Levan Chogoshvili's first large-scale solo show in the country will take place at the Atinati Cultural Center

Use of police forces against supporters of artist Sandro Sulaberidze have been criticised by country's top state officials

Amid the ongoing war in Ukraine, exhibitors at the third edition of Georgia's premier commercial art event hoped to dispel the idea that the nation "exists on the periphery of Russia”

It has art schools, tradition, a culturally rich catchment area, and a true-grit backer