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Karen Tronel

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Artist and Curator…………………….……..……. …….Chelsea UAL (Fine Art) and Courtauld Institute (History of Art)

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Final week to catch ENGLAND’S DREAMING (ending April 12th).
Hoang Beli Gallery is delighted to present England’s Dreaming, a group exhibition
curated by Karen Tronel with works by Orlando Campbell, Kate McCrickard and
Rupert Shrive, three British artists who live and work in France.

It is almost fifty years since an influential British band proclaimed ‘There is no
future and England’s dreaming’ (God Save the Queen by The Sex Pistols, recorded 1976), a line that holds new significance in the context of Britain’s separation from Europe and the singular position it now navigates in a
fast-changing geopolitical context.

The artists in this exhibition did not leave Europe, they left England, and did so
many years ago. They are, however, no less impacted by the impractical
hindrances that affect cultural and commercial relations with the UK, and are also
left questioning Britain’s future, from the other side.

Dreaming may imply escape, inspiration, reminiscence, and nostalgia; it can also
suggest wishful thinking and critical delusion. Combining a number of these
tropes, the artists draw on early musical influences and meaningful British
references in their works to reflect their particular individual perspectives, each
evolved through the lens of temporal and geographical distance.
(Text continued in comment section below) taken in Paris, France by @karentronel

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Very excited to announce the opening of ENGLAND’S DREAMING a new exhibition I have curated at @galeriehoangbeli in Paris with the works of three superb artists @rupertshrive @kate.mccrickard @orlandoodbccampbell.
If you are in Paris next week please join us at the PV on Saturday March 15th (2-7pm) and the exhibition runs till April 12th. For more info see the exhibition text in the comments section below. taken in Paris, France by @karentronel

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Installation view of some of the works in IN FORMA, currently on view at @mariejosegallery in Kensington until April 6th (with a break over the Bank holiday weekend). Curation by @victorialawprojects and your’s truly 😘.

#pauldemonchaux @tim_ellis_studio MasakoIwamoto @heikekelter @mino_oga @gab.seijas @karentronel @maria.wallenstal.schoenberg @_peterzimmermann_ by @karentronel

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Window view of In Forma currently showing @mariejosegallery curated by @victorialawprojects and @karentronel with superb works by #pauldemonchaux @tim_ellis_studio #masakoiwamoto @heikekelter @mino_oga @gab.seijas @karentronel @maria.wallenstal.schoenberg @_peterzimmermann_
The gallery is open Monday-Saturday 11am-5pm. Come visit! by @karentronel

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I am thrilled to announce the opening of new Group Exhibition IN FORMA on March 7th (6-8pm) @mariejosegallery curated by @victorialawprojects and Myself. Exploring themes of geometrical abstraction, the exhibition will include paintings and sculptures by #pauldemonchaux @tim_ellis_studio Masako Iwamoto @heikekelter @mino_oga @gab.seijas @karentronel @maria.wallenstal.schoenberg @_peterzimmermann_
The exhibition will run until April 6th (16 Victoria Grove W8). by @karentronel

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Chasing Elsewhere has now closed. It was a tremendous joy to curate this exhibition! Thank you to all the visitors who came and shared their experiences, thank you to @fiumanocase for everything and thank you to this dream group of artists for including your sumptuous works that inspired so many! @harryadamsofficial @kateburling @billychildish_for_it_is_he @peterdoig @huddie_hamper @heckelshorse @gavin_lockheart_painter @marcopiemonte_ @platzeremily @victor_pusperchaud @yumaradne @alfie.rouy @karentronel @thisisnotgavinturk

Fiumano Clase is delighted to present Chasing Elsewhere, a group exhibition curated by Karen Tronel. The exhibition comprises painting, sculpture, and unique prints by 14 British and International artists across generations and styles.

The show explores the pursuit of Elsewhere or Otherness, an ongoing desire for movement or change which may stem from curiosity, desire, the endless draw of the new - a thirst for discovery, growth, and self-fulfilment. Alternatively, it may result from restlessness, a need for distance from current circumstance, location, time, or to simply escape oneself in some manner.

In contrast to today’s over-abundance of information and pressure to be ever-present, the exhibition responds to a primal and inherent quest for the infinite, a bid for the unknown, every work offering a glimpse of its own Elsewhere, be this a physical place or an imagined one.

Solitary figures navigate mysterious dreamscapes in the works of Childish, Radné and Heckel’s Horse, or bring back places of near or far-off memory in the works of Doig, Lockheart, Hamper, Piemonte and Puš-Perchaud.

Works by Rouy, Burling, Platzer and Tronel open a window into the subconscious, the unguided workings of the mind, the channelling of future or alternative realities.

Vast exalting skies, where sun is eclipsed by moon, in the works of Harry Adams and the invitation, full of promise and possibility, of the open door by Gavin Turk, each offer further alluring wings into the next Elsewhere, as we approach the end of one year and the beginning of a new one. taken in Pall Mall (London) by @karentronel

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LAST WEEK to visit group exhibition Chasing Elsewhere at @fiumanoclase!
Opening times this week are:
Tuesday 9th December: DM for appointment;
Wednesday 10th December: 12 noon - 6pm;
Thursday 11th December: 11am-8pm;
Friday 12th December: 11am-6pm;
Saturday 13th December: 12 noon-4pm.
All other times this week by appointment.

If you have not yet visited, come see this beautiful exhibition with transporting works by this incredible group of artists including @harryadamsofficial @kateburling @billychildish_for_it_is_he @peterdoig @huddie_hamper @heckelshorse @gavin_lockheart_painter @marcopiemonte_ @platzeremily @victor_pusperchaud @yumaradne @alfie.rouy and @thisisnotgavinturk taken in Pall Mall (London) by @karentronel

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Snapshot of Chasing Elsewhere, a group exhibition I’ve had the immense pleasure to curate @fiumanoclase 40-41 Pall Mall SW1. The show is Now Open!!
Weds-Fri 11am-6pm and Sat 12-4pm.

Showing superb works by:
@harryadamsofficial
@kateburling
@billychildish_for_it_is_he
@peterdoig
@huddie_hamper
@heckelshorse
@gavin_lockheart_painter
@marcopiemonte_
@platzeremily
@victor_pusperchaud
@yumaradne
@alfie.rouy
@karentronel
@thisisnotgavinturk taken in Pall Mall (London) by @karentronel

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I am delighted to announce the upcoming group exhibition “Chasing Elsewhere” which I have had the pleasure to curate at Fiumano Clase gallery, bringing together amazing works by a truly incredible selection of artists. The show opens on Thursday 7th of December (4-7pm) and will close on Saturday 13th of January. More information to follow in the run-up to the show! taken in Pall Mall (London) by @karentronel

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“But She Never Lost Her Head” 2023. Silicone Sculpture currently showing in Group Exhibition Rapsodia Dell’Abondanza at @spaziomurka in Florence, curated by @cateeffe_ alongside 32 wonderful artists. taken in Florence, Italy by @karentronel

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Very excited to be taking part in this group show in Florence next week 🤗🇮🇹 curated by the wonderful @cateeffe_ alongside 32 other artists. Excerpt from Press Release in the Comments below. taken in Florence, Italy by @karentronel

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“Deep Sea Ballerina” 2023. Reclaimed silicone and acrylic baubles. by @karentronel

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