Gustavo Vélez

Oblong Contemporary Gallery is pleased to announce Le dimensioni dell’equilibrio, a major exhibition dedicated to Gustavo Vélez, curated by Francesca Sborgi with a contribution by Eike Schmidt.

Presented by the City of Pietrasanta from 11 June to 20 September 2026, the exhibition celebrates thirty years of Vélez’s sculptural practice and his long-standing connection with Pietrasanta, the city where he has developed much of his work in marble and bronze.

The exhibition unfolds across the historic centre and Marina di Pietrasanta, creating a dialogue between monumental sculpture, architecture and landscape. Works are presented in some of the city’s most iconic locations, including Piazza del Duomo, the Complesso di Sant’Agostino, Piazza Carducci, Piazza dello Statuto, Piazza XXIV Maggio and the pier of Marina di Pietrasanta.

Vélez’s sculptures explore the tension between weight and lightness, solidity and movement. Created in Carrara marble, bronze and steel, the works rise from unexpectedly narrow bases and appear to rotate around an invisible axis. Their rigorous geometry is softened by fluid lines, openings and passages that allow light, space and the surrounding environment to become part of each composition.

The artist describes this approach as a form of relational art: sculpture that is not only observed, but experienced. Viewers are invited to move around and through the works, discovering framed perspectives of Pietrasanta, the Apuan Alps and the sea.

Born in Medellín in 1975, Gustavo Vélez lives and works between Colombia and Pietrasanta. His work has been exhibited internationally across Europe, Asia and the Americas, and his monumental sculptures are included in public and private collections worldwide.

You are kindly invited to the official inauguration of the exhibition on Saturday, 18 July 2026, at 7:00 p.m., at the Cloister of Sant’Agostino, Pietrasanta.


Gustavo Vélez
Le dimensioni dell’equilibrio

Curated by Francesca Sborgi
With a contribution by Eike Schmidt

A Return to Presence

50 New Artworks
Dubai, 6 May 2026

Oblong Contemporary presents A Return to Presence, a significant new exhibition unveiling a curated selection of 50 newly arrived artworks.

More than a presentation of new works, the exhibition marks a moment of recalibration — a return to the essential experience of art as presence, encounter, and shared space.

The selection brings together long-awaited works by Annalù, Stefano Bombardieri, Umberto Ciceri, alongside the sculptural animal bronzes of Giuseppe Maiorana, and the refined visual compositions of Robert Hromec. Complementing the dialogue, the sculptural forms of Gustavo Vélez, carved in marble, introduce a dimension of material clarity and meditative balance. The newest works by Cveto Marsič will also be on display, expanding the exhibition with a distinct painterly perspective rooted in landscape, rhythm, and abstraction.

At its core, the exhibition unfolds as a conversation between form and perception — where sculpture and painting operate not only as objects, but as presences.
Maiorana’s bronzes distill the animal figure into archetypal form — silent, grounded, and enduring. Bombardieri explores weight and existential tension, while Ciceri introduces movement and poise. Annalù expands material language through light and layered transparency. Hromec constructs visual depth through gesture and rhythm, and Vélez shapes marble into meditative clarity, balancing void and volume.

In a time marked by complexity and fragmentation, the exhibition offers something increasingly rare: a space to gather, to reconnect, and to experience art in its most immediate form.

The exhibition opens on 6 May 2026 from 7 PM, with a cocktail reception at Oblong Contemporary, Al Khayat Art Avenue, Al Quoz 1, Dubai.

This presentation introduces a highly limited selection of works, many of which are unique or part of small editions, and will be made available for acquisition for the first time during the evening.

Collectors are invited to engage closely with the artworks and to secure key pieces prior to wider release.

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