A new dual-artist exhibition titled “Bricks and Grids” has opened at 193 Gallery’s Venice location, running through July 27, 2025. The show features works by Zoila Andrea Coc-Chang, who creates sculptural weavings from materials like dried fruit and industrial objects to explore power and economy, and Modou Dieng Yacine, whose photography-based paintings blend figuration and abstraction to examine urban architecture, memory, and marginalized communities. Curated by Miriam Bettin, the exhibition coincides with the Venice Architecture Biennale, whose theme is “Intelligens. Naturale. Artificiale. Collettiva.”
The exhibition matters because it positions bricks and grids not merely as formal compositional devices but as metaphors for contemporary life, collective intelligence, and decolonial spatial futures. By aligning with the Venice Architecture Biennale, the show extends its conceptual reach beyond the gallery, fostering cross-disciplinary dialogue between visual art and architecture. It highlights how two artists from different cultural backgrounds use structural forms to challenge notions of value, hierarchy, and identity, offering fresh perspectives on the spaces we inhabit and the societal forces that shape them.