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Pierre le Riche, The Grappling, 2025 (detail 1)
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Pierre le Riche, The Grappling, 2025 (detail 2)
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Pierre le Riche South African, b. 1986
The Grappling, 2025
Acrylic yarn on polyester cloth
140 x 172 cm.
55 1/8 x 67 3/4 in.
(Unframed)
55 1/8 x 67 3/4 in.
(Unframed)
Series: Intersections Revisited
Signed on front side
RICP/021
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The Grappling, 2025 There is something playful yet unsettling about the figures in The Grappling. Their brightly colored bodies twist around one another, with arms reaching in different directions and...
The Grappling, 2025
There is something playful yet unsettling about the figures in The Grappling. Their brightly colored bodies twist around one another, with arms reaching in different directions and legs crossing at unexpected angles. Some gestures resemble an embrace, while others suggest a struggle.
The figures appear caught in a physical encounter that offers no clear indication of who is supporting whom. Their movements seem forceful, yet the soft texture of the yarn gives their bodies a warmth that contrasts with the tension of their positions.
The title can refer to physical confrontation or the effort to deal with difficult feelings. Both possibilities seem present in the composition. The figures remain closely connected, but their gestures leave the nature of that connection uncertain.
Exhibitions
Pierre le Riche
Online exhibition + Artsy
Intersections Revisited
October 15 - November 28, 2026