Pia Rönicke's Retrospective Spreads Across Two Malmö Galleries
Danish artist Pia Rönicke is showcasing a retrospective at two locations: Fuxia2, an industrial basement, and Signal – Center för samtidskonst in Malmö. The exhibition kicks off at Signal, where it highlights the life of socialist revolutionary Rosa Luxemburg (1871–1919). Rönicke's work, Rosa's Letters (2006), includes two films; one features a woman setting up a model studio and reading letters, while the other illustrates the various places where Luxemburg wrote. A physical model from the film is on display next to a full-sized bookshelf. At Fuxia2, viewers can explore four video pieces and MDF sculptures that delve into nature, including Bordered (2021), which tells the story of a missing woman, and Word for Forest (2018), linking seedlings from Mexico to Copenhagen's botanical garden. The dual venues amplify the exhibition's themes of nature and Luxemburg.
Key facts
- Pia Rönicke is a Danish artist.
- The retrospective is held at two venues in Malmö: Fuxia2 and Signal – Center för samtidskonst.
- Fuxia2 is a raw basement in an industrial area known for car washes and illegal clubs.
- Signal is a traditional exhibition space on a courtyard, next to an architecture firm and a bar owned by the guitarist of The Ark.
- The exhibition begins chronologically at Signal with a show about Rosa Luxemburg (1871–1919).
- Rosa's Letters (2006) includes two films and a physical model of a studio.
- At Fuxia2, four video works are shown, including Bordered (2021) and Word for Forest (2018).
- Word for Forest (2018) involves seedlings in Mexico's mountain landscape and connections to the botanical garden in Copenhagen.
Entities
Artists
- Pia Rönicke
- Rosa Luxemburg
- John Berger
Institutions
- Fuxia2
- Signal – Center för samtidskonst
- The Ark
Locations
- Malmö
- Berlin
- Copenhagen
- Mexico