Annika Larsson's new video work New Gravity explores themes such as gravitation and idolization and features for example teenagers and an animated 3D character on a dance floor. There is an underlying sense of violence in this work where legs and feet are in focus as well as the 'geek look'.
Annika Larsson at Andréhn-Schiptjenko
We are proud to present Annika Larsson's second solo show at the gallery and
invite you to the premiere viewing of her new video work New Gravity. Annika
Larsson, b.1972, lives and works in New York. She graduated from the Royal
Academy in Stockholm 2000 and has had an exceptional international career
since then. After winning the Baloise Art Prize for her video work Dog at
Art Basel 2001, her work has been seen in solo shows at Andrea Rosen
Gallery, New York, S.M.A.K, Gent, Centre pour l'image Contemporaine, Geneva
and the ICA, London to name only a few.
Recently, she was the subject of solo show at the Museum für Gegenwartskunst
in Basel, 2003 with an accompanying catalogue. This show will travel to the
Kunsthalle Nürnberg and opens in March 2004. Tema Celeste published the
artist book "Diary #2" about her work Pink Ball 2003 and she also
participated at last year's Istanbul Biennial with the work Blood.
Her new video work New Gravity (29min 30sec,ed.6+1AP) explores themes such
as gravitation and idolization and features for example teenagers and an
animated 3D character on a dance floor. There is an underlying sense of
violence in this work where legs and feet are in focus as well as the 'geek
look'.
As in her earlier video works, Annika Larsson here creates a manipulated
reality in which she works against our expectations on what the image
signifies and how we should decipher it.
The music in New Gravity is by Tobias Bernstrup and Moravagine (both also
participate in the video).
Image: Cigar, video still. 1999
Opening: Thursday January 15th, 5-8 pm. The exhibition continues until
February 21st. Our opening hours are Tues - Fri 11 am-5 pm, Sat 12-5 pm.
Next show: Tobias Bernstrup 'XSEED 4000', 26 February 2004
Andréhn-Schiptjenko
Markvardsgatan 2
S-113 53 Stockholm
Sweden
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