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Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Alex Vlasov: My Kid Could Do That

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Cleveland Institute of Art recently issued the following announcement.

My Kid Could Do That examines how the boundaries between visible and descriptive realities come close together. By dealing with the formal and fundamental aspects such as 

figure-ground relationship, physical properties of paint or texture, the paintings stand as a reminder that first of all they are paintings. Thus, taking its materiality into our physical 

environment, it operates as a propositional sign that says art is about the real-time and immediate central perception that lead to ideas behind the work and what those ideas might 

be. The moment of experiencing a configuration such as painting becomes a moment of the intellectual experience of that configuration. Consequently, it becomes an idea/art itself

—how we experience painting, construct images and meaning out of them in our heads.

In relation to this moment, as we live in unprecedented times, the exhibition highlights the artist’s optimistic worldview along with humor as relief and release. It reminds how 

wonderful it is to smile even if there is chaos outside.

My Kid Could Do That will be on view March 7–16 in the Ann and Norman Roulet Student + Alumni Gallery. A closing reception will take place from 5 to 8pm Wednesday, March 16.

All visitors are required to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination upon entering CIA. They also will undergo a brief health-assessment screening and be required to wear a mask at 

all times. Learn more about what to expect by reading the Vaccination Requirement: Visitors to CIA section at cia.edu/covid.

Original source can be found here.

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