OCA ANNOUNCES

MATIAS FALDBAKKEN
IN 'THAT DEATH OF WHICH ONE DOES NOT DIE'
A SOLO EXHIBITION AT
KUNSTHALLE FRIDERICIANUM IN KASSEL

28 August–14 November 2010
Press Preview: 27 August / 11:00
Opening Reception: 27 August / 19:00
www.fridericianum-kassel.de

AND

'WAR AFTER PEACE (AFTER WAR)'
A SOLO EXHIBITION AT
NEUER AACHENER KUNSTVEREIN IN AACHEN

26 September–14 November 2010
Opening Reception: 25 September
www.neueraachenerkunstverein.de

Matias Faldbakken is invited to hold a solo exhibition at Kunsthalle Fridericianum in Kassel, Germany as curated by Rein Wolfs, the institution's Artistic Director. Entitled 'That Death of Which One Does Not Die', the exhibition presents newly commissioned works by the artist from the series Garbage Bag Drawings. Comprised of abstract renderings of abbreviations and acronyms on large garbage bags, the works are situated throughout the main wing of the institution to present a counterpoint to prevailing concepts of the exhibition space. The exhibition will also present an installation work created in collaboration with Anders Nordby.

For further press information please contact Christine Messerschmidt , Information Officer, Kunsthalle Fridericianum at press@fridericianum-kassel.de.

Further in September, Matias Faldbakken will present the solo exhibition 'War After Peace (After War)' at the Neuer Aachener Kunstverein in Aachen, Germany. Curated by Dorothea Jendricke, Director NAK, the exhibition will present the works See You On The Front Page ... #4, COLORED Tiles, VIDEO: Movie upon Movie and Screw Piece(s).

For further information please contact Dorothea Jendricke, Director, Neuer Aachener Kunstverein at info@neueraachenerkunstverein.de.

About the Artist

Matias Faldbakken (b.1973, Hobro, Denmark, lives and works in Oslo, Norway) is a graduate of The Academy of Fine Art, Bergen, Norway, and Staatliche Hochshule für Bildende Künste, Städelshcule, Frankfurt am Main. Recent exhibitions include 'The Secret (Still) Knows', Los Angeles Nomadic Division (LAND), Los Angeles; 'The HHills', STANDARD (OSLO), Oslo; 'You Think You Go But You Gon't', Objectif Exhibitions, Antwerp; 'Extreme Siesta' at Kunsthalle Sankt Gallen, Switzerland, 'Shocked into Abstraction' the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo; 'Matias Faldbakken', Reena Spaulings Fine Art, New York, NY; 'The Way of the Bummer', Simon Lee Gallery, London, UK (2008) and 'Empty Glass', Galerie Giti Nourbakhsch, Berlin (2008).

Support

The solo exhibition by Matias Faldbakken at Kunsthalle Fridericianum in Kassel, Germany and at the Neuer Aachener Kunstverein in Aachen, Germany are supported by Office for Contemporary Art Norway's International Support Programme.