Considering Boiler Venting at A+B Gallery in Brescia

Considering Boiler Venting
A+B Gallery, Brescia, Italy
16 July – 27 September 2025

 

Karen Knorr is pleased to be included Considering Boiler Venting, a group exhibition opening 16 July at A+B Gallery in Brescia. On view will be The Opium Smoker, Chitrasala, Bundi, 2017 from India Song and Minerva’s Owl, Palagonia, 2015 from Metamorphoses. The exhibition will also feature works by Linda Carrara, Alwin Lay, Tiziano Martini, Andrea Mirabelli, Markus Saile, The Cool Couple.

Considering Boiler Venting is conceived as a space for releasing tension, similar to a safety valve, responding to the current acceleration of technology. The works — ranging from painting to photography, from objects to digital elaborations — reflect a widespread state of anxiety without being overwhelmed by it. The tension remains constantly active but is regulated by the artists’ skills, who achieve their poetic goals without renouncing the use of openly technological tools.

The exhibition presents itself as both an inquiry and a moment of shared reflection, as well as a tool to explore how our mental health maintains balance, processes, and detects danger within the complex physical reality we inhabit. The notion of “magnificent and progressive destinies” remains unresolved, as the state of tension is ongoing and unstable. In times of historical disruption and imbalance, activating Boiler Venting allows us to identify forms and attempts that are still taking shape.