The body in pieces finds its unity in the image of the other: Let's play the Gods
Pencil, Charcoal on Paper
30x43in
Not available
929 Artworks
Leni Smoragdova
Georgia
Credentials
- International Exposure
- Experienced Artist
- Art Fair Participant
- Favorited by galleries
- Featured in gallery curations
- Works on commission
« I call my art ideas "Transaction Art". »
Leni Smoragdova {$M}
Conceptual Artist | Creator of the Transaction Art Universe
My practice interrogates the fragile architectures of identity, memory, and value in a hyper-surveilled world. At its core lies the Transaction Art Universe (2012–Present)—an evolving system where art emerges from bureaucratic seams, digital fractures, and anonymized collective acts.
Key Pillars:
▸ Anonymity as Resistance
3,214+ collaborators surrender authorship under binding NDAs, creating a hive of contested narratives.
▸ The Aesthetics of Failure
Glitches, erased data, and legal voids are not metaphors—they are the medium.
▸ Art as Legal Fiction
Each piece exists as both artifact and contract, challenging ownership’s boundaries.
For Collectors:
Acquiring a Transaction Art work means investing in a living system. Whether a notarized glitch-print, performance relic, or cryptographic document, you become custodian of an ongoing experiment where art and transaction collapse into one.
Conceptual Artist | Creator of the Transaction Art Universe
My practice interrogates the fragile architectures of identity, memory, and value in a hyper-surveilled world. At its core lies the Transaction Art Universe (2012–Present)—an evolving system where art emerges from bureaucratic seams, digital fractures, and anonymized collective acts.
Key Pillars:
▸ Anonymity as Resistance
3,214+ collaborators surrender authorship under binding NDAs, creating a hive of contested narratives.
▸ The Aesthetics of Failure
Glitches, erased data, and legal voids are not metaphors—they are the medium.
▸ Art as Legal Fiction
Each piece exists as both artifact and contract, challenging ownership’s boundaries.
For Collectors:
Acquiring a Transaction Art work means investing in a living system. Whether a notarized glitch-print, performance relic, or cryptographic document, you become custodian of an ongoing experiment where art and transaction collapse into one.
On-line 30 Saatchi’s Artists- selected for promotion- London, United Kingdom
Minimal. Signs and Forms of the Essential Exhibition / LoosenArt Gallery - Rome city, Italy
"Auto Focus", LoosenArt Gallery / Millepiani Exhibition Space - Rome, Italy
UtopioArt / ТЦ "Европейский" - Moscow, Russia
100 Voices 100 Artists / Online - London, United Kingdom
Assemblage point / Галерея «На Песчаной» - Moscow, Russia
Women in Photo / online exhibition - London, United Kingdom
The Other Art Fair / Victoria House - London, United Kingdom
“INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS: THE WARM BUS STOPS”, / Yekaterinburg - Yekaterinburg, Russia
The candidate for governor / Yekaterinburg - Yekaterinburg, Russia
GAA / AMSTERDAM INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR / Amsterdam International Art Fair - AMSTERDAM, Netherlands
"Picton" magazine- "Picton" magazine
"Aphro" magazine- "Aphro" magazine
Icon mag | issues #63/64- Icon mag | issues #63/64
GLAM ESSENCE MAGAZINE: GLAM ESSENCE NEW ISSUE – July 1, 2020- GLAM ESSENCE MAGAZINE: GLAM ESSENCE NEW ISSUE
TSYM magazine- TSYM magazine
Катя Финкельштейн- Выставка «Точки сборки»
СВЕТЛАНА ДЮМАЕВА- The candidate for governor
Владимир Нгзтович- «кастрированные» мужчины
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