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Tolia Curriculum

James Richards, We came into this world wanting milk - everything else was made up as we went along

Men standing on the beach and in the water.
Tolia Astakhishvili, Tolia Curriculum, 2026, courtesy of the artist


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To mark the final chapter of “Tolia Curriculum“, artist James Richards—a longstanding collaborator of Tolia Astakhishvili—presents a screening program.

James Richards (b. 1983, Cardiff, Wales) works in Berlin. His practice encompasses expanded film, video, and installation. Richards’ provocative and seductive moving-image works collage together a wide range of source material, ranging from intimate home movies, archival footage, and television signals to rich musical soundtracks. Richards often collaborates with other artists, either as a composer, visual artist, or curator.

Tolia Curriculum is a project conceived by artist Tolia Astakhishvili, unfolding as a daily schedule of workshops, lectures, screenings, readings, and participatory formats for children and adults. In the lead-up to “Figure of the Child“, her largest exhibition to date, Astakhishvili opens her production and installation process to the public as she develops her work in situ.

Program Overview.

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