A plus A gallery is delighted to present the first exhibition made in collaboration with TJ Boulting gallery from London. The two galleries host each other’s exhibitions, with A plus A exhibiting at TJ Boulting in London in 2022 with a show by Enej Gala. For this first collaboration, TJ Boulting presents a solo show of British artist Kate Dunn, which was shown in June at the gallery in London, and presents some new works made especially for Venice.
“The Tabernacle” invites you to experience the travelling tent of wandering, with a multi-sensory painting installation, through the lens of gabber music’s ‘pharmakon’. The tabernacle was a tent made by Moses in ancient times, built under the premise of being God’s dwelling on Earth; the tent was omnipotent, well known for its potential to emancipate or destroy.
Using UV reactive pigments, that also respond to rave culture, Kate has created paintings that exist in three stages within the installation – under normal gallery light, then UV light and finally darkness. Under UV light the pigments charge, absorbing and reflecting light and becoming their own light source, which they then emit in darkness, adjusting the optics of the painting. The pigment acts as a living organism, reflecting back at us our own cyclical nature.
Website: www.aplusa.it
Location: A plus A Gallery, Venice
Schedule: until December 18, 2022
