AMERICAN ARTIST, CARRIE ABLE, DEBUTS AT VENICE BIENNALE
WITH MULTIMEDIA, INTERACTIVE EXHIBITION
From NEW YORK CITY, USA to VENICE, ITALY—American artist Carrie Able (she/her) announces first large-scale European, solo-exhibition, DALL’ANIMA, premiering at the 59th Venice Biennale during the sixth edition of Personal Structures: Reflections.
Invited by the European Cultural Centre (ECC), Able’s exhibition will be on view in the historic 15th Century palace, Palazzo Bembo, steps away from the Rialto Bridge on the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy.
DALL’ANIMA, ‘of the soul’, represents the full capacity of Able’s multidisciplinary practice, exploring themes of simultaneous joy and pain of the human experience. On view for seven months, an anticipated 200,000+ guests will view Able’s exhibition, which is a testament to her cross-media vision and a cultimation of experimentation and form.
“Able is our first exhibiting multimedia artist to simultaneously bridge the worlds of music, dance, traditional oil painting, poetry, and mixed reality with all of her works. She weaves disciplines together to build a world of her own, which she invites us to step inside," says the ECC.
“Referencing identity and experience through an inherently layered process, Carrie Able’s works can be viewed as the convergence of the Metaverse and Web3 within international gallery spaces. Able’s consistent vision within both art and tech has built a unique link to the experiences of creation, exhibition, and collection,” says curator, Sam Light.
A pioneer in the expanding discipline of digitally native works, Able positions new metaverse technologies against the context of Personal Structures, informing global audiences about how immersive art can increase accessibility and cross-cultural communication. The nuances of mixed reality have yet to break through into widespread fine art adoption.
The works on view in DALL’ANIMA highlight the integration of technology through all stages of creativity—the visual components of this exhibition include the premier of 8 large-scale oil paintings, which act as Augmented Reality-markers, volumetric, SLS 3D printed sculptures, fully immersive VR digital paintings and a holographic installation of a choreographed music performance. Components of the exhibition in-person and remotely will be interactive with Able’s new custom app, such as a physical art-book.
Selected works will be available for collection as NFTs through a verified drop on Nifty Gateway on April 20, 2022, with subsequent drops following the exhibition opening.
On April 22 at 7:30pm / 19:30 at Palazzo Bembo, Able will perform live. The 30-minute show will include original music and arrangements by Able and original choreography by Pink Supakarn. Together with Able and Supakarn, dancer Kate Griffler will perform a version of what appears as a hologram within the exhibition.