Alexandra Bircken

10 Oct-3 Dec 2011

Overview

Studio Voltaire is pleased to announce a new commission by the German artist Alexandra Bircken. The exhibition will be her first-ever solo presentation in a public gallery in the United Kingdom and will present a new series of floor and wall based sculptures responding directly to Studio Voltaire’s distinctive gallery space. Bircken has developed a unique sculptural language in which natural and synthetic materials are often knitted, knotted or strung together. Bircken’s work is grounded in a deep connection with and understanding of her materials. This is informed by her background in fashion, which she studied in London at St Martins College. More recent works have shown a somewhat restricted language, -reduced down with use of harder materials such as metal, mirror and mortar. The New York critic Roberta Smith recently described the work as “a rather belated challenge to Post-Minimalist sculptors”.