August 3 – September 7, 2024
Steve Turner is pleased to present Trenza, a solo exhibition by Florine Imo which features new paintings that depict her braided hair and that of her friends and are inspired by themes of interconnectedness, collectivity and sharing. “Trenza,” Spanish for braid, is a potent symbol in the Mexican culture of her boyfriend where it represents indigenous heritage and femininity. According to Imo, “Braiding each other’s hair is a source of comfort and it represents our interwoven lives. Nothing exists in isolation. Every action affects the whole. One is all, and all is one.”
Florine Imo (born 1995, Vienna) earned a combined BA and MA from Vienna Academy of Art (2023). She has had solo exhibitions at Steve Turner, Los Angeles (2023); Hew Hood Gallery, London (2023) and LBF Contemporary, London (2024). Her works have also been included in group exhibitions at ALBA Gallery, Vienna; JPS Gallery, Tokyo; Shin Haus, New York; MISA, Mallorca; Weserhalle, Berlin and Gallery Zherro, Paris. Imo lives and works in Vienna and London.
Born 1995, Vienna
Lives and works in Vienna
Education
2023
Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna
2019
Icelandic University of the Arts, Reykjavík
2014
HBORG of Music and Art Hegelgasse 12, Vienna
Solo Exhibitions
2024
Trenza, Steve Turner, Los Angeles
2023
Judgment Day, Steve Turner, Los Angeles
7Sin5, Hew Hood Gallery, London
2022
Playing with Fire, AOUT Gallery, Beirut 2020 Caught in a loop, Einflussraum, Vienna
Group Exhibitions
2024
Substance, Künstlerhaus, Albertina Modern, Vienna
2023
Female Recollection, Alba, Vienna
Me, Myself & us, La causa Galeria, Madrid
Cacotopia 07, Annka Kultys Gallery, London
2022
December group show, Galerie Zberro, Paris
Open call – Auction, Weserhalle, Berlin Hullabaloo, JPS Gallery, Tokyo
As it turns out, Plain Gallery, Milano
Misa x König Gallery at CCA Andraxt, Mallorca
Of the shape we inhabit, Shin Haus, New York
Gallery Weekend Berlin, MISA, Berlin
2021
Soft touch, sharp teeth, U-Bahn Volkstheater, Vienna
