Ace of Pentacles - 30.11 - 22.12.2023

CAMILLA LØW, LIV ERTZEID, MIA VAN VEEN, SOPHIA SØRHOLT, ALI SHAH GALLEFOSS, BERIT LOUISE SARA-GRØNN, IDA MADSEN FØLLING, MARKUS LI STENSRUD

Ace of Pentacles

30.11 - 22.12.23

ISCA Gallery is thrilled to open its new space at Skovveien 17 on Thursday November 30th with a group exhibition titled ‘Ace of Pentacles’. The opening exhibition will offer a glimpse into the gallery’s program, with a selection of artists who’s brilliant work and exhibitions have contributed to the gallery’s growth over the years.

The selection of artists reflect the red thread running through past exhibitions at the gallery as well as those coming up in the next years. Camilla Løw, Liv Ertzeid, Mia Van Veen, Ida Madsen Følling, Berit Louise Sara-Grønn, Markus Li Stensrud, Sophia Sørholt, and Ali Gallefoss will present series of new pieces that display their individual approaches to painting and sculpture while creating unique dialogues between themselves and their work.

The title of the show ‘Ace of Pentacles’ comes from a card pulled from the tarot deck that symbolizes a new beginning, which can be seen as both an opportunity and a challenge. It encourages one to make the most of an opportunity, suggests luck and prosperity, growth and beauty, while requiring hard work and determination. Hopefully this good omen will pave the way forward for the gallery and its new home in Oslo.

WORKS

**CAMILLA LØW**
*Blood bone brain* (2023)
Anodized aluminium, cord
46 x 25 x 25 cm

**LIV ERTZEID**
*A poem for my son* (2023)
Oil and acrylic on canvas
185 x 160 cm

**LIV ERTZEID**
*How much flowers do you need? More than you think* (2023)
Oil and acrylic on canvas
90 x 80 cm

**LIV ERTZEID**
*The sound of June* (2023)
Oil and acrylic on canvas
50 x 40 cm

**SOPHIA SØRHOLT**
*Elbows in* (2023)
Oil on canvas
130 x 96 cm

**SOPHIA SØRHOLT**
*Tuck & roll* (2023)
Oil on canvas
124 x 90 cm

**MIA VAN VEEN**
*Diopside* (2023)
Brazing on hot rolled steel, steel frame
47.5 x 35.5 x 6 cm

**MIA VAN VEEN**
Glødeskall (2023)
Brazing on hot rolled steel, steel frame
83.5 x 83.5 x 6 cm

**MIA VAN VEEN**
*Riper satt i system* (2023)
High-polished brass with tin soldering, steel frame
73 x 70.5 x 2.5 cm

**BERIT LOUISE SARA-GRØNN**
*Bahàbeallji gulai njoammelváimmu* (2023)
Oil on canvas
150 x 110 cm

**BERIT LOUISE SARA-GRØNN**
*The way it is* (2023)
Oil on canvas
170 x 130 cm

**BERIT LOUISE SARA-GRØNN**
*Coy viridian* (2023)
Oil on canvas
150 x 110 cm

**IDA MADSEN FØLLING**
*Outer* (2023)
Dry pastel, ink and watercolor on paper
140 x 75 cm

**MARKUS LI STENSRUD**
*Amateur On a Horseback (Souvenir Ashtray)* (2023)
Plaster, concrete, acrylic plaster, wood, sand, silicate mineral paint
95 x 40 x 40 cm

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