Rocko Iremashvili (b. 1979)

Studied at the Iakob Nikoladze Art School, the Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, and completed postgraduate studies at the State Academy of Fine Art Stuttgart under Professor Holger Bunk, including a DAAD scholarship. Iremashvili’s work reflects a profound engagement with human experience under systemic and technological pressures, exploring themes of social unrest, historical trauma, and the tension between individual agency and autonomous societal mechanisms. Through a distinctive visual language, his practice investigates the anatomy of violence, the architecture of absence, and the metaphysics of light, creating immersive compositions where urban existentialism intersects with mystical voids. Rooted in reflection and philosophical inquiry, his art confronts the mechanisms of control and ethical boundaries, while simultaneously affirming the humanist capacity for freedom and authentic identity. Iremashvili’s work is both a diagnostic and a creative revolt, offering viewers a space to confront contemporary crises while seeking moments of liberation and soulful reflection.

Auction

2019

Untitled, Bonhams Auction, London (sold)

Public Space Sculptures

2021

Sculpture Urban Sounds, Shalva Amiranashvili Museum of Arts of Georgia

2017

Shalva Kikodze Memorial Sculpture, April 9 Garden, Tbilisi

2016

Irakli Charkviani Sculpture (co-authored with Vladimer Imerlishvili), Deda Ena Park, Tbilisi

2014

Niko Gomelauri Sculpture, Gomelauri Square, Tbilisi

Solo Exhibitions & Projects (selected)

2023

For Our Own Safety, Baia Gallery, Tbilisi

2022

Buffer Intervals, Georgian National Gallery

2021

Above The Waters, Gala Gallery, Tbilisi

2020

Antigravity, Gamrekeli Gallery, Tbilisi

2018

Lama Sabachthani, Artarea Gallery, Tbilisi

2017

Fatal Threats, Tbilisi History Museum

2015

EXIT TO FIRE, Museum of Literature of Georgia

Duet, YooArt, Hamburg

FREI SEIN, Galerie PER-SEH, Hannover

2013

Parallel Mode, Vanda Gallery, Tbilisi

2012

GEMISCHTE GEFÜHLE, Galerie PER-SEH, Hannover

2011

Claustrophobia, Tbilisi History Museum

2010

Apathy, Gallery 9, Tbilisi

2008

Abortion, Vanda Gallery, Tbilisi

Group Exhibitions (selected)

2022

Personal Structures, Biennial Contemporary Art Exhibition organized by the European Cultural Centre in Venice, alongside the 59th Venice Art Biennale, Palazzo Mora, Italy

2018

Artisterium, David Kakabadze Fine Arts Gallery, Kutaisi

2016

Artisterium, Tbilisi History Museum

Kubus Gallery, Hannover, Germany

2015

Heavy Move, Gallery OVERGROUND, Vienna, Austria

2014

Plastic Idols, Writers’ House, Tbilisi

2013

Moon Museum, Georgian National Gallery

2011, 2012

Nord Art Carlshütte, Büdelsdorf, Germany