Novel curates twelve artists at A plus A in Venice

The exhibition "In the Reading Room of Hell" at A plus A gallery in Venice brings together twelve artists from diverse backgrounds and generations, curated by the itinerant platform Novel, founded by London-based editors and curators Alun Rowlands and Matt Williams. The show embraces complexity, with works that generate subtle interconnections. Elaine Cameron-Weir and Simon Thompson address contemporary society with ironic bitterness, while Jean-Marie Appriou and Ben Clement emphasize materiality. Graphic elements and bodily fragments merge in works by Henrik Olesen, Alastair Mackinven, Julien Nguyen, Agnes Moraux, Patrick Procktor, and Eileen Forrester Agar, the latter representing the 20th century. Claire Potter and Luiz Roque use performance and video to reflect on word and image.