska, Sana Shahmuradova Tanska, Gunia Nowik Gallery, Booth B1.01, exhibition view; photo: Romain Darnaud. Courtesy Gunia Nowik Gallery.
A pioneering figure in Polish feminist art, Gierzyńska (born 1947) is known for her seminal seriesAbout Her (1976–1995), in which photography becomes a performative record of psychological and emotional states.
Closed off (About Her series), 1981, gelatin silver print on matte paper, mounted oncardboard, pencil, wooden frame, UV glass, 29.5 × 19.3 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Gunia Nowik Gallery
Shahmuradova Tanska (born 1996) presents new paintings and painterly objects that weave together mythology, memory and lived experience, exploring the body as a vessel of remembrance.
Captions
Sana Shahmuradova Tanska, Magnum Opus, 2026, oil on canvas, 80 x 60 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Gunia Nowik Gallery
Sana Shahmuradova Tanska, The Rapture (Intermediate State), 2025, oil on canvas, 160 × 143 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Gunia Nowik Gallery.
Sana Shahmuradova Tanska, Perfect Timing, 2026, oil on canvas, 80 x 60 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Gunia Nowik Gallery
Together, the artists create an intergenerational conversation in which vulnerability becomes a form of agency and identity remains open to negotiation. Their practices offer complementary perspectives on the complexity of embodied experience.
Where: Gunia Nowik Gallery, Booth B1.01, first floor, Tower Section, Paris Internationale, 187–189 Quai de Valmy, Paris.
Dates: October 20–24, 2026. VIP Preview: October 19.
