Zurich-based artist Gina Fischli signed with a London gallery in 2019, just a year after completing her master's degree at the Royal Academy of Arts in London, and will be exhibiting her first solo exhibition Deep Water in 2021. ” was held at a soft opening. And now she's back with her latest exhibition, “Love Love Love.”
Parade of urban animals—Poodle, pug, rabbit, mouse, fox—Wander around the catwalk. Each seems to occupy an identity between doll and individual creature, each with their own first name (which serves as the title of each artwork), such as John, David, Ruth, and Agatha. By elevating the sculptures onto a platform, Fischli creates an intense encounter between the viewer and the artwork. The largest sculptures made of wire, plaster and fabric exceed his one meter in height. Some wear almost human-like costumes, which suggests the way we anthropomorphize animals when we make them pets.
Gina Fischli arabella (2024). Photo by Tom Carter, courtesy of the artist and Soft Opening.
The exhibition examines the relationship between humans and domestic and wild animals, with the gallery stating in a press release that “the treatment that humans inflict on domestic pets through overbreeding, styling, and ornamentation is influenced by love, care, and care. , demonstrating the integration of management.” The soft opening also stated that “the parallels between these popular attitudes towards animals and the purposes we give to art are striking”, citing the glitz of the commercial art world, and that the exhibition It has been described as “a pet story, a pet story.''art—And about us too. ”
Fischli (born 1989) lives and works in Zurich. She has had solo and two-person exhibitions in Paris, New York, Riga, Amsterdam, Zurich, and Berlin.
Gina Fischli “Love Love Love” (2024). Photo by Tom Carter, courtesy of the artist and Soft Opening.
Founded by Antonia Marsh, Soft Opening represents 12 emerging UK-based national and international artists, showcasing their work across two locations in London. The first he opened at Piccadilly Circus tube station in 2018, and the second he opened a year later in London. East London.Gallery has published a monograph good service In 2022.
'Love Love Love' is on display at the soft opening of 6 Minerva Street, E2 9EH from Wednesday to Saturday 6th April, 12pm to 6pm.
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