Draft:Andro Dadiani
Andro Dadiani is a multidisciplinary anonymous Georgian artist and poet, residing in Tbilisi. His work usually employs concepts of queer social issues and he is best known for his jarring and unsetteling performacnces[1]. Due to the generally hositle homophobic envionment of Georgia, the queer artist has always worn a mask to conceal his identity along with using his chosen psuedonym.
Dadiani began writing poety in 2017 and soon started making installations and performances. He published a poetry collection "Purgatory" in 2021. The artist has had numeorus solo exhibitions in Georgia at galleries such as Artbeat, Artarea[2], and The Why Not Gallery. His writings are published in many Georgian periodicals and he often takes part in international exhibitions[3] and literary festivals[4].
- ^ "ON MAY 17TH, ARTIST ANDRO DADIANI SET UP A MEAT BASKETBALL SHIELD IN FRONT OF THE PATRIARCHATE BUILDING". queer.ge. Queer. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ Skangale, Vija. "An Underground Bridge to Georgian Collectiveness: Finding a Tribe through Collective Trauma". MoMA. Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "Fists and Spirits – Maikunst Festival of Georgian Artists in Berlin". Georgia Today. Georgia Today. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ Vârlan, Petra. "Bienala Europeană de Poezie, la sfârşit de săptămână". Buna ziua Brasov. Buna ziua Brasov. Retrieved 10 October 2023.