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Galerie Gisela Capitain is pleased to announce its seventh solo exhibition of new works by American artist Anna Gaskell (1969 in Des Moines, Iowa).
In her new exhibition SOFTWHORE, Anna Gaskell creates a quiet, haunting world of images in which inner states take shape. These are scenes between dream and reality, delicate and abysmal at the same time, which do not fully reveal themselves to the viewer – rather, they allow the viewer to slip into a memory that is not their own.
The exhibition title SOFTWHORE unfolds a tension between two terms: “Soft” – gentle, subtle, adaptable – meets “Whore” – a figure often associated with abandonment, compromise and a negotiation of the self. Gaskell understands this as a metaphor for a present in which quiet yielding, skillful bending, has become the currency of society. Her paintings tell of these quiet, often unnoticed moments of self-negotiation – not accusingly, but with a deep sense of ambivalence. Her works are deeply persona…
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Galerie Gisela Capitain is pleased to announce its seventh solo exhibition of new works by American artist Anna Gaskell (1969 in Des Moines, Iowa).
In her new exhibition SOFTWHORE, Anna Gaskell creates a quiet, haunting world of images in which inner states take shape. These are scenes between dream and reality, delicate and abysmal at the same time, which do not fully reveal themselves to the viewer – rather, they allow the viewer to slip into a memory that is not their own.
The exhibition title SOFTWHORE unfolds a tension between two terms: “Soft” – gentle, subtle, adaptable – meets “Whore” – a figure often associated with abandonment, compromise and a negotiation of the self. Gaskell understands this as a metaphor for a present in which quiet yielding, skillful bending, has become the currency of society. Her paintings tell of these quiet, often unnoticed moments of self-negotiation – not accusingly, but with a deep sense of ambivalence. Her works are deeply persona…
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