Matteo Cantarella (DK)
Matteo Cantarella was established in 2022 in a residential complex in the outer district of Nordvest, in Copenhagen. From the beginning the gallery has supported the career of emerging artists, oftentimes presenting their first solo exhibitions in Scandinavia. The gallery focuses on positions which are critically invested in addressing our institutional, political and ecological surroundings. The programme reflects this ethos and places a particular emphasis on queer and female artists working with installation, performance, time-based media and painting.
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CHART
For CHART 2024, Matteo Cantarella’s presentation will reflect on the relational and material influence of our constructed and ecological environments. Through evocations of nature, labour and economy, the presentation will include paintings by Julia Selin and Cecilie Norgaard, sculptures by Therese Bülow and Vibe Overgaard, and drawings by Frederikke Jul Vedelsby.
Cecilie Norgaard, Player 041180130, 2022. Courtesy of the artist and Matteo Cantarella
Frederikke Jul Vedelsby, Tell me everything (Drawing), 2023. Courtesy of the artist and Matteo Cantarella
Julia Selin, Shell shifters (as ghosts inside the artist mind), 2024. Courtesy of the artist and Matteo Cantarella
Therese Bülow, DRAMA (tøj), 2022. Courtesy of the artist and Matteo Cantarella. Photo by Per Andersen
Vibe Overgaard, Towers of Dust, 2023. Courtesy of the artist and Matteo Cantarella. Photo by Brian Kure
Therese Bülow (DK)
Concerned with echoes of a forgotten past and the remnants of our biological memory, Therese Bülow explores the concept of corporeality across a wide field of inquiry, contending with the crafted body to reconsider the constructs of our habitual comprehension, and to diminish the distance between humanity and its ecological surroundings.
Therese Bülow (b.1996; DK) lives and works in Copenhagen and Malmö. The artist holds both a Masters of Fine Arts and Bachelors of Fine Arts from Malmö Art Academy (Malmö; SE). Recent exhibitions include: Skånes Konstforening (Malmö; SE), Galleri CC (Malmö; SE), Den Gamle By (Aarhus; DK), Matteo Cantarella (Copenhagen; DK), Den frie udstillingsbygning (Copenahgen; DK), Uppsala konstmuseum (Uppsala; SE).
Longing for another Tongue
Aluminium, stainless steel, belts, water, kønrøg (pigment)
2021-2024
Courtesy of the artist and Matteo Cantarella
DRAMA (tøj)
Cast and brushed aluminium, raw wool from Spælsau sheep
2022
Courtesy of the artist and Matteo Cantarella. Photo by Per Andersen
Sack Time (Hull Connect)
Mattress, casted aluminium, cork, stainless steel
2023
Courtesy of the artist and Matteo Cantarella
Løber
Soap, hibiscus, iron ochre, steel
2022
Courtesy of the artist and Matteo Cantarella. Photo by Youngjae Lih
Løber
Soap, hibiscus, iron ochre, steel
2022
Courtesy of the artist and Matteo Cantarella. Photo by Youngjae Lih
Puzzle Piece for Deer(est) Heart
Cast and polished aluminium, soap, magnets, felt dyed with dyer's chamomile, iron oxide, steel
2022
Courtesy of the artist and Matteo Cantarella. Photo by Youngjae Lih
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Longing for another Tongue
Aluminium, stainless steel, belts, water, kønrøg (pigment), 2021-2024
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DRAMA (tøj)
Cast and brushed aluminium, raw wool from Spælsau sheep, 2022
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Sack Time (Hull Connect)
Mattress, casted aluminium, cork, stainless steel, 2023
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Løber
Soap, hibiscus, iron ochre, steel, 2022
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Løber
Soap, hibiscus, iron ochre, steel, 2022
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Puzzle Piece for Deer(est) Heart
Cast and polished aluminium, soap, magnets, felt dyed with dyer's chamomile, iron oxide, steel, 2022
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Therese Bülow, The Pointer Postion, Installation view, 2022, Malmö Art Academy
Courtesy the artist and Matteo Cantarella. Photo by Youngjae Lih
Portrait of Therese Bülow
Courtesy of Matteo Cantarella. Photo by Clara Reeh
Julia Selin (SE)
Working with painting as her elected medium, Julia Selin looks at the world from unsettling, unseen perspectives. Informed by the Scandinavian tradition of artists like Edvard Munch, Peder Balke, and Akseli Gallen-Kallela, her work integrates references from the natural world which becomes a filter through which sense her physical and incorporeal surroundings.
Julia Selin (b. 1986, Trollhättan; SE) lives and works in Malmö, Sweden. Recent exhibitions include Matteo Cantarella (Copenhagen; DK), Tara Downs (New York; US), Galleri Flach (Stockholm; SE), Galleri Thomas Wallner (Simris; SE), Skene (Malmö; SE), Porte (Leipzig; DE), Werkhalle Wiesenburg (Berlin; DE), Alma Löv Museum (Östra Ämtervik; SE).
41 billion years
Oil on canvas
2023
Courtesy the artist and Matteo Cantarella
Shell shifters as ghosts inside the artist mind
Oil on polyester
2024
Courtesy the artist and Matteo Cantarella
Am I mistaking the fluttering moth for a ticking clock
Oil on canvas
2023
Courtesy the artist and Matteo Cantarella
Worm paths
Oil on canvas
2023
Courtesy the artist and Matteo Cantarella
Strange sauce in the night mire (hot, soggy mire)
Oil on canvas
2023
Courtesy the artist and Matteo Cantarella
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41 billion years
Oil on canvas, 2023
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Shell shifters as ghosts inside the artist mind
Oil on polyester, 2024
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Am I mistaking the fluttering moth for a ticking clock
Oil on canvas, 2023
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Worm paths
Oil on canvas, 2023
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Strange sauce in the night mire (hot, soggy mire)
Oil on canvas, 2023
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Julia Selin, Julia Selin knows nothing about the trees, Installation view, 2024, Matteo Cantarella
Courtesy the artist and Matteo Cantarella
Portrait of Julia Selin
Courtesy of Matteo Cantarella. Photo by Matti Sumari