MALATJDG A L L E R Y

8th March to 27th April, 2019

LONDON

GREY AREAKATRIN FRIDRIKS

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MALATJDG A L L E R Y

LONDON

8th March to 27th April, 2019

GREY AREAKATRIN FRIDRIKS

After three years, artist Katrin Fridriks returns to London for her first solo show at JD Malat Gallery with her new and groundbreaking exhibition: Grey Area.

As always pushing her artistic boundaries forward, in both style and theme, with Grey Area the artist shies away from her previous exhibitions in a variety of ways while keeping her signature style and approach to her work. This show is not only about what is there to see and observe, but also what is not explicit and immediately apparent.

A new style of composition, new forms of installations, a new way of interaction between the different artworks and between the artwork and the observer themselves. Installations that change arrangements and shapes, interpretations and form, and that speak to the observer as the observer moves around them - this is what awaits those attending this new solo show. Last but not least, and after many years of waiting, a new Stendhal Syndrome will make its appearance and captivate your eyes once more.

Scientist, inventor, genius, visionary, madman, censored, forgotten. These are the words one would most probably find associated with Tesla, once delving into the fascinating figure of Nikola Tesla. But for Fridriks it was his message and dream that captivated her imagination and aspired her to do this show: the possibility of free energy for all. Enter a fascinating maze of knowledge made of ancient temples, forgotten legacies, lost civilizations and a fine thread connecting them all and ultimately leading to the stars.

GREY AREAKATRIN FRIDRIKS

Nikola Tesla. But for Fridriks it was his message and dream that captivated her imagination and aspired her to do this show: the possibility of free energy for all. Enter a fascinating maze of knowledge made of ancient temples, forgotten legacies, lost civilizations and a fine thread connecting them all and ultimately leading to the stars.

Grey Area represents what is there to see and yet is rarely noticed. It represents the undefined, the murky, the mysterious and yet enchanting. It challenges and defies the dichotomy of black versus white and forces the observer into a territory of shades and of all possibilities.

Accompanying the artwork will be the very special limited edition book catalogue that is in and of itself a work of art: made in very few copies only, it has been entirely conceived and designed by the Fridriks team: graphic designer Cédric Pierre, written by Sebastian Di Giovanni, as corollary to the exhibition to intrigue both sight and touch. Bound by hand in Japanese fashion and printed in thermo-chromatic ink visible by touch only, this precious booklet will reveal its secrets to you while you immerse yourself in the exhibition’s experience.

Sebastian Di Giovanni

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Spiritual Molecule Syndrome - Interstellar, 2019 Acrylic on Canvas150 x 150 +10cm

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Maestro Stendhal Syndrome, 2018 Acrylic on Canvas150 x 230 +10cm

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Grey Area, 2019Acrylic on wooden structure in a shadow box130 x 280 + 10cm

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Entheogenesis - Awakening Awareness Within, 2019 Acrylic on Canvas180 x 208 + 12cm

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Kymatica, 2018 Acrylic on Canvas 100 x 100 +10cm

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Altered States of Awareness, 2019 Acrylic on Canvas 100 x 100 +10cm

Noble Space Commander, 2018 Acrylic on Canvas100 x 100 +10cm

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Metempsychosis Transmigration of Souls - Riding Awarenes, 2019

Acrylic on Canvas220 x 270 +16cm

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Altered States of Consciousness, 2019 Acrylic on Canvas100 x 100 +10cm

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Tryptamine - Mother Molecule Changa, 2019Acrylic on Canvas

113 x 120 + 5cm (dim. each hexagon: 45 x 39 + 5cm)

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VALIS - Gnosticism, 2019Acrylic on Canvas

60 x 107 +5cm

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Empirical Evidence - Interstellar series, 2019 Acrylic on Canvas180 x 130 +10cm

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Riding Awareness - Magical Powers, 2019 Acrylic on Canvas260 x 300 +20cm

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Gene & Ethics - Cosmic Star Gate, 2019 Acrylic on Canvas150 x 230 +10cm

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Forces of Interstellar Magic, 2018 Acrylic on Canvas 130 x 130 +10cm

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Interstellar Magic - Supernova, 2018 Acrylic on Canvas130 x 130 +10cm

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Magic Interstellar Messenger, 2018 Acrylic on Canvas170 x 170 +10cm

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Cycles of Yuga - Cosmos, 2019Acrylic on Canvas120 x 120 +10cm

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Space Molecule Syndrome, 2019Acrylic on Canvas310 x 230 +10cm

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Waving Stendhal Syndrome, 2018 Acrylic on Canvas130 x 230 + 10cm

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Blade Runner - Interstellar series, 2019 Acrylic on Canvas100 x 100 +5cm

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Empirical Gate - Interstellar series, 2019 Acrylic on Canvas180 x 130 +10cm

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Ozymandias - King of King, 2019Acrylic on Canvas120 x 120 +10cm

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Sephirot - Highest Expression of Divinity, 2019Acrylic on Canvas120 x 120 +10cm

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VALIS - Spiritual Knowledge, 2019Acrylic on Canvas26 x 100 +5cm

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Samsara Enlightment - Interstellar, 2019Acrylic on Canvas130 x 180 +10cm

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Forces of Nature - Mothernature series, 2019 Acrylic on Canvas100 x 100 +5cm

Azrael - Higher Beings, 2019Acrylic on Canvas120 x 120 +10cm

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Gene & Ethics - Star Gates, 2019 Acrylic on Canvas150 x 230 +10cm

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Spiritual Molecule Ride - Interstellar, 2019 Acrylic on Canvas150 x 150 +10cm

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Hypnagogia Soul Traveller, 2019Acrylic on Canvas

70 x 70 +5cm

Matrix Awakenings - Interstellar series, 2019 Acrylic on Canvas

70 x 70 +5cm

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Dream Catcher, 2019 Acrylic on Canvas

80 x 80 +5cm

Conscious Dreamtime, 2019 Acrylic on Canvas

80 x 80 +5cm

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Space Commander - Interstellar Forces, 2018 Acrylic on Canvas100 x 100 + 10cm

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Gene & Ethics - Illuminations, 2019Acrylic on Canvas180 x 280 +10cm

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Katrin Fridriks B. 1974- Reykjavik, IcelandLives and works between Luxembourg & Paris.

Solo Exhibitions

2018 Waste, Circle Culture Gallery (Gallery Weekend), Berlin, Germany Interstellar Spaces, H otel de Rome, Berlin, Germany Supreme Goddesses, David Pluskwa Gallery, Marseille, France

2017 Forces of Nature , Dellupi Art Gallery, Milano, Italy

2016 Macrocosm, Lazarides Gallery, London, UK

2015 New Wave & Gravity, Circle Culture Gallery, Hamburg, Germany

2014 Stendhal Syndrome, Circle Culture Gallery, Berlin, Germany Flying Awareness, Lazarides Gallery, London, UK Flying Awareness, Lazarides Gallery, London, UK

2013 Art13 , Circle Culture gallery, London, UK

2011 Mothernature, Pascal Janssens Gallery, Ghent, Belgium Leak of Information, Circle Culture Gallery, Berlin, Germany

2010 Moniker Art Fair, Circle Culture Gallery, London, UK

2007 Les Mangeurs d’étoiles, Palais Bénédictine, Fécamp, France

Group Exhibitions

2018 Bologna Arte Fiere, Dellupi Arte Gallery, Bologna, Italy Cape Town Art Fair, Pascal Janssens Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa

2017 Miniature Contemporary Museum, Gemeente Museum, Curators Ria & Lex Daniels, The Hague, Netherlands

Solar Panel Art Series, Tech Open Air, The Beam, Little Sun Foundation, Berlin, Germany Das Dasein , Circle Culture Gallery, Berlin, Germany Come Alive! , Circle Culture Gallery, Hamburg, Germany

2016 Decade of Lazarides, Lazarides Gallery, London, UK Abstract Masters , Helene Bailly, Paris, France

2015 Personal Structures - Crossing Borders , Global Art Affairs Foundation & European Cultural Center Palazzo Bembo, Venice, Italy

Just Painted II , Reykjavik Art Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland

Art International Istanbul CC Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey

2014 Art Vienna Circle Culture Gallery, Vienna, Austria

The Great Artists : Renoir to Damien Hirst, Hangaram Art Museum , Seoul Arts Center, Seoul, South Korea

MTV, Re: Define , Museum Contemporary Dallas, USA

Art Paris Helene Bailly Gallery, Paris, France

2013 Brutal , Lazarides Gallery At 180 Strand, London, UK

Potse68 , Circle Culture Gallery, Berlin, Germany

Fresh Paint, Lazarides Gallery, London, UK

2012 Design Days Stilwerk Design gallery, Dubai, UAE

Escape The Golden Cage , Vienna, Austria

Pret à Diner Royal Academy , CC Gallery, London, UK

Color , Charles Bank Gallery, New York, USA SF Artmrkt Fair Le Basse Projects, San Francisco, USA

2011 The Urban Artist , Soho House, CC Gallery, Berlin, Germany

40 ans de Pressionnisme, Forum Grimaldi, Monaco, Monaco

The Old Casino, Circle Culture Gallery, Ham burg, Germany

Inauguration, Vicky David Gallery, New York, USA

The future is not what it used to be, Le Basse Projects, Los Angeles, USA

MTV Staying Alive, Michael Goss Foundation, Future Tense, de Pury, Dallas, USA

2010 Inauguration, Contemporary Art Center, Épinal, France

Volta 6 Art Fair Circle Culture Gallery, Basel, Switzerland

2009 TAG au Grand Palais, Paris, France Sequence Art Festival, Reykjavik, Iceland

2008 Novas Contemporary Urban Center, Liverpool, UK

Independence Day, Lost Horse Gallery Reykjavik, Iceland

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2007 Curator for Visual System, Digital Experiences E-Arts , Foundation Lagardère, Shanghai

Sequence Art Festival, Reykjavik, Iceland

2006 Paris is burning , Rush art Gallery, Curated by Rashaad Newsome, New York, USA

2004 Energy Flow, Art Paris Carroussel du Louvre, JAG Gallery, Paris, France

2003 l’Art Emmêlé, City Hall of Paris with the Australian Embassy, Curators: Erick Öge & Jerome LeBerre, Paris, France

1999 Espace Paul Ricard (Fondation Ricard) ArtCom 85 contemporary artists living in France & with the support of Gérard Garouste , France

Commissions and Grants

2017 Penguin Random House Cover of Liquids by the scientist Mark Miodownik / Royal Science Book Award, Publication Avril 2018, England, UK

Little Sun Foundation in partnership with Beam Solar Panel Art Series, Germany

2008 Made up war series , International Conference Transportation & Energy, Iceland

Trade Council of Iceland Grants for Liverpool exhibitions, UK

2007 Minister of Youth & Sports Fresco Red Sea 80m2 for the Olympic

Stadium of Nîmes constructed by Bouygues & Architect BVL Opening Ceremony: Prime Minister, Minister of Education of Youth & Sports Mr. François Fillon, Mme. Roselyne Bachelot, Nîmes, France

Museum of Palais Bénédictine Commissioned by Bacardi Martini: customized special metal box Bénédictine, International Edition for the occasion of the Personal Exhibition Mangeurs d’étoiles with guest of honor: Ambassador of Iceland in France

2003 Minister of Culture, Higher Education & Research Face with the support of Mme Erna Hennicot- Schoepges President of the European Institute Cultural Routes, Mme Josée Kirps, Director National Archives of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

Publications

2018 Pluskwa Gallery Supreme Goddesses, F rance

2018 JD Malat Gallery Grey Area Edition numbered & signed written by Sebastian Di Giovanni Design: Cédric Pierre, France Pluskwa Gallery Supreme Goddesses written by Dr. Klaus Speidel, France

2017 Dellupi Arte Forces of Nature Monographic Book & Solo show written by Ilaria Porotto, statements by Pierre Restany & Dr. Klaus Speidel - Design: Fridriks Workshop, Italy

Avant Arte Waste special Edition numbered & signed written by Dr. Klaus Speidel & Dr. Loftur Reimar - Design: Cédric Pierre, Netherlands

Beam Solar Panels Art Series Little Sun Foundation, Germany

2015 Global Art Affairs Foundation & European Cultural Center Personal Structures - Crossing Borders 56th Venice Biennale

Reykjavik Art Museum Just Painted II 80 Icelandic contemporary Artists, written by Hafthor Yngvasson, Iceland

Circle Culture Stendhal Syndrome Solo show written by Fredericke Schaefer, Germany

2014 Hangaram Art Museum The Great Artists: Renoir to Damien Hirst , Seoul Arts Center Korea

Circle Culture Stendhal Syndrome Solo show written by Fredericke Schaefer, Germany

2013 Fuchs Edition Women in Art. Masterpieces of Great Female Artists from Middle Ages to Modern Era Volume 1, Austria

2012 Salon der Gegenwart Salon der Gegenwart , Germany

2011 Gestalten Walls and Frames, Germany

Circle Culture Art Leak of Information solo show, special edition, signed & numbered Design: Freddy Fuss, Germany

2010 Circle Culture Art 10th Anniversary special Edition numbered & signed Design: Freddy Fuss, Germany

2007 Museum Palais Bénédictine Mangeurs d’étoiles Solo show, France

2006 Cercle Artistique du Luxembourg official selection Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg

1999 ArtCom Publication CD-Rom of 85 contemporaries artists living in France & with support of Gérard Garouste, France

Collections

Reykjavik Art Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland Museum Palais Benedictine, Fecamp France Jeremy Rocher Private Art Collection Ron Dennis Private Art Collection

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Special Thanks:Katrin FridriksJean-David MalatVictoria AboucayaLara UstunberkEmeline GougeonSebastian Di Giovanni

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