In just a few years, Christina Quarles has become a significant name on the international art scene. Now, she is being shown for the first time in the Nordic region in this extensive solo exhibition.
Christina Quarles
07.06–08.09.24
Christina Quarles explores questions about racial and sexual identities, gender, and queerness through a beautiful and intricate body of work. On vibrant, monumental canvases and intimate paper formats, she constructs complex compositions with the human body as the ubiquitous starting point. In her work, the body is ambiguous and constantly undergoing transformation, never locked into a rigidly defined form.
Quarles' personal experiences, where she has felt that inhabiting a mixed-race, queer body is fundamentally different from observing that same body from the outside, have been defining for her work. Her ability to depict the body in its complexity and defy ingrained notions of race, gender, and sexuality has made her a significant voice in contemporary art.
Christina Quarles (b. 1985) lives and works in Los Angeles. She holds a Master's degree from the Yale School of Art (2016). Quarles has had numerous solo exhibitions and was prominently featured in the critically acclaimed exhibition The Milk of Dreams at the Venice Biennale in 2022. Among her recent solo exhibitions are those at the Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin (2023); MCA Chicago, Chicago (2021); and South London Gallery, London (2021).
Chantal Joffe and Anna Bjerger present poetically strong paintings, showcasing a painterly kinship between two artists whose lives and works have intertwined.
Chantal Joffe & Anna Bjerger
21.06–08.09.24
As young artists, Chantal Joffe and Anna Bjerger shared a studio, building a close relationship and a tight collaborative environment. Women, children, potted plants, fashion, and detailed, intimate scenes comprise the subject matter that characterizes both artists' universes. The upcoming exhibition at Gammel Strand delves into the narrative of friendship, community, and the loneliness of being in the middle of life and longing for what has already passed.
Chantal Joffe (b. 1969) is an American-born, English artist based in London. Working on a large scale, her figurative paintings often depict women, clothing, fashion, and children. Chantal graduated from the Glasgow School of Art in Scotland and The Royal College of Art in London.
Anna Bjerger (b. 1973) is a Swedish artist living and working in Småland. She graduated from Central St. Martins School of Art and Design and The Royal College of Art in London. In her poetic and figurative paintings, Bjerger explores subjects from the intimate sphere, ranging from a coffee cup or a pair of shoes to friendships and other close relationships.
