Breach
In his moody paintings, Sanya Kantarovsky stages scenes of psychological intensity. Breach depicts an enigmatic visual encounter between a man and an adolescent in a bedroom. Standing at a slightly opened door, the balding man hovers portentously over the shirtless body of a sleeping youth draped across a single bed. Without a fixed narrative, the painting invites interpretations ranging from cruelty to concern. The perpetrator of the titular breach might well be the invasive gaze of the viewer.
Artwork Details
- Title: Breach
- Artist: Sanya Kantarovsky (Russian, born Moscow 1982)
- Date: 2024
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: 78 7/8 in. × 8 ft. 7 in. × 1 3/8 in. (200.3 × 261.6 × 3.5 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Gift of The George Economou Collection, 2025
- Object Number: 2025.282
- Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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