Cy Schnabel

The Julian Schnabel Foundation and Villa Magdalena gallery are thrilled to announce “Milko Pavlov”, the Bulgarian-born, Berlin-based painter’s first solo exhibition in the United States. Opening on April 15, the show will be on view through May 14 at 360 West 11th St, New York, NY 10014 Through his naturalistic yet irreal abstract compositions Milko Pavlov is constructing a vision filled with spectacle and fleeting sights. The light’s reflection on a cliff, the remnants of a prehistoric man consumed by the earth, an ethereal giant entering a valley, frozen mountains. The undefined character of these pictures feel like records of places, where the presence of environments are in the process of forming as we discover them. Please join us next Wednesday April 15th from 5 - 8 pm for the opening of “Milko Pavlov” Milko Pavlov P.F 2125 МРП 2045 2023 Oil on canvas 94.49 x 78.74 inches (240 x 200 cm) Milko Pavlov P.F. 2132 MPП 2043 2026 Oil on canvas 94 1/2 x 76 3/4 inches (240 x 195 cm)

Garmendia’s interest in built environments and domestic structures has been consistent throughout his entire oeuvre. In Madrid during the early 90’s the artist developed a series of sculptures with found objects –mainly repurposed drawers and window frames. Exterior and interior views within a box format express Garmendia’s ingenious approach to the formal aspects of urban landscape. A point of departure where a plethora of images manifest themselves in a variety of ways. These works are indebted to a range of influences: Dada artists such as Hannah Höch, George Grosz; assemblages and collage works by Kurt Schwitters, Marcel Duchamp, and Joseph Cornell’s shadow boxes. “Alejandro Garmendia: El Ingenio Revolucionario II” will be on view through May 11 in Madrid at @villamagdalena33

Sila Candansayar, shows us a unique perspective on ”bodiness’, one in which mutant and artificial elements form part of organic corporeality. Working with wood, clay, porcelain, cardboard, blown glass and 3D printing, the artist’s notion of ’category mistakes’ is the underlying principle that guides her multimedia installations, formal syntax, and representational ambiguity. In Candansayar’s sculptural works and drawings we see a vocabulary of shapes informed by her visual interests in physics, geometry, and human anatomy: a sensibility partially informed by her father’s medical practice as a neuropsychiatric professor in Ankara, Turkey. The works’ dynamic methods of display and presentation also highlight the importance of the viewer’s experiential role. An invitation to a multiplicity of ways of seeing. Sila Candansayar’s “Colorless Green Ideas Sleep Furiously” was recently presented at this year’s edition of Arco Opening @feriaarco @villamagdalena33 Sila Candansayar (b. Ankara, 1997), Paris-based Turkish artist, graduated from the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris in 2025. Recent solo exhibitions feature: Liber Pulveris, with Charlotte Simonnet (Galerie du Crous de Paris, París, 2025); Tenders (Cabinet Studiolo, Milán, 2023). Recent group shows include: My Way: Sturtevant , Chris Burden, Sila Candansayar, Jimmie Durham, Latifa Echakhch, Michel Journiac, Jannis Kounellis, Philippe Meste, Gianni Motti, Cléo Perrin, Raymond Pettibon, Julien Previeux, Charlotte Simonnet, Internationale Situationniste, Lawrence Weiner (Galerie Michel Rein, París, 2026), Coller l’oreille aux colimacons (Les Réserves, Frac Ile-de-France, París, 2024); Sur le feu (Palais des Beaux-Arts, París, 2023). She is one of the four winners of the 2025 Diptyque Support and Launch Grants. In addition, Candansayar is also one of the three winners of the Mennour Emergence # 3 programme. #silacandansayar

Louis Jacquot (b. 1994, Paris) “Tantalo”, the artist’s first solo exhibition in Mexico, will be up through March 1 at the Biblioteca Vasconcelos in Mexico City. The project presents 20 floating paintings that engage in dialogue with the library’s building. One of the most emblematic sites of modern Mexican architecture designed by Alberto Kalach, which strongly evokes the surrealist infrastructure depicted by Jorge Luis Borges in his short story The Library of Babel; through the impression of an infinite and ultimately unattainable body of knowledge. Distributed like a map suspended in the air, the works function simultaneously as paintings, objects, and a unified installation. Conceived as an immersive experience that encourages the public to wander throughout the labyrinth-like structure and appreciate the countless interior views and angles within the building, the installation will be accompanied by participatory workshops and a mediation program with local audiences. The project explores reflection and perception, fostering a sensitive dialogue between art, public space, and knowledge. Made with blue cotton canvases of domestic origin and industrial pigments that disperse light, the works never appear as fixed images, remaining responsive to the gravity of the space itself and becoming activated by the various sources of light reflecting off the pigments on the surface of the paintings. Photography by Gerardo Landa Rojano #villamagdalena #louisjacquot #bibliotecavasconcelos @louis_jacquot @bibliotecavasconcelos

Happy Birthday Alejandro Garmendia (San Sebastian, 1959-2017). Selection of four works from his ‘Dirty Paintings’ series. Slide 1 Untitled 1998–2004 oil and resin on canvas 135 × 130 cm 53 x 51 Inches Slide 2 La Trahison 2004 Oil, resin on canvas 135 x 130 cm 53 x 51 Inches Slide 3 La Piramide y otros 2005 Oil, resin and collage on canvas 108 x 108 cm 43 x 43 inches Slide 4 Angeldearth II 2005 Oil, resin on canvas 115 x 116 cm 45 x 46 inches Slide 5 Portrait by Isabel Azkarate Photo by Tom Powel Imaging

El mes pasado celebramos el quinto aniversario de Villa Magdalena. En estos años hemos organizado 15 exposiciones, 4 residencias con nuestros artistas en el País Vasco, hemos colaborado en 8 proyectos con otras galerías e instituciones, publicado dos catálogos de la galería, “Alejandro Garmendia: El Ingenio Revolucionario” y “Mie Yim: Mutants”, y este 2025 también hemos abierto un nuevo espacio en Madrid. Queremos agradecer a todas las personas que han acompañado este recorrido: artistas, coleccionistas, comisarios, colaboradores, visitantes y amigos. Gracias por el apoyo. • Last month we celebrated the fifth anniversary of Villa Magdalena. We have organized 15 exhibitions, 4 artist residencies in the Basque Country, collaborated on 8 projects with other galleries and institutions, made two gallery publications, “Alejandro Garmendia: El Ingenio Revolucionario” and “Mie Yim: Mutants,” and this year we have also opened a new space in Madrid. We want to thank everyone who has been part of this journey: artists, collectors, curators, collaborators, visitors, and friends. Thank you for your support. • Slide 1: Villa Magdalena, Paseo del Faro 33, Donostia-San Sebastián, 20008, Spain. Photo by Idoia Unzurrunzaga Slide 2: Villa Magdalena, Plaza de San Nicolas 2, Madrid, 28013, Spain. Photo by Pablo Gomez-Ogando

“My works are about the kind of wearing away of the current state of things and accepting that your life disperses in different ways. It’s about accepting the inevitability of people coming and going, how relationships change, and learning to be present with the way things fall apart.” -Casey Bolding Casey Bolding’s first solo show in Europe up next at @villamagdalena33 Madrid, opening on Friday October 24th. Organized in collaboration with @polinaberlingallery , on view will be the artist’s new suite of paintings created over the last three months at Castel Carmel Artist Residency in Castillion, France, thanks to @mt_mathisen and @villamagdalena33 residency in the Basque Country. Bolding (b. 1987, Denver, CO) lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. His work has been included in exhibitions at Polina Berlin Gallery, New York (2025, 2024); Karma, Thomaston, ME (2025); Pond Society, Shanghai (2025); Jack Siebert Projects, Los Angeles (2025); Shoot the Lobster, New York (2023); Mamoth, London (2022); and 1969 Gallery, New York (2019). Portrait by Idoia Unzurrunzaga

“Mie Yim: Terra Incognita” opening on September 11. This marks the Korean born New York-based artist’s second solo show at Villa Magdalena and her first exhibition at our new Madrid location, following her first presentation with the gallery “Mie Yim: Mutants” in 2021 in San Sebastián. Recent solo exhibitions include: Spiked Garden (Smack Mellon, Brooklyn, NY, USA, 2025), Inferno (Jupiter Contemporary, Miami Beach, FL, USA, 2024), Nightshade (Simone Subal Gallery, New York, NY, USA, 2023), Belladonna (Olympia Gallery, New York, NY, 2023), Mie Yim: Saints, Shamans, and Batshit Crazies (Inna Art Space, Hangzhou, China, 2023), Fluid Boundaries (Brattleboro Art Museum, Brattleboro, VT, USA, 2022), Mie Yim: New Works on Paper (curated by Cy Schnabel, Galeria Mascota, CDMX, Mexico, 2022), Mie Yim: Mutants (Villa Magdalena, Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain, 2021). Recent group shows include: Wonderland (Lehmann Maupin, Seoul, South Korea, 2024), Cathartic Creatures (Jessica Silverman Gallery, San Francisco, CA, USA, 2023), and Notions (Canada, New York, NY, USA, 2023).

Thrilled to announce “Cecilia De Nisco & Richard Tinkler: Field Trip”, the inaugural exhibition at Villa Magdalena’s new space in Madrid, opening on June 5th. This is the first time both artists exhibit their work in Spain. Located at Plaza de San Nicolás, 2. This new venue, situated in Madrid de los Austrias, directly across from the city’s oldest church -the Church of San Nicolás de Bari de los Servitas- will be open to the public during regular business hours starting in June of this year. I would like to thank @vinvinvienna @56henry for collaborating with Villa Magdalena on this special project, and Casa Dragones for their generous sponsorship of the opening @casadragones @berthagonzalezn @r_penafiel Slides 1, 2 Cecilia De Nisco Stuzzica sulle guance il cuoio 2025 Oil on linen 30 x 40 cm (12 x 16 inches) Slides 3, 4 Cecilia De Nisco Nel paese dei Barbagianni 2025 Oil on linen 30 x 70 cm (12 x 27 inches) Slides 5, 6 Richard Tinkler F4S2.8 2024 Oil on canvas 102 x 76 cm (40 x 30 inches) Slides 7, 8 Richard Tinkler F4S1.10 2024 Oil on canvas 102 x 76 cm (40 x 30 inches) #villamagdalena #ceciliadenisco #richardtinkler

Founded by Cy Schnabel, 31, the son of renowned American painter Julian Schnabel, Villa Magdalena gallery in San Sebastian has developed an independent program over the past four years, composed both of young talent and older artists poised for rediscovery. Among them is Mie Yim (born in 1963), a New York-based, Korean-born painter. Mie Yim creates colorful and rich compositions, often depicting lush gardens, at once fantastical and menacing, that are populated by strange beings that may not at first meet the eye. At ARCO, at Villa Magdalena’s stand, one of her whimsical reinterpretations of Fragonard’s painting “The Encounter” is on display. It is a fascinating composition in which a science-fiction flower-insect plays the central role (€29,000). @arco @villamagdalena33 @cschnabel

Cecilia de Nisco’s first institutional solo exhibition “Stavo cercando il tuo cuore lì dentro ma ho trovato solo latte” curated by Marta Papini @marta_papini is up until March 1, 2025 @fondazionebonollo The title of Cecilia De Nisco’s solo exhibition, curated by Marta Papini, is Stavo cercando il tuo cuore lì dentro ma ho trovato solo latte (“I Was Looking for Your Heart Inside There, but I Found Only Milk”), designed specifically for the spaces of the former Church of the Dimesse. For this exhibition, the artist has created seven new paintings, offering insight into her artistic research path. The subjects of De Nisco’s works are bodies in motion, frozen in a suspended moment where their intentions remain ambiguous, eternally suspended between desire and violence. Cecilia De Nisco (b. 1997, Parma, Italy) lives and works in Vienna, Austria. Upcoming exhibitions include her first institutional solo show in Asia at TAG Art Museum (Qingdao, China) in April 2025 and “360°: Why We Paint”, a group exhibition in two chapters articulated between By Art Matters Museum (Hangzhou, China) and Centro per l'Arte Contemporanea Luigi Pecci (Prato, Italy). Recent group exhibitions have taken place at Andrew Kreps, New York, and Almine Rech, London. She will be featured in an upcoming duo show with Richard Tinkler at Villa Magdalena curated by Cy Schnabel in May 2025. Cecilia de Nisco is represented by VIN VIN Vienna/Naples. Photos: Giovanni Canova Courtesy of the Artist and VIN VIN Vienna / Naples @chesbattii @fondazionebonollo @vinvinvienna #villamagdalena #ceciliadenisco

Thank you 2024 A dynamic year with exhibitions @villamagdalena33 , collaborations with other galleries @pacegallery @jupiterinc_ and the first gallery publications made with @americanartcatalogues A huge thank you to all the artists involved for the incredible program this year. We look forward to welcoming you back in 2025. Slide 1: Installation view: “Amitesh Shrivastava: Earthly Delights”, Villa Magdalena, Donostia-San Sebastián. Slide 2: Installation view: “Illusive Places: Thomas Chapman, Alejandro Garmendia, Louis Jacquot, Lucy Mullican, Milko Pavlov”, Pace Gallery, Seoul. Slide 3: Installation view: “Jou Morales: Mortero”, Villa Magdalena, Donostia-San Sebastián. Slide 4: Installation view: “Illusive Places II: Thomas Chapman, Alejandro Garmendia, Louis Jacquot, Lucy Mullican, Milko Pavlov”, Villa Magdalena, Donostia-San Sebastián. Slide 5: Installation view: “Mie Yim: Inferno”, Jupiter Contemporary, Miami. Slides 6, 7: “Mie Yim: Mutants”, 2024. Published by Villa Magdalena. Designed by American Art Catalogues @americanartcatalogues Edition of 300 Slides 8, 9: “Alejandro Garmendia: El Ingenio Revolucionario”, 2024. Published by Villa Magdalena. Designed by American Art Catalogues @americanartcatalogues Edition of 300 #villamagdalena