GALAXY BALLROOM | NIT DE L'ART
21.09 - 15.11.2024

GALAXY BALLROOM 

21.09.2024 – 15.11. 2024

Opening September 21 from 6 – 11 pm

Galeria Fermay is pleased to present Galaxy Ballroom, a solo exhibition by Scottish/ Dutch artist Janice McNab. 

McNab’s new paintings are vivid, dystopic landscapes. They are inspired by a patterned scarf that belonged to the artist’s mother. The silk folds of its 1950’s garden design now sweeps of oil paint with contorted hand shadows flowing across the fabric. These mimic the missing animals and birds of our eco-anxious present. There are also floating bodies cut from Aloe vera leaves and stars shining through translucent skins. 

On Friday September 20 at 5pm, Janice McNab will discuss this new work with Danish curator Louise Bjeldbak Henriksen. The talk will take place at CaixaForum and focus on the research underlying the paintings. McNab has written about this in a new monograph we are proud to launch as part of this project: Galaxy Ballroom, a Dance with Hilma af Klint is published by Jap Sam Books (2024). The discussion will focus on the interplay between McNab’s work in the studio and her historical research, especially an ecological trace within af Klint’s painting that McNab ties to Swedish textile designs. This is a free event but with limited seating. Please book your place here.

Both Galaxy Ballroom and the discussion at CaixaForum are official events of Nit de l’Art. This marks the start of the cultural season and is the highlight of Palma’s annual art calendar. Nit de l’Art is organised by Art Palma Contemporani, the city’s association of contemporary art galleries.