State support for placing Georgian products on Alibaba.com creates unique opportunities for global accessibility - Irakli Nadareishvili
Irakli Nadareishvili, Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, stated that the state-supported initiative to place Georgian companies on Alibaba.com is a significant part of the government’s policy to promote and encourage exports. According to him, the general agreement signed between the Enterprise Georgia Agency and Alibaba.com, one of the leading e-commerce platforms, is crucial for Georgian entrepreneurs and exporters. This agreement allows Georgian export products, including those in premium categories, to be listed, creating unique opportunities for global access.
“One of the key directions of the Georgian government’s policy to support entrepreneurship and business is the promotion of exports. Over the years, the state has built a substantial portfolio of programs and facilitating tools, primarily offered to our exporters through the Enterprise Georgia platform. This includes participation in exhibitions, technical assistance, grant programs, and various trainings. At this stage, we are expanding the range of opportunities available to our exporters, enabling them to place their products on Alibaba.com” – Irakli Nadareishvili said.
In the initial phase, around 50 Georgian companies are planned to be registered on Alibaba.com. The Enterprise Georgia Agency will fully cover the annual membership fee, as well as other costs associated with product promotion and placement on the platform. Notably, Georgian companies will benefit from the Global Gold Supplier status, a verification that increases trust in the companies and helps potential buyers make informed decisions.
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Rusudan Khizanishvili’s personal Iconography
22.08.2025.12:19
TBC Concept Gallery is pleased to present the exhibition Rusudan Khizanishvili’s Personal Iconography. The exhibition unfolds in two parts: the first floor is dedicated to graphic works, while the second floor features six large-scale paintings.
Although Khizanishvili is widely recognized for her vivid and colorful canvases, her black-and-white drawings in pencil are being presented here for the first time as a separate body of work.
What do these graphic works reveal? At first glance, they might resemble illustrations for a fairy tale. Yet the narrative, the myth, or the character they might belong to remains elusive. Khizanishvili’s women appear as heroines of unknown myths, inhabiting enigmatic scenes whose storylines resist easy deciphering. Their mystery recalls the black-and-white collagraph prints of the Cuban graphic artist Belkis Ayón, who drew on the secret, orally transmitted stories of the Abakuá religious society.
Khizanishvili paints her canvases in the studio, but her works on paper are created at home. As the artist herself notes, each drawing functions like a diary entry. With graphite pencil she renders exaggerated figures of her protagonists—giant women whose very skin takes on a strange, textured surface. Through layers of directional hatching she transforms their bodies until they seem clothed in scales or wings. These figures may be dining, embracing skull-headed creatures, or lying in a sulfur bath where a masseur stands pressing down on them with his feet. A lot is happening in these drawings: the artist uses her imagination to create a personal iconography and tells stories through her own characters.
Rusudan Khizanishvili lives and works in Tbilisi. Over the past decade, her work has been exhibited extensively in Georgia and internationally. She currently collaborates with several international galleries, including Kornfeld (Berlin), LJ Galerie (Paris), Mimmo Scognamiglio (Milan), and Window Project (Tbilisi).
In 2025 she held a solo exhibition at Seojung Art Gallery (Busan/Seoul, South Korea) and participated in a three-artist group exhibition at Kornfeld (Berlin). Later this year, a duo exhibition is planned at CAM Galería (Mexico City, Mexico).
Her works are part of several public and private collections, including the Georgian National Museum of Art, Oni Regional Museum, the Kvareli foundation, and the Breus Foundation.
All works on view are courtesy of the artist and gallery Window Project, Tbilisi.
Curated by Irena Popiashvili.
Venue: Marjanishvili 7, TBC Concept Flagship
Exhibition opening: September 1st, 18:00- 20:00
Exhibiton duration – 1.09.-15.10.2025
Opening hours: Monday – Saturday, 10:00 – 20:00.
