Anna Solal

Saint-Cirq Lapopie Biennale (2016) exhibition photos

19 October 2016
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Mindy Rose Schwartz, 'Cabin', (2016). Installation view. Courtesy the artist.
Mindy Rose Schwartz, ‘Cabin’, (2016). Installation view. Courtesy the artist+ Saint-Cirq Lapopie Biennale.

The Saint-Cirq Lapopie Biennale was on at various locations around the French village from July 23 to 30, 2016.

Curated by Pierre-Alexandre Mateos and Charles Teyssou, the Biennale took place in a Potemkin village nestled on a hill in the stony region of Lot in south of France and featured work by US and French based artists Cédric Fargues, Aidan Koch, Richard Phillips, Bunny Rogers, Mindy Rose Schwartz and Anna Solal.

The site-specific work was installed in various public places in the area (abandoned house, church, street, cemetery) and explored the relative authenticity of this ‘perfect’ village, emphasizing its artificial Disney-ification within the idyllic pastoral vision; too unreal to live in, too authentic to erase.**

The Saint-Cirq Lapopie Biennale was on at various locations around the French village from July 23 to July 30, 2016.

Header image: Mindy Rose Schwartz, ‘Cabin’, (2016). Installation view. Courtesy the artist+ Saint-Cirq Lapopie Biennale.

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The Garden @ Room E-10 27 (2016) exhibition photos

23 August 2016
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Curated by Thomas Butler and Anna Solal, The Garden group exhibition was on at Paris’ ROOM E-10 27  and ran from February 11 until March 4, 2016.

Bea Fremderman, 'Untitled' (2016). Display view. Photo by Quentin Dubret. Courtesy Room E-10 27, Paris.
Bea Fremderman, ‘Untitled’ (2016). Display view. Photo by Quentin Dubret. Courtesy Room E-10 27, Paris.

The show was based at an offsite project at the Cité des Arts and featured work by artists Bianca Bondi, Joel Dean, Cédric Fargues, Bea Fremderman, Timothy Furey, Frieder Haller, Rosie Hastings & Hannah Quinlan, Leslie Martinelli, Anna Sagström, Pepo Salazar, Fabio Santacroce and Anna Solal.

Spanning sculpture, video-as-readymade, readymades-as-sculpture, photography and a site-specific sculpture/installation, the show brought together works that address collaboration by using the fertile metaphor of the garden, touching upon the urgency of creation and the making of new bonds in an arid and stilted atmosphere:

“In the shadow of a nuclear station in Dungeness, England sits Derek Jarman’s meditative and arid garden. Poking out of the flint surface, its irises, plants and rusty crosses made from wrenches, is a far cry from the green monochrome of Bree Van de Kampf ’s perfectly tended lawns that adorn Wisteria Lane.”**

The Garden was on at Paris’ ROOM E-10 27, running February 11 to March 4, 2016.

Header image: Cedric Fargues, ‘I’m so pansy you already know’ (2016). Display view. Photo by Quentin Dubret. Courtesy Room E-10 27, Paris.

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Il Futuro Era Bellissimo Per Noi @ Cité Internationale, Apr 14 – 30

13 April 2016
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The Il Futuro Era Bellissimo Per Noi group exhibition is on at Paris’ Cité Internationale des Arts, opening April 14 and running to April 30.

Hosted off-site by Bari’s 63rd-77th steps, there is little information about the show, aside from the Italian title that translates to a softly poignant ‘The Future Was Beautiful For Us’ in English and a typically impressive list of artists taking part, including Mathis Collins, Cédric Fargues, Kareem Lotfy, Quintessa Matranga, and Ilya Smirnov among others.

The “project staircase” founded by Fabio Santacroce has hosted a number of interesting exhibitions in various locations like the 14 steps of an abandoned 20th century building it takes it’s name from in Italy, a deserted bank, and the beach.

This Paris event will be happening in apartment 8003 of the studio building by appointment only following the opening and comes soundtracked by a cover version of Italian song ‘L’immensità’ (‘immensity’ in English) by singer-songwriter Gianna Nannini on the 63rd-77th website.

Other artists taking part include Sean Townley, Mariantonietta Bagliato, Anna Franceschini, Frieder Haller, Emanuele Marcuccio, Josip Novosel and Anna Solal.

See the 63rd-77th steps website for details.**

Uffe Isolotto, 'Phallus-Vagina Dentata (Sarlacc, Graboid, ???, Shai-Hulud)' (2015) @ AFA 2. Install view. Courtesy 63rd-77th STEPS.
Uffe Isolotto, ‘Phallus-Vagina Dentata (Sarlacc, Graboid, ???, Shai-Hulud)’ (2015) @ AFA 2. Install view. Courtesy 63rd-77th STEPS, Bari.

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The Garden @ ROOM E-10 27, Feb 11 – 24

10 February 2016
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The Garden group show will be on at Paris’ ROOM E-10 27, opening February 11 and running to February 24.

Thirteen artists will show work in ROOM E-10 27’s garden. The pieces will contribute to the environment, finding moments between the domesticity of nature and the ability to overcome and menace it, according to the press release, which also tells a tender story about Derek Jarman’s meditative and arid garden:

“Poking out of the flint surface, its irises, plants and rusty crosses made from wrenches, is a far cry from the green monochrome of Bree Van de Kampf’s perfectly tended lawns that adorn Wisteria Lane.”

Artists in the show include Rosie Hastings & Hannah Quinlan, Anna Solal, Fabio Santacroce, Anna Sagström, and Cédric Fargues. 

See the ROOM E-10-27 webpage for more details**

Neighbourhood, Anna Solal (2012). Courtesy the artist.
Anna Solal, ‘Neighbourhood’ (2012). Courtesy the artist.
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