Janaina Tschäpe's Chimera at IMMA, 25 Jun - 28 Sep

Exhibition Description:

This is the first solo exhibition in Ireland by the exciting German/Brazilian artist Janaina Tschäpe. The title of the show is structured around the genetics of the fabled beast, to create a very specific atmosphere.

Tschäpe presents some 20 works, focusing mainly on recent paintings that embody a sense of the extraordinary, through colourful botanical notations. Displayed and intertwined amongst these paintings are her film and photographic works.

Chimera represents a fusion of multiple identities in a single body or creature. Tschäpe has created an environment of dream and fantasy, where the everyday world metamorphoses into a mythical place, populated by fabricated creatures and florescent vegetation. IMMA presents a unique opportunity to discover Tschäpe's contemplative and melancholic, yet surreal, practice.

Description:

Image: Janaina Tschäpe, Agua Viva 1, 2003, Cibachrome, 30 x 40 inches, Courtesy of the artist.

Janaina Tschäpe (b.1973, Munich, Germany) spent a great deal of her childhood in São Paulo, Brazil, her mother's hometown. In 1992 she moved to Hamburg and attended the Hochschule für bildende Künste where she graduated in Fine Art. Tschäpe has exhibited extensively in numerous solo and group exhibitions. She currently lives and works in New York.

Janaina Tschäpe: Chimera is curated by Rachael Thomas, Senior Curator: Head of Exhibitions, IMMA.

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