The group show, opening this week, features Jake Chapman, Tony Matelli, and Cajsa von Zeipel
When it comes to the contemporary arts scene in Stockholm, Andréhn-Schiptjenko’s gallery is always present in conversation. Founded in 1991, the gallery (which opened a Parisian outpost in 2019) works with a mission to feature a host of international artists working with a variety of mediums. With a particular eye towards Scandinavian talent, Andréhn-Schiptjenko has become a fixture of art fairs and museum collaborations.
Installation view. Photo: Courtesy the artists and Andréhn-Schiptjenko, Stockholm, Paris
Opening on May 30th is the gallery’s latest exhibition, entitled Echo. The show is composed of four pieces by three artists - the British Jake Chapman, American Tony Matelli, and Swedish Cajsa von Zeipel – united under the story of Echo from Ovid’s Metamorphoses. The nymph, Echo, was cursed to repeat the words of others instead of speaking her own; while these featured artists certainly have control of their voices, they too act as mirrors, reflecting societal critiques and discourse.
Jake Chapman, 'Sacred Relices from the Neoliberalithic Era,' 2021. Photo: Photo courtesy of the artists and Andréhn-Schiptjenko, Stockholm, Paris
Cajsa von Zeipel, 'Mommy Crane,' 2022. Photo: Photo courtesy of the artists and Andréhn-Schiptjenko, Stockholm, Paris
Tony Matelli, 'Arrangement,' 2023. Photo: Alexandra De Cossette. Photo courtesy of the artists and Andréhn-Schiptjenko, Stockholm, Paris
All three artists have contributed sculptural pieces to the show, with a wry tapestry by Chapman rounding out the exhibition. Central to all three sculptures is a sense of the body. While this theme is somewhat abstracted in Chapman’s snowman-like Sacred Relics From the Neoliberalithic Era, it becomes literalized in Matelli and Von Zeipel’s two sculptures. Matelli subverts both the self portrait and the classical sculpture with his glitchy realism, while Von Zeipel’s figure depicts a fantasy of body and technology. Ultimately, the show speaks to the convergence of the human experience with conditions both environmental and technological, truly an Echo of the current moment.
Echo will be on view at Andréhn-Schiptjenko (Linnégatan 31, 114 47, Stockholm, Sweden) between May 30th and June 29th. The opening will take place on the evening of the 30th from 17:00 - 20:00.