Collection: Out of View [1] Group Show

Out of View: Strange and Private Moments in Art

Art that thrives in the private realm often carries an ineffable quality—unfiltered, raw, and profoundly personal. This exhibition foregrounds such liminal moments, interrogating what resides behind the visible surface. From pages extracted directly from sketchbooks to artworks deliberately torn apart, and even pieces that appear polished yet obscure enigmatic truths beneath their veneer, the works on display at FKM’s inaugural exhibition offer a rarefied glimpse into the hermetic worlds of artists.

Vincent van Gogh aptly described his sketchbook as "a witness of what I am experiencing." These witnesses are birthed in seclusion, in spaces of intimate exploration where the boundaries of the self and the strange are tested beyond the prying gaze of an audience. Sketchbooks, notebooks, and unrefined experiments function as loci of transformative praxis, sites where the interplay of the visceral and the cerebral unfolds. Banksy, whose shrouded identity epitomizes the power of anonymity, might say: “Sketchbooks don’t ask for permission. They don’t need to be seen. That’s their power.”

Imagine the artist grappling with the paradoxes of parenthood, encapsulating their internal chaos through the surreal image of gently holding a writhing octopus, or the creator who preserves the intimacy of a personal meeting with a renowned figure. Consider too, the fractured artwork, its torn fragments repurposed like ephemeral mannequins in an exploratory tableau. Such pieces do not merely represent triumphs but also embody the arduous trials of artistic creation, where imperfection and vulnerability are intrinsic to the process.

This exhibition situates these predominantly unseen works within the public sphere, yet it does so without effacing their intrinsic intimacy. The raw, the vulnerable, and the uncanny remain uncompromised. Their narratives, once confined to the private domain of the artist, are now rendered visible, urging viewers to confront their singularity. These are not refined objects crafted solely to embellish gallery walls or assimilate into the rigid canon of art history. Rather, they inhabit an elusive, invisible canon of shared humanity—works that articulate private struggles, unconscious truths, and the ritualistic gestures that shape creative life.

By amplifying these intimate works, Out of View provokes discourse around visibility, privacy, and the ontological nature of artistic practice. What transpires when private creations are unveiled to the public? Do they forfeit their ineffable magic, or does their exposure engender a deeper resonance, repositioning art as process rather than solely product—as inquiry, as vulnerability, as an inherently human endeavor?

Out of View invites you to traverse these liminal worlds—to bear witness to the audacity of creation and to engage with the delicate, transformative act of rendering the unseen visible.