Melanie Kitti’s (b. 1986, SE) writing and visual arts practice stems from a place of disruption, fragmentation, discontinuity. Her acclaimed literary debut, Halvt urne, halvt gral (Half Urn, Half Grail), published in 2022, collects succinct if fleeting notes on a family—and consequently a mental state—about to dissolve. Employing DIY-fresco techniques or figuration on pillows or upholstery, her painterly practice uses materials impossible to preserve, creating a frailty always at risk of imploding. For her grand solo show at O—Overgaden, Kitti will create a series of new works while the kunsthalle’s historic function as a printing house spurs hand-printed flyers, claiming space for Kitti’s anti-racist public voice to transgress the institutional framework.
27 May – 6 Aug 2023
Tue-Wed-Fri 13-18
Thu 13-20
Sat-Sun 11-18
Free entrance
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O – Overgaden
Overgaden Neden Vandet 17
1414 København K
Accessibility:
Level-free access – no
Handicap toilet – no
Free for companion – yes
www.overgaden.org