Introduction
Opening on January 23, 2020, HOT PINK TURQUOISE is Ann Veronica Janssens' first survey exhibition in Scandinavia. The exhibition, which spans 30 years of the artist's production, includes a new major site-specific installation.
As an artist, Janssens works almost scientifically to push the boundaries of the known. Although her art is not easy to classify, its effect on us as viewers is not to be mistaken. For her, it is not about confirming what we already know. In fact, it aims to locate us precisely at the spot where we open ourselves up again.
While the artist openly acknowledges her inspiration from the Californian Light and Space artists of the 1960s, for her it has always been about conveying an experience of art by simultaneously stimulating the eyes, body and consciousness, and not about observing art from a distance.
HOT PINK TURQUOISE will travel to the South London Gallery later this year.