Irene Kopelman

Big Island
Aubusson tapestry
by artist
Irene Kopelman

Wool, Silk, Bamboo, Cotton, Pigment dye
200 x 195 cm

Irene Kopelman was born in Córdoba, Argentina in 1974. She lives and works between Amsterdam and Argentina. One of the main aspects of nature is its perpetual change. By creating new forms, new patterns and new variations, Irene Kopelman has been able to access this landscape as an artist, establishing what to draw in places that have been studied and explored from top to bottom, criss-crossed by civilisations and represented in every possible way. Whilst being exposed to such constraints, the process of drawing (real and metaphorical) has gradually become one of the essential aspects of Kopelman’s practice. She has carried out numerous research residencies in collaboration with natural history museums, geological collections (London, Amsterdam) and nature parks (Hawaii). Her research is embodied in drawings, paintings, texts, editions and installations which evoke fragile ecosystems.

Recent projects include “Quaternary Unfolded”, Galerie Jocelyn Wolff, Paris (2021); “A tiny world and countless compositions in it”, Kranenburg, Bergen, Netherlands (2020); “On Yellows”, MAMM, Museo de Arte Moderno de Medellin, Colombia, CO (2020); “Cardinal Points” Museo Emilio Caraffa, Cordoba, AR 2018; “Irene Kopelman”, MAMAC, Musée d’Art moderne et d’Art Contemporain, Nice (2018); “Cardinal Points”, Museo de Arte Latinoamericana, Buenos Aires (2018); “Indexing Water”, Kunsthalle Lissabon (2017); “Campamento de Dibujo”, Parc National Quebrada del Condorito, Cordoue (2017); SITE International Biennial of Santa Fe, N.M. (2014); “Vertical Landscape”, 8th Berlin Biennial of Art, Berlin (2014) and a solo exhibition, “Modèle marins. Dessiner la régénération” at the MAMAC, Musée d’art moderne et d’art contemporain, Nice, France (2023).