Scotland + Venice 2011 for the 54th International Art Exhibition
2 June – 27 November 2011, Palazzo Pisani
Karla Black
Hovering between energy and mass in nine rooms of the Palazzo Pisani (S. Marina) is a solo exhibition of brand new ‘almost objects’ by the Scottish artist Karla Black. Intimately and painstakingly worked in situ into exquisitely detailed aesthetic forms, a still raw vastness of pure material and colour fills this 15th century Venetian palace. These abstract sculptures – pulverised, atomised, piled, layered, supported, suspended and spilled out onto the floor – offer a visceral experience of absorption in the material world. The artist’s professed love of powders, pastes, creams, oils and gels is in evidence here.
Exhibition Dates
June 2 2011 to November 27 2011
Location
Palazzo Pisani
Profile
Karla Black
Karla Black prioritises material experience over language as a way to learn about and understand the world. Her sculptures are rooted in Kleinian Psychoanalysis, and in formlessness as it has been understood at specific moments in art history. Read more
8 July 2021 — News
Fruitmarket unveils with a retrospective of Karla Black
Congratulations to Edinburgh's Fruitmarket which has reopened this week after a £4.3m redevelopment project to refresh its existing galleries and expand into the warehouse space next door. We are delighted that the Fruitmarket launches with a major retrospective exhibition of over 30 works, including some major new commissions, by renowned Scottish sculptor Karla Black. Read more
10 June 2011 — News
Karla Black talks about her exhibiton at the 54th Venice Biennale
Scottish Artist Karla Black has a solo presentation at the 54th International Art Exhibition -- la Biennale di Venezia, the world's largest and most prestigious showcase for contemporary visual arts. Read more
5 May 2011 — News
Karla Black and Martin Boyce nominated for the Turner Prize 2011
Two Scotland + Venice artists nominated for the Turner Prize 2011. Both Karla Black whose is presenting work for Scotland + Venice at the Venice Biennale this year and Martin Boyce whose work was show in the context of Venice in 2009 are nominated for this years prestigious prize. Read more
1 April 2011 — News
Fiona Bradley on Karla Black
This is a recording of Fiona Bradley, Director of The Fruitmarket Gallery talking about artist Karla Black's work in the context of Scotland + Venice. https://soundcloud.com/fruitmarket/fiona-bradley-on-karla-black Karla Black has been chosen to represent Scotland at the 54th International Art Exhibition at the Venice Biennale, the world’s largest and most prestigious showcase for contemporary visual arts. Read more
10 March 2011 — News
Karla Black – Tate Shots
Karla Black was interviewed by Tate Shots in her studio while she is preparing work for Scotland + Venice Read more
2 January 2011 — News
20/11 Vision
“In mid-June, the art world will decamp to the Venice Biennale, ……. and the brilliant Karla Black promises a show of uncompromising and experimental sculpture for Scotland.” Moira Jeffrey Read more
2 January 2011 — News
Material Girl
But this June at the Venice Biennale, the global showcase for the visual arts, Black will have the biggest show of her career so far. A solo presentation for the Scottish Pavilion in the atmospherically faded Palazzo Pisani, it will be curated by the Fruitmarket Gallery’s Fiona Bradley and backed by the combined might and […] Read more
20 December 2010 — News
Karla Black on her Venice Biennale show
Her meticulously rendered artworks are echoes of a time before language yet speak volumes. So can Karla Black explain the method behind the magic? Read more
4 October 2010 — News
Scotland + Venice Announces Karla Black to represent Scotland at 54th Venice Biennale
Scotland + Venice announced that Karla Black has been chosen to represent Scotland at the 54th International Art Exhibition at the Venice Biennale, the world’s largest and most prestigious showcase for contemporary visual arts. Read more
Profile
Karla Black
Karla Black prioritises material experience over language as a way to learn about and understand the world. Her sculptures are rooted in Kleinian Psychoanalysis, and in formlessness as it has been understood at specific moments in art history. Read more