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The Best Thought I've Had - Thjnk, New York

The Best Thought I’ve Had

Opening reception April 22, 2016 6-9pm

Organized by THJNK New York

Co-Curated by Suzanne Levesque and Georgia Harrell

One Art Space

23 Warren Street

New York, NY 10007

VIEWS - The Kingdom of Bahrain

The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Riyadh: 

Views an exhibition featuring the work of over 50 local and international artists” opens today at Ritz Carlton Bahrain Hotel & Spa, March 10-25th, 2016. In collaboration with nationally recognized galleries, Views “aims to celebrate and exemplify the unique and diverse artistic community in Bahrain”. One of the international artists featured in the exhibition is Norwegian Anne K Senstad. As a multidisciplinary artist, Senstad works “at the intersection of installation, photography, video, land art, and site- and time-specific art. Her work is concerned with sensorial and spatial aesthetics, philosophical practice, and social-political awareness”. The exhibition will also be featuring art by Damien Hirst, Marc Quinn, Semaan Khawam, Resmi Kafaji, Rashid Bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, Modhir Ahmed, Sookoon Ang and Sebastian Bieniek.

Held under the patronage of H.E. Shaikh Rashid bin Khalifa Al Khalifa.

Organized in collaboration with the Bahrain Art Society and ArtBahrain©, ‘Views’ will present a selection of work from the Bahrain Art Society, Al Riwaq Art Space, ArtBahrain© and Albareh Art Gallery- each of whom have long played a pivotal role in the art scene in Bahrain.

Video stills from Senstad's installation "Colour Synesthesia VII", 2015. Sound by C.C.Hennix. 30 min loop.

TEXTILE TOPOGRAPHY in Saudi Arabia

CULTURUNNERS IN ABHA -TEXTILE TOPOGRAPHY. By Anne Senstad, assisted by Nadine El-Khoury as part of CULTURUNNERS cross cultural initiative, and Senstad's initiative establishing a collaborative platform between women artists in Saudi Arabia and the west as well as her ongoing research on middle eastern traditions of geometry, patterns and color usage absorbed into her contemporary art practice. The site specific textile interventions represents a branch of Senstad's body of intervention practice, as well as her textile works Fabric Wall Sculptures, 2015. In Senstad's performative site specific installation she utilizes traditional Asiri textiles from the southern region of Saudi Arabia, raising awareness to the rich heritage and traditions of Saudi Arabia's ancient tribal culture, heritage and preservation, architecture style unique to the Asir region and artisanal traditions such as weaving and the geometric colorful interior house painting performed by women artisans. The textile installations are created in the village of Abha and at Jebel Al Soudah, the highest peak in Saudi Arabia, at 3018 meters. The project is supported by Culturunners/Edge of Arabia and Office for Contemporary Art Norway.

CULTURUNNERS in Abha, Saudi Arabia

CULTURUNNERS in Abha, an international womens art initiative and a cross cultural platform initiated by Norwegian artist Anne Senstad and CULTURUNNERS to establish intercultural and meeting of traditional Saudi womens artisanal art practices with contemporary art between women artists. The women artists are here collaborating on a traditional Qut wall painting in the village of Abha in southern Saudi Arabia. Performed by Anne Senstad, Nadine El- Khoury and women artists in Abha, Asir region. Qut is a women only tradition of wall painting of interiors of houses found in the Asir region. Supported by Office for Contemporary Art Norway.

Textile wall sculptures by Anne K

Photographic prints on silk as textile wall sculptures by Anne Katrine Senstad/Anne K
2015-16 

Soft Geometry Liquid Commodity - performance Dec 12, 2015

Patrice Lerochereuil performance at Solivagant*

On the occasion of the opening of Anne Senstad's new neon sculpture exhibition Soft Geometry Liquid Commodity at Solivagant* in New York, French performance artist Patrice Lerochereuil performed a piece written by Robert Filliou in 1977.

Nov 12 - Dec 13, 2015

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A sound performance by Kuzka at Solivagant*

A live sound performance by Brazilian composer, musician and artist Kuzka on the occasion of Anne Senstad's  solo exhibition Soft Geometry Liquid Commodity at Solivagant*, 53 Orchard St, Ny NY 10002.

Nov 12 - Dec 13, 2015

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Athr Gallery, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 2016

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Below: The Infinitesimal, by Anne Senstad multiple projections, sound, wind, aroma. 
47 min loop. Sound by C.C. Hennix and Chora(s)san Time Court Mirage.

Anne Senstad in the village of Al Okas, Saudi Arabia 2015

Site specific video projections by Anne Senstad: Colour Synesthesia VI, 2014 by Anne Senstad, sound by CC Hennix.

Reinventing Asir: Outdoor Installation & Symposium

The abandoned village of Al Okas was used as a canvas to project artwork from local artists such as Abdullah Hammas, ShadiaAlem and Dana Awartani who are internationally known for their distinctive regionally based artwork. It also included an installation from world-renowned fashion designer, Yahya Al Bishri and light projections from Norwegian video artist, Anne Senstad. Other projections included time lapse videos of artwork such as ‘A Tribute to Fatmah Abu Gahas’ by internationally recognized artist Hend Al Mansour. The event also displayed local involvement from artists of Meftaha arts village in Abha and majilis painters – a genre of painting used in Asir.The event included a three-day symposium and was attended by many visitors who came from the surrounding communities, from Abha, Riyadh and from Jeddah. International researchers and artists, members of the German and French consulates, the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities, Dar Al Hekma faculty and students were amongst the many who had made their way to Al Okas. 

REINVENTING ASIR storytellers included:
Abdullah Hammas, (Artist)
Fatimah: Queen of Heaven, Hend Al Mansour, (Artist KSA)
The Tree of Guardians, Manal Al Dowayan, (Artist KSA)
The Black Arch, Shadia Alem, (Artist KSA)
Beirut39, Abdullah Thabit, (Poet & Writer KSA)
The Capitol Dome, Abdulnasser Gharem, (Artist KSA)
Piece of Paradise, Arwa Al Naemi, (Artist KSA)
Abdu Arishi , (Artist KSA)
Mohamed Ali Shrahili, (Artist KSA)
Abdul Majeed Al Sheri, (Artist KSA)
Ibrahim Al-Almaiy; Yahya Bishri, (Fashion Designer)
Orientalism, Dana Awartani, (Artist KSA)
Zafarana Al Asiri, (Local Painter)
Hebeba Al Asiri, (Local Painter)
Keharah Al Shri, (Local Painter)
The Infinity of Color, Anne Katrine Senstad,(Multidisciplinary Artist - installation art, photography, video, site and time specific)
The Rainbow Houses of Arabia, The Emblematic pillar of Rijal, Crossed Sights between Bedouin Art and Mural Art, Thierry Mauger, (Ethno-photographer, Anthropologiste and Professor)
Al-Hizam/La Ceinture; Ahmed Abo-Dahman, (Writer KSA)
Rwaya TV, Saleh Abo-Amrah, (Comedian Actor KSA)
Lost Stories of Asir, Faris Thakfan, (Chief of Qatani tribe)
Ali Magawi, (Asir Heritage Expert and Writer)
Ahmed Niazi, (Asir Heritage Expert and Collector)

Art Basel Miami

The Marble House Project's video exhibition "Decomposing Hierarchies" presented on the Manhattan Bridge Anchorage, NY November 5th, 2015 will be traveling to Miami in December as a part of the video and mapping exhibition Form and Substance. Curator Sarah Walko presents the works of Marble House Project 2015 artists in residency: Anne Katrine Senstad, Catherine Page Harris, Orit Ben-Shitrit, Margeaux Walter, and Jeannette Ehlers. 

Dec 2 - 6th, Sunset to midnight
Intercontinental Hotel
100 Chopin Plz, Miami

In addition to both large and small-scale projection mapping installations, Form and Substance Miami will also include a series of single-channel video exhibitions selected by the Leo Kuelbs Collection.

“Decomposing Hierarchies” Curated by Sarah Walko, Director of Arts Programming, Marble House Project

“Decomposing Hierarchies” is a publicly-presented video art exhibition on the Manhattan Bridge anchorage that explores various approaches to striping systemic hierarchies. The descriptive “decomposing” is chosen as each of the artists is pulling us through a transformation. Whether between living species, value systems or race, all of these artists are examining our relationship with historically and culturally constructed pecking orders that are in a state of decay and are far past serving us as a culture.

All of the artists in this exhibition were residents of Marble House Project in 2015, a non-profit arts organization that focuses on the arts and sustainable agriculture. Marble House Project nurtures the imaginative spirit. Through artist residencies, workshops and sustainable agriculture, Marble House Project promotes an innovative atmosphere and exchange of ideas. Inspiration, contemplation and creativity are the hallmarks of the program. The project focuses on conservation of natural resources, integration of small-scale organic food production and the arts. Residents sustain their growth by cultivating and participating in the surrounding grounds, working on their artistic vision and forging partnerships within the community. Marble House Project is founded on the belief that the act of creating, whether through art or in nature is where human potential begins and community thrives. Marble House Project is a 501(c)(3) organization founded in 2013 and is located in Dorset, Vermont.

The Swamp, 2014 by Anne Senstad, sound by JG Thirlwell.