Review by Elly Belle in the Arts- and Aulture magazine Observer ..…In Margrethe Aanestad’s pieces, she explores gentleness in a perhaps unexpected way. “Stille Forvandling / Silent Transition V” and “Stille Forvandling / Silent Transition VI”, two long canvasses covered in pink hues of chalk, portray the meeting of unlikely subjects. You wouldn’t expect chalk on something besides a blackboard in a classroom or perhaps a sidewalk. In making them friends, letting the soft pastel purple and pink chalk fade slowly off the page until it’s barely noticeable, Aanestad shows the intimacy of the “after.” Often, we are either so caught in the moment or so worried about the future that we can’t feel the beautiful intensity of liminal space and transition periods. Aanestad is not afraid of these moments and captures them with grace and precision, the same way she does by placing marble over satin… (excerpt)
The group exhibition curated by Daniel Johnson features works by Margrethe Aanestad, Daniel Arturo Almeida, Dalia Amara, Cyriaco Lopes and Randy West.
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