Charlotte Johannesson (SE)
Charlotte Johannesson’s work presents a synthesis between the artisanal and the digital. Her practice involves working with both the craft technology of the loom and the digital technology of computer programming, exploring their formal and conceptual connections. Trained as a weaver, Johannesson began creating tapestries in the 1970s as art to address socio-political injustices. From her early experiments across textile and technology, Johannesson’s practice has developed to encompass various media including weaving, painting, digital print and digital slideshows Merging traditional weaving techniques with the experimental investigation of early computer technology, Johannesson continues to reinvent her practice to explore the possibilities for social and cultural change.
Charlotte Johannesson (b. 1943, Malmö, SE) lives and works in Skanör, Sweden. Recent solo exhibitions include: Kunsthalle Friart Fribourg (Fribourg; CH), Nottingham Contemporary (Nottingham; UK) (both 2023); Badischer Kunstverein (Karlsruhe; DE), Hollybush Gardens (London; UK) (both 2022); Museo Reina Sofia (Madrid; ES) (2021). Upcoming and recent group exhibitions include Marta Herford Museum (Herford; DE), MUDAM (Luxembourg City; LU) (all 2024); The 59th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia (Venice; IT); Malmö Konstmuseum (Malmö; SE) (all 2022); Nottingham Contemporary (Nottingham; UK) (2021); Moderna Museet (Stockholm; SE) (2019); Nordic Pavilion, Venice Biennale (Venice; IT) (2017) and 32nd São Paulo Biennale, (São Paulo; BR) (2016).
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Wool, digitally woven
2019
Courtesy the artist, Croy Nielsen, Vienna, and Hollybush Gardens, London
Flag (Turquoise Brown)
Computer graphics plotted on paper
1981-1986
Courtesy the artist, Croy Nielsen, Vienna, and Hollybush Gardens, London
Vote?
Computer graphics plotted on paper
1981-1986
Courtesy the artist, Croy Nielsen, Vienna, and Hollybush Gardens, London
Brain cell
Wool, digitally woven
2019
Courtesy the artist, Croy Nielsen, Vienna, and Hollybush Gardens, London
Revelation
Computer graphics plotted on paper
1981-1986
Courtesy the artist, Croy Nielsen, Vienna, and Hollybush Gardens, London
Joseph Beuys (German artist, 1921-1986)
Computer graphics plotted on paper
1981-1986
Courtesy the artist, Croy Nielsen, Vienna, and Hollybush Gardens, London
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Wool, digitally woven, 2019
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Flag (Turquoise Brown)
Computer graphics plotted on paper, 1981-1986
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Vote?
Computer graphics plotted on paper, 1981-1986
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Brain cell
Wool, digitally woven, 2019
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Revelation
Computer graphics plotted on paper, 1981-1986
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Joseph Beuys (German artist, 1921-1986)
Computer graphics plotted on paper, 1981-1986
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Charlotte Johannesson, installation view Take Me To Another World, Museo Reina Sofia, Madrid, 2021
Courtesy the artist, Croy Nielsen, Vienna, and Hollybush Gardens, London
Nina Beier (DK)
Contrasts and ruptures characterize Nina Beier’s work. She digs into cultural tropes to find things that are loaded with particularly problematic and layered stories, things that have undergone a transformation in terms of their intention, production, distribution, trading and use. Especially those objects that represent collapsed systems are unpacked by Beier, exposing the implicit economical and interpersonal power structures they perform. In doing so, she poses complex questions about the value and meaning of objects.
Nina Beier (b. 1975) lives in Copenhagen and Berlin. Solo exhibitions and commissions include The High Line, New York (2022); Spike Island, Bristol (2018) and Kunstverein Hamburg (2015). Recent group exhibitions include Lyon Biennial; Hammer Museum, Los Angeles (both 2022); São Paulo Biennal, Brazil (2021); the Riga Biennial, Latvia (2020); and YUZ Museum, Shanghai (2018). She is represented by Croy Nielsen, Vienna and STANDARD (OSLO), Oslo.
Nest
Marble and stone eggs, spiral staircase, 800 cm x 200 cm
2021
Photo by David Stjernholm
Guardian
Marble lion and stone egg, 150 × 55 × 125 cm
2021
Photo by Jan Søndergaard
Plug
Ceramic sink and rolled cigar, 17 × 35 × 33 cm
2020
Peanuts
Human hair wig, feathers, 1 Hermès tie, synthetic insulation, nylon, 80.5 × 63 cm
2015
China
Ceramic vase and ceramic dog, dog: 71 × 53 × 30 cm, vase: 72 × 28 × 28 cm
2016
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Nest
Marble and stone eggs, spiral staircase, 800 cm x 200 cm, 2021
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Guardian
Marble lion and stone egg, 150 × 55 × 125 cm, 2021
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Plug
Ceramic sink and rolled cigar, 17 × 35 × 33 cm, 2020
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Peanuts
Human hair wig, feathers, 1 Hermès tie, synthetic insulation, nylon, 80.5 × 63 cm, 2015
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China
Ceramic vase and ceramic dog, dog: 71 × 53 × 30 cm, vase: 72 × 28 × 28 cm, 2016
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