John Kørner's Psychedelic Paintings and Murano Glass at Victoria Miro Venice
John Kørner (born 1967, Aarhus) presents six large canvases (150×120 cm each) and two Murano glass sculptures at Victoria Miro Gallery's Venice venue. The works, created during a residency in Venice, employ diluted acrylics that resemble watercolors or inks, with hallucinatory sweetness contrasting Kørner's typically bitter social critiques. Recurring motifs include 'problems' (ovular stains of variable size and position), strawberries, turquoise Adidas Spezial Trainers, interdimensional portals, and voids. The painting 'Venezia' (2024-25) evokes fireworks of the Festa del Redentore. 'Diving Into the Unknown Venezia' (2024-25) features a diver poised over a white void framed by color. The exhibition coincides with Glass Week in Venice.
Key facts
- John Kørner was born in 1967 in Aarhus.
- The exhibition is at Victoria Miro Gallery in Venice.
- The show includes six large canvases (150×120 cm) and two Murano glass sculptures.
- Works were created during a residency in Venice.
- Kørner uses diluted acrylics resembling watercolors or inks.
- Recurring motifs include 'problems' (ovular stains), strawberries, turquoise Adidas Spezial Trainers, portals, and voids.
- The painting 'Venezia' (2024-25) references Festa del Redentore fireworks.
- The exhibition coincides with Glass Week in Venice.
Entities
Artists
- John Kørner
- Alberto Villa
Institutions
- Victoria Miro Gallery
- Artribune
- Amazon
- Victoria Miro
- Kunsten Museum of Modern Art
- Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit
- Arken Museum of Modern Art
- Aarhus Museum of Art
- HEART – Herning Museum of Contemporary Art
- Moderna Museet
- National Gallery London
- Musée des beaux-arts du Canada
- Rubell Family Collection
- Tate London
Locations
- Aarhus
- Denmark
- Venice
- Italy
- Murano
- Lido di Venezia
- Copenhagen
- Aalborg
- Detroit
- Stockholm
- Sweden
- London
- United Kingdom
- Canada
- Miami
- United States