Krystallklart Lys / Crystal Clear Light II, Sandefjord Kunstforening, Norway, Feb 10. - March 10., 2024

Krystallklart lys II åpner utstillingsåret 2024 ved Sandefjord Kunstforening, og er en duo-utstilling med Margrethe Aanestad og Siv Bugge Vatne. Kurator er Arnhild Sunnanå. Krystallklart lys er planlagt som en serie utstillinger ved ulike visningssteder både nasjonalt og internasjonalt, og første versjon ble vist i 2023 ved Dimensions Variable i Miami, Florida. Utstillingen for 2024 i Sandefjord kunstforening vil inkludere flere nye verks som vises for første gang i Norge. Åpning 10. februar kl 14.00.

Krystallklart lys II / Crystal Clear Light II is a duo-exhibition between Margrethe Aanestad (NO) and Siv Bugge Vatne (NO), curated by Arnhild Sunnanå (NO). The exhibition is part of a serie taking place at selected art galleries nationally and internationally. The first edition were on view at Dimensions Variable in Miami, FL, July - Oct 2023. The exhibition at Sandefjord Kunstforening starts the 2024-program, and will include several new works.

Supported by Norske billedkunstneres vederlagsfond and Stavanger kommune, Norway

Foto: Siv Bugge Vatne

Foundations Winter 2024 - online fair on Artsy, solo presentation by Yi Gallery, Jan-Feb 2024

Solo presentation by Yi gallery, NYC, at the online art fair Foundations on Artsy, Jan 23.- Feb 12., 2024.

For this invitation-only fair on the leading platform Artsy, Yi gallery is participatig with a solo presentation by gallery artist Margrethe Aanestad. Click here to see the presentation.

Available exclusively online on Artsy.net, the fair highlights international galleries that support emerging artists. 

"Looking North: Karian Amaya, Margrethe Aanestad, Shane Charles" in Zero Thought to Z, NYC

Stephen Gambello writes; A long overdue article about the wonderful and transformative show at Yi Gallery this past Spring.

“The North Light is constant, never changing its direction. In that constant light, there is the shining sun’s circular shape, offering its cyclical manifest. In this exhibit, LOOKING NORTH,  three artists from diverse backgrounds come together and look north to an open future, an unknown realm of possibilities.” Click here to read the full review.

Scandinavia House, New York: "Narrative Threads", opening Oct 14., 2023

Narrative Threads: Works by Eight Nordic Artists
October 14., 2023 - February 17., 2024
at Scandinavia House - The Nordic Center in America in Manhattan, New York
Curated by Emily Stoddart

Margrethe Aanestad (Norway), Hrafnhildur Arnadóttir / Shoplifter (Iceland), Hildur Ásgeirsdóttir Jónsson (Iceland), Hildur Bjarnadóttir (Iceland), Astrid Krogh (Denmark), Heidi Hankaniemi (Finland), Marianne Huotari (Finland), Kristina Riska (Finland).
Narrative Threads - Works by Eight Nordic Artists presents multi-media artwork by Nordic artists, each distinguished by their innovative use of natural, synthetic and digital materials, that explore Nordic craft traditions through a contemporary lens. Works in the exhibition engage with material experimentation and digital technology, as textile design, ceramics, stitching, painting, audio recording and assemblage unleash diverse narrative expressions and perspectives.
Click here to read more.

 

The Art of Landing (or Leaving), 2021 / Photo: Devyn Nunes

 

"Krystallklart Lys / Crystal Clear Light" - Margrethe Aanestad & Siv Bugge Vatne, Dimensions Variable, Miami, FL, Opening reception July 29., 2023

Very happy to share!

Dimensions Variable (DV), Miami, FL, presents a two-person exhibition titled Crystal Clear Light, curated by Arnhild Sunnanå (NO), and features the work of Margrethe Aanestad (NO) and Siv Bugge Vatne (NO).

The exhibition opens on July 29, 2023, 6—9 pm in the Main Gallery and runs through September 2023. Talk starte at 5pm.
dimensionsvariable.net

Supported by Stavanger City Municipality, Rogaland County Municipality and OCA
(Office of Contemporary Art, Norway).

 
 

Artist talk: Margrethe Aanestad in conversation with Ian Cofre at Yi gallery, Industry City, Brooklyn, April 29., 4-6pm

Looking forward to this artist talk with writer and curator Ian Cofre at Yi gallery on April 29., 4-6 pm!

In conjunction with the exhibition Looking North in the gallery, Brooklyn-based Norwegian artist Margrethe Aanestad discusses her practice with Ian Cofre. For more details please visit Yi Gallery and Industrycity.com

Open to the public. Industry City, Building 2, 254 36th Street, Suite B634.

 
 

Marco X Margrethe / a commission for Shine Portrait Studio, Newark, NJ, 2023

My collaboration with fashion designer Marco Hall, Newark, NJ, is launched! This is a commission by Shine Portrait Studio on Halsey street, Newark, NJ, and #3 of an ongoing series where visual artists are invited to collaborate with Newark resident Marco Hall. The five final garments are art+fashion pieces, and exists now in the permanent collection at Shine Portrait Studio - for use during future photo sessions. Below are photos from the Lookbook-workshop in March 2023. @shine_portraitstudio. Please click here to see the full collection.

Photo: Anthony Alvarez
Models: Lian Brooks, Tamalie

SARAHCROWN New York - Flat Files Project Feb. 7.-21., 2023

My hand made silkscreen prints serie “Eternal” (2020) Limited Edition, are included in the inaugural edition of SARAHCROWN New York´s new Flat Files Program. Metallic Gold, Mint-Turqouise, Peachy-Pink, on Somerset Satin Paper. 76x57 cm / 30x22.5 in.

Flat Files Program presents a curated selection of two-dimensional, unframed original artworks on paper such as drawings, paintings, collages, watercolors, prints, and photographs, while also including smaller scale works on panels or boards. The works can be purchased online or in-person at the gallery.

Please go to www.sarahcrown.com for details.

SARAHCROWN New York
373 Broadway
New York, NY 10013

Photo: Jan Inge Haga

New artist-book release: “Tide - Story of Logo” - Plume House of Prayer Series II, published by Shine Portrait Studio, Newark, NJ., 2022

I am proud to finally share my new artist-book “Tide - Story of Logo” - the latest release in the “Plume House of Prayer” Series II, published by Shine Portrait Studio in Newark, NJ
Published Artists: Margrethe Aanestad, Adama Delphine Fawundu, Beau McCall, Adrienne Wheeler
Please click here to read more.

Publisher and Editor: Nick Kline
Finely crafted risograph and binding: Anthony Alvarez
Design: Chantal Fischazng.
10x10 inches (24,5x24,5 cm) - 99 ex. 65 pages. DM for purchase / details.

 
 

"Stille forvandling / Silent Metamorphosis", solo exhibition at Abbot´s House, Utstein Monastery, Museum Stavanger, Norway, July 3.-31., 2022

Stille Forvandling / Silent Metamorphosis - Solo exhibition in the newly renovated Abbot´s House by Utstein Monastery, Stavanger, Norway. Curated by Arnhild Sunnanå (NO), this is a parallell to my current foyer-exhibition at Utstein Kloster hotel close by, also curated by Sunnanå. Stille Forvandling / Silent Metamorphosis is on view July 3.-31., 2022.

 

Install view
Photo: Jan Inge Haga

 

Eternal XIV, commissioned by NYU Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music, Brooklyn

Iterations of the “Eternal”-series (circular, pastel-drawings made in very few, selected nuances, which I began in 2017) have been rendered in various scales, sequentially differentiated by roman numerals. Eternal XIV, 2021), defines the largest scale in the series (diameter 60 in / 150 cm). This one has s a dark blue tone - and is in company with only one other in same color and size (Eternal VI, 2018) located in Norway, currently on view at Utstein Kloster Hotel. Eternal XIV, 2021, was commissioned by NYU Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music in 2019.

«The circle that is Eternal XIV, 2021 takes up a great deal of physical space. When framed it almost becomes a sculpture, a statement of scale and presence. At the same time, it also provides an immaterial negative space; serving as an entrance, a portal, a to a place to glimpse and contemplate what may lie ahead.» - (excerpt from the NYU statement). For more photos, please click here.

 

Photo: Devyn Nunes