Shannon Bool's 'The Wave' at Daniel Faria Gallery: Friction in Idealized Forms
Shannon Bool's sixth solo show, titled 'The Wave', is currently on display at Daniel Faria Gallery in Toronto and will continue until 2026. The exhibition showcases large unframed grayscale tapestries featuring the Odalisque, Venus, and Pietà, interwoven with depictions of technological companions. The name of the exhibition draws inspiration from Fritz Klimsch's 1936 sculpture 'Die Woge'. Bool's art challenges historical ideals in the context of modern technology, employing jacquard weaving, ceramics, and silk paintings. Key works include 'Die Woge' (2026), which features a turbine-like machine, and 'Venus' (2026), which incorporates mechanical elements. Additionally, she displays small abstract ceramics from her permanent installation at the Opera House in Cologne, Germany. Momus has reviewed the exhibition, which critiques the reproduction of idealized bodies in future technologies.
Key facts
- Shannon Bool's sixth solo exhibition at Daniel Faria Gallery in Toronto is titled 'The Wave'.
- The exhibition features large unframed grayscale tapestries depicting Odalisque, Venus, and Pietà.
- The title 'The Wave' translates from 'Die Woge', a 1936 sculpture by Fritz Klimsch.
- Klimsch and Georg Kolbe found favor under national socialism, though they never joined the Nazi Party.
- Bool's work includes jacquard weaving, ceramics, and silk paintings.
- The ceramics in the exhibition developed from Bool's work on a permanent installation for the Opera House in Cologne, Germany.
- Bool currently has a solo exhibition at Kunst-Station Sankt Peter in Cologne.
- The silk paintings overlay photographs of modernist and fascist architecture in Italy with scanned drawings.
- The exhibition includes works titled 'Die Woge' (2026) and 'Venus' (2026).
- The review was published by Momus on September 3, 2026.
Entities
Artists
- Shannon Bool
- Fritz Klimsch
- Georg Kolbe
- Adolf Loos
- Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
- Le Corbusier
- John Berger
Institutions
- Daniel Faria Gallery
- Kunst-Station Sankt Peter
- Opera House Cologne
- Momus
Locations
- Toronto
- Canada
- Cologne
- Germany
- Italy
Sources
- Momus —