Exhibition dedicated to Dimitri Khahutashvili’s 95th birthday

On July 9, The Dimitri Shevardnadze National Gallery presents the work and legacy of Dmitry Khakhutashvili. The exhibition is dedicated to the 95th anniversary of the artist’s birth. The exhibition presents 80 works by the artist of different periods from private collections and one canvas from the collection of Shalva Amiranashvili Museum of Fine Arts.

Dimitri Khakhutashvili is a bright representative of the 50s generation, who, despite a successful career at the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts, abandoned all that and prefered to stay in the shadows as an artist. After his high-profile thesis – the dissertation “Old Artists of the Academy of Arts” (1953), he led a kind of silent creative life for a very long time: he was in search, participated only in group exhibitions, did not try to organize a personal exhibition. On the contrary, he seemed to be directing all his energy to teaching – he taught students at the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts …

The presentation of the entire spectrum of Dimitri Khakhutashvili’s work turned out to be unexpectedly hard even for art critics and fellow artists. Dozens of paintings, graphic works, book illustrations, sketches – were almost unknown to the public. The creative heritage of Dimitri Khakhutashvili, made in various techniques and genres, can be perceived as a bold statement in Georgian painting. The graphic and structural originality of his compositions, the complex vision in creating battle scenes, the daring and open emotional style – represent an exceptionally thoughtful artist with a refined taste and technique, involved with constant searches and experiments, whose works acquire even greater charm over time.

The curator of the exhibition: Lela Tsitsuashvili
Designer: Davit Janiashvili
Opening of the exhibition: July 9, 2022 at 16:00
The exhibition will continue until August 6.
The project is supported by Chateau Zegaani.